About this Event
Discovery Institute invites you to join us in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex on April 7-8, 2024 for a one-of-a-kind total solar eclipse experience, when the “path of totality” will pass directly over our event venue. Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) has kindly offered the use of their auditorium and football field for our event due to the proximity of their Waxahachie campus to the center line (in green) of the path of totality (yellow).
Our prime location will afford 2 hours and 40 minutes of viewing time (12:22 – 3:02 pm) and 4 minutes and 19 seconds of totality (1:39:47 – 1:44:06 pm) — one of the best (and most accessible) viewing locations in the U.S. and almost double the maximum totality of the last total solar eclipse over North America on August 21, 2017.
Sunday night presentation (April 7, 7:00 - 8:30 pm)
Setting the stage on the evening prior, accomplished astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez and philosopher of science Jay W. Richards will unpack the importance of total solar eclipses in a presentation hosted by SAGU. They’ll cover both the key arguments from their co-authored book The Privileged Planet (Regnery Publishing, 2004) as well as new discoveries and insights soon to be highlighted in their 20th-anniversary edition scheduled to release later in the year.
- Free parking available
- Books available for purchase
- Book signings with the co-authors of The Privileged Planet
Monday afternoon guided eclipse viewing (April 8, 12:00-2:00 pm)
Back on campus on Monday afternoon, these two presenters will then guide viewers through the total solar eclipse experience on the football field at SAGU. They’ll prepare you to look for unusual phenomena leading up to the eclipse, provide an immersive silence during the ~4 minutes of totality, and then wrap up with some memorable takeaways from this experience.
- Free parking available
- Free pair of eclipse viewing glasses for use during the partial phases of the eclipse
- Optional all-you-can-eat buffet lunch available for purchase on campus just prior to the eclipse
Sunday and Monday tickets are booked separately. Feel free to join either or both, but don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
For more information, visit our full webpage at www.discovery.org/eclipse/.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hagee Communication Center @ SAGU, 499 East University Avenue, Waxahachie, United States
USD 8.00 to USD 500.00