Doors @ 7PM

Join taste of science NYC and Astronomy on Tap NYC for a fun and informative evening. We will preview the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse happening on April 8! While we won't get 100% totality here in NYC, the path of totality runs nearby; we'll explain all the details. PLUS – we’ll show you how to make your own DIY eclipse viewer, and everyone in attendance will receive a free pair of eclipse glasses (with more for sale!)

Speakers:

Betsy Hernandez

STEM Educator and Visiting Scientist, American Museum of Natural History

Talk Title: Total Eclipse of the Sun

Betsy is the STEM Educator at The Brotherhood Sister Sol's after-school program. She teaches coding, and uses Lego sets to teach robotics and engineering to kids ages 8 to 18. She is also a Visiting Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History, where her interest is black hole research.

In preparation for the April 2024 eclipse, come see what makes each kind of solar eclipse unique. Discover the amazing science that can only be achieved during a total solar eclipse and view a first-hand account of totality, when the Moon completely obscures the Sun. Learn why solar viewing safety is so important, so you are well prepared for this upcoming event and others in the future.

Matthew Stanley

Talk title: Einstein's Eclipse

Matt Stanley is a historian of science at NYU, where he tells stories about astronomy and physics. He is the author of Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed over the vicious nationalism of World War I.

Einstein bet everything on an eclipse - in 1919, he needed a team of British astronomers to test his theory of relativity and convince the world that his crazy ideas about space and time were actually true. In the wake of World War I, his ideas were both scientifically and politically radical, and it all came down to a few minutes of darkness and a few points of light on a photograph.