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Expedition Reef
When: Friday, September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Where: William M. Staerkel Planetarium, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign, IL, 61821 — Champaign, IL
Price: Free
Everyone in the continental US will experience at least a partial solar eclipse on April 8. Total solar eclipses are rare and beautiful phenomena, and in this new planetarium show you will learn how eclipses happen, how to safely view one, and where these two eclipses take place. You will learn the history of eclipse watchers and how to observe safely.
Admission is $8 for adults or $7 for Parkland students, seniors 62 and older, or children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased online or are sold at the door beginning a half-hour before the show. Members of the Friends of the Staerkel Planetarium are admitted for free.
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