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Great American Eclipse
12 states and 12 million people live directly within the path of totality. Missouri ranks #1 in of the states in the path with 3.4 million of its residents living directly in the path of totality. St. Louis has 1.6 million residents living within the path of totality and is tied with Nashville for the most number of residents living directly within the path.
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Missouri is well positioned for the August 21, 2017 path of totatlity
The path of "totality" for the August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse crosses through the middle of Missouri.
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January 18, 2017 Task Force Meeting
Michelle Nichols of Adler Planetarium presents a program on "Inexpensive Eclipse Activities" to over 90 Task Force Members.
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October 2015 Workshop
Over 60 area leaders attend an all-day eclipse planning workshop at the Saint Louis Science Center.
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October 2015 Workshop
Matt Chambers, Meteorologist for KMOV Channel 4, moderates a panel of eclipse experts and city representatives.
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May 2016 Spirit of St. Louis Airshow
Task Force members host a booth at the 2016 Spirit of St. Louis Airshow.
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May 2016 Spirit of St. Louis Airshow
An airshow visitor gets a close view of sunspots using a Sunspotter Solar Telescope.
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November 11, 2016 Task Force Meeting
Nearly 40 area leaders attend the November 2016 task force meeting. The meeting included a presentation on weather by Mike Roberts, Meteorologist.
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June 2016 Life Outside Event at Creve Coeur Park
Task force members use yardstick activities to explain how an eclipse can occur.
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January 18, 2017 Task Force Meeting
Over 90 area leaders participated in the January 2017 Task Force Meeting held at the Saint Louis Science Center.
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January 18, 2017 Task Force Meeting
Over 90 area leaders participated in the January 2017 Task Force Meeting held at the Saint Louis Science Center.
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Eclipse Glasses
The St. Louis Task Force has worked with Rainbow Symphony to provide discounted pricing on eclipse glasses. Over 300,000 eclipse glasses have been purchased through the discount program.
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Our St. Louis Task Force
xThe St. Louis Eclipse Task force has been working since 2014 to raise awareness of the August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. Our task force includes leaders from over 100 organizations such as schools, cities, parks, associations and businesses. In 2016, we delivered more than 100 programs to area schools, libraries, cities, parks and business to raise awareness of this historic event which has not happened in St. Louis since the year 1442.
Next up: April 8, 2024
...is the date of the next "Total Solar Eclipse" visible from Missouri and Illinois. Will you be in the path?
CNET eclipse article mentioning St. Louis
This April 9, 2015 story encourages readers to "Prepare for the epic total solar eclipse hitting the US in 2017". They further describe the event as a "A once-in-a-lifetime moment will sweep across the US two years from now. Crave's Eric Mack says its already time to plan your travel and soundtrack".