About Us

OUR PURPOSE

The St. Louis Eclipse 2017 Task Force was formed late in 2014 to help the St. Louis regional area get ready for the August 21, 2017 eclipse. The task force consists of a collaboration of St. Louis area organizations that include amateur astronomy societies, civic and educational institutions and local businesses. All of our task force members are unpaid volunteers.

Our task force goals are three-fold:

• Inspire the St. Louis community about the August 21, 2017 eclipse.  We are excited about this unique opportunity brought to us by nature and we think you should be too!
• Educate the St. Louis community about the unique science, economic and personal viewing opportunities related to the eclipse.
• Connect local entities to the significant number of eclipse related resources that are becoming available. Our connection with a number of local and national resources puts us in a unique position to help our local community.

Notably, our goals do not include arranging specific eclipse viewing events for individuals or organizations.   Many of our task force members are astronomer enthusiasts who will be taking advantage of this once-in-a-life time experience for personal eclipse viewing.

We encourage your organization to Contact us with your questions and suggestions on how we can help you or help others get ready for this unique experience. 

OUR PEOPLE

St. Louis Eclipse 2017.org is supported by a collaboration of St. Louis area organizations and out-of-area advisors that include amateur astronomy societies, civic and educational institutions and local businesses.   More than 40 supporting organizations are involved with the St. Louis Eclipse 2017 project.  Most of the volunteers are directly involved in the planning of eclipse related events for their respective organization(s).  All counties within the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan area are represented.

If you represent an organization that would like to become involved in our St. Louis Eclipse Task Force,
please contact Don Ficken, Task Force Chair, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Task Force meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month in the board room of the St. Louis Science Center.   The task force has met regularly since 2014.

Organizations Represented on the St. Louis Eclipse Task force

Astronomy Clubs:

• Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri
• Eastern Missouri Dark Sky Observers
• Riverbend Astronomy Club
• St. Louis Astronomical Society

Associations/Businesses (excl. astron. clubs):

• Alpine Rail Tours, LLC
• American Field Service
• Archangels Books and Gifts
• Astra Observatory Music & Arts Festival
• Astronomers Without Borders
• Astronomy Magazine
• Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.
• Bonne Terre Airport
• Brentwood Travel
• Clarion Marketing & Advertising
• FGM Architects, Inc.
• Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady Perpetual Help
• Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
• Home Care Assistance
• Mastodon Fair
• Meramec Caverns
• Missouri Optometric Society
• Missouri Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group
• North American Sundial Society
• Orbit Oregon
• Paraquad
• Premier Knowledge Solutions
• Scopedawg Optics
• St. Louis Music Fest
• St. Louis Optometric Society
• St. Louis Space Frontier
• Thomson Printing, Inc.
• UHY LLP, CPAs.
• Water Tower and Park Preservation Society
• World Bird Sanctuary
• World Shooting and Recreational Complex
• YMCA Trout Lodge & Camp Lakewood

Education:  K-12 Schools:

• Affton School District
• City Academy
• City of St. Charles School District
• Clayton School District
• Crystal City 47 Public Schools
• De Soto Public Schools
• Ferguson-Florissant School District
• Festus R-6 School District
• Fort Zumwalt School District R-II
• Fox School District
• Francis Howell School District
• Hazelwood School District
• Highland Community School District #5
• Hillsboro R-3 School District
• Kirkwood School District
• Lincoln County - RIII School District
• Lindbergh School District
• Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day Schools
• New Haven High School
• Normandy Schools Collaborative
• Notre Dame High School
• Northwest School District
• Parkway School District
• Perry County District #32
• Ritenour School District
• Rockwood School District
• Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School
• South City Community School
• St. Louis Public Schools
• St. Louis University High School
• Wentzville School District

Education:  Universities/Colleges:

• Jefferson College
• Mineral Area College
• Southeast Missouri State University
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Southwestern Illinois College
• St. Charles Community College
• University of Missouri – Columbia
• University of Missouri – St. Louis
• University of Missouri Extension
• Washington University

 Government (including associations supporting tourism):

• Arnold City Chamber of Commerce
• Carbondale Illinois Tourism
• Challenger Learning Center - St. Louis
• City of Arnold, MO
• City of Ballwin, MO
• City of Chesterfield, MO
• City of Crystal City, MO
• City of De Soto, MO
• City of Ellisville, MO
• City of Farmington, MO
• City of Festus, MO
• City of Herculaneum, MO
• City of Manchester, MO
• City of Owensville, MO
• City of Shrewsbury, MO
• City of St. Clair, MO
• City of Union, MO
• Explore St. Louis
• Gerald Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce
• Hawn State Park
• Illinois South Tourism
• Lewis & Clark State Historic Site
• Mexico Parks & Recreation
• Missouri Botanical Gardens
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Missouri Department of Tourism
• Missouri Municipal League
• Missouri State Parks
• Missouri State Representative – 90th District
• NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
• NASA Solar System Ambassadors
• National Park Service - St. Louis
• Owensville/Rosebud Chamber of Commerce
• Perry County Tourism
• Saint Louis Science Center
• St. Louis County Parks
• Ste. Genevieve Tourism Bureau
• The Greater Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce
• Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
• Washington Area Chamber of Commerce
• Washington State Park

Libraries:

• Belleville Public Library
• Brentwood Public Library
• Cape Girardeau Public Library
• De Soto Public Library
• East St. Louis Public Library
• Edwardsville Public Library
• Ferguson Public Library
• Festus Public Library
• Glen Carbon Public Library
• Hayner Public Library
• Jefferson College Library
• Jefferson County Public Library
• Kent Library - Southeast Missouri State
• Kirkwood Public Library
• Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library
• Maplewood Public Library
• Mississippi Valley Library District
• Richmond Heights Memorial Public Library
• Riverside Regional Library
• Scenic Regional Library
• St. Charles City-County Library
• St. Louis County Library
• St. Louis Public Library
• University City Public Library
• Valley Park Public Library
• Webster Groves Public Library

Media:

• KDHX Community Media
• Leader Publications
• St. Louis Post Dispatch 

501(C)3 STATUS

The St. Louis Eclipse 2017 Task Force operates under the 501(c)3 status of the St. Louis Astronomical Society ("SLAS").  SLAS has graciously agreed to provide the treasury and accounting functions for our task force.  The tax payer identification number of SLAS is 43-1439598.  For more information about SLAS, visit http:/www.slasonline.org