Lunar Eclipse Telescope Viewing

Name: Lunar Eclipse Telescope Viewing
Start: 2022-05-15T20:30:00
End: 2022-05-15T23:30:00
Location: Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station

May 15, 2022 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Missouri

May 11, 2022

8:10 a.m.

Join Planetarium Manager Patrick Hess for an in-person telescope viewing of the "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse happening on the evening of Sunday, May 15.

The event will be free to attend, with guests each sharing time on the telescope. Patrick and the planetarium team will be set up for telescope viewing starting at 8:30pm with a partial eclipse visible at that time. The total eclipse (Blood Moon) will start at around 10:30pm.

LOCATION:

The planned location for the viewing event will be in front of Union Station in our south plaza area, near the lamp post clock and fountain.

IMPORTANT - THIS EVENT IS SUBJECT TO SUITABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS:

Viewing events such as this are weather dependent.

Please check back on this page on the day and evening of May 15 to ensure the viewing event is happening as planned and that there are no weather-related issues that may cause it to be canceled (such as rain or excessive clouds blocking telescope views).