Staff Reports
Crane your neck with friends on Saturday to view the solar eclipse that will occur throughout the middle of the day.
Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center will host a viewing party from noon to 3 p.m., and UF student and faculty organizations will have an educational experience. The center is located at 210 SE 134 Ave. in Micanopy.
The eclipse will be only partial locally as the moon provides 65% coverage of the sun.
Once night comes, Cuscowilla will begin stargazing until 10 p.m.
Cuscowilla visitors can also enjoy the park’s recreation—catch-and-release fishing, hiking, volleyball, basketball and glow disc golf—along with music and food trucks in between the eclipse and stargazing events.
Santa Fe’s Kika Silva Pla Planetarium and the Alachua Astronomy Club will host a free eclipse viewing event from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event will be at the planetarium on SF’s Northwest campus located at 3000 NW 83 St Building X-129 in Gainesville.
The planetarium will also have shows throughout the day. Get tickets online.
Kika Silva Pla Planetarium shows on Saturday, Oct. 14:
- Eclipse at 10 a.m.
- The Moon at 3 p.m.
- Music 360—Gustav Holst’s The Planets at 5 p.m.
- Forward! To The Moon at 7 p.m.
- Music 360—Horizons of the Future at 8 p.m.
- Music 360—Led Zeppelin at 9 p.m.