UPDATE: There is no event at Mt. Ascutney State Park for the total eclipse on April 8th, 2024. Eclipse viewing at summit parking lot, access by hiking up parkway. NO FIRE TOWER ACCESS. All trails are closed. For more information head to: https://vtstateparks.blogspot.com/2024/02/total-eclipse-in-parks.html
Join us at the summit parking area to learn about and witness the partial solar eclipse! Interpretive program begins at 11:30 am. The annular eclipse begins at 12:14 pm and ends at 2:29 pm, with a maximum obscuration of the sun (around 15%) at 1:22 pm. To safely view an annular eclipse, you will need solar eclipse glasses (we will have a limited number of these at the park for visitors to share). Never look directly at the sun without them.
What to bring: solar eclipse glasses (if you have them). Water, and a picnic lunch (please carry out all trash, as there are no receptacles at the summit).