The Rockingham Free Public Library will host Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA) member, Claudio Véliz, for a presentation about the upcoming total solar eclipse at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8.

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, is an opportunity to experience a rare – even once in a lifetime – natural event. Véliz will cover in this graphic-rich presentation, how to prepare for the eclipse, where to be, and what to do if it is cloudy. Safe solar filtered glasses will be handed out to in-person attendees, complete with instructions as to how to use them when this stunning event arrives.

Claudio Véliz pursues twin professions in architecture and astronomy. He has owned an award-winning architecture firm – Claudio Véliz Architect PLLC/AIA - since 1982, designing residential, institutional, municipal, retail, and corporate facilities. In his astronomy track, he was Co-Founder, and twice President of the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA), headquartered in Chester, Vermont. Now lecturing in the CALL Program at Keene State College, New Hampshire, previously he worked and lectured at New York's Hayden Planetarium, and at the Astronomy Departments at Columbia University, and Castleton University.

This program is free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. In case of cancellation due to weather, the program will be rescheduled for Thursday, Feb 15.

For more information, email reference@rockinghamlibrary.org, call 802-463-4270, go to rockinghamlibrary.org or stop by the Rockingham Library at 65 Westminster St. in Bellows Falls.

Event Info

Nov 30, 2024, 10 AM to 5 PM

Dec 2, 2024, 6:30 to 7:30 PM

Dec 3, 2024, 10:30 AM to 12 PM