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Springfield Museums, Sun Day
July 13 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
At the center of our solar system is the star that holds everything together: the Sun. Get a closer look at this hot commodity on Sun Days, presented by the Springfield Museums and the Springfield Telescope and Reflector Society (STARS).
View the sun safely through with filtered telescopes on the Quadrangle, provided and staffed by the STARS Club. Stop inside for a live view on screen from a solar telescope in our observatory, specially filtered to show prominences and other activity on the Sun. Free with museum admission.
On the Quadrangle Green, attendees can view the Sun through filtered telescopes as STARS Club members as their guide. Inside the Springfield Science Museum, a live stream of the Sun’s surface will be transmitted from a special telescope in our rooftop observatory. This viewing is specially filtered to show prominences and other activity taking place on the Sun.
The Springfield Science Museum, founded in 1859 in City Hall, officially opened in 1899 in a classical revival building, expanded in 1932 with an Art Deco addition, and expanded again in 1970 with the Tolman addition that included a public observatory. In 2004, the Welcome Center was added to the Science Museum to serve as the main entrance to the entire campus. The Science Museum houses permanent collections of Natural Science, Anthropology and Physical Science. The Science Museum’s Seymour Planetarium consists of the historic Korkosz Starball, now the oldest operating star-projector in the United States, and a Zeiss full-dome projection system.
Sun Days are co-hosted by the STARS Club. MassMutual is the season sponsor of the Springfield Museums.
