Valpo Parks to Host Solar Eclipse Event

In Valparaiso, Valpo Parks is hosting a special event during the solar eclipse. The Region isn’t in the zone of totality, but Valpo and northwest Indiana will still experience about 95-percent coverage of the sun during the early afternoon Monday April 8, 2024. Valpo Parks says it is partnering with Valparaiso University Society of Physics students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy for the event, which will begin at noon and continue until 3:30 pm Monday April 8th at Central Park Plaza in downtown Valparaiso. Locally the solar eclipse will begin around 12:45 pm Central Time and end by about 3:30 pm reaching its maximum around 2 pm Central. Valpo Parks also stressed that ISO Certified Eclipse glasses from an authorized source must be worn for viewing to avoid the risk of eye damage; a limited supply will be available for purchase for $3 each at the Valpo event. Food trucks will also be at the event. Here is a link to Valpo Parks for more details.