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Solar eclipse event Saturday at observatory canceled

By Daniel Salazar

August 17, 2017 4:53 PM

Harold Henderson of the Lake Afton Observatory dons a pair of glasses that can be used for viewing the upcoming solar eclipse in August. A full solar eclipse will pass over the central United States on August 21. In Kansas, the best place to see the eclipse with be in the northeast corner of the state, though the sun will be about 93 percent covered in Wichita. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle

A solar eclipse safety demonstration at Lake Afton Public Observatory on Aug. 19 is canceled.

“We are completely out of materials to support,” observatory director Harold Henderson wrote in an e-mail.

Other groups and stores in the Wichita area also report running out of materials, like eclipse glasses, ahead of the Aug. 21 eclipse.

The partial eclipse will block more than 90 percent of the sun in the Wichita area shortly after 1 p.m. on Monday. Swaths of Nebraska, Missouri and northeastern Kansas will see a total solar eclipse, weather-permitting.

Daniel Salazar: 316-269-6791, @imdanielsalazar

This story was originally published August 17, 2017 at 4:53 PM with the headline "Solar eclipse event Saturday at observatory canceled."

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