The last total solar eclipse was 38 years ago, and the next one will occur April 8, 2024, according to Space Center Houston. To learn more about solar eclipses, check out this Q&A with Andrew Renshaw, University of Houston assistant physics professor.
Although the Lone Star State is not directly in the eclipse path from northern Oregon to South Carolina, Texans can still get a glimpse of the rare sight between approximately 11:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m. at these Greater Houston area locations:
PARKS:
Buffalo Bayou Park
1800 Allen Parkway, Houston
713-752-0314
www.buffalobayou.org
Hours: Mon.-Sun. 6 a.m.-11 p.m. (lighted areas), dawn to dusk (non-lighted areas)
Discovery Green
1500 McKinney St., Houston
713-400-7336
www.discoverygreen.com
Hours: Mon.-Sun. 6 a.m.-11 p.m.
Hermann Park
6100 Hermann Park Drive, Houston
713-524-5876
www.hermannpark.org
Hours: Mon.-Sun. 6 a.m.-11 p.m.
MUSEUMS:
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston
713-639-4629
www.hmns.org
Viewing times: noon-1:40 p.m. (15-minute intervals)
Houston Museum of Natural Science-Sugar Land
13016 Unuversity Blvd., Sugar Land
281-313-2277
www.hmns.org/hmns-at-sugar-land
Viewing times: noon-1:40 p.m. (15-minute intervals)
Space Center Houston
1601 NASA Parkway, Houston
281-244-2100
www.spacecenter.org
Viewing times: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
LIBRARIES:
Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library
16616 Diana Lane, Houston
832-927-5420
www.hcpl.net/location/clear-lake-city-county-freeman-branch-library
Viewing party: noon-2 p.m.
Harris County Public Library-Crosby Branch
135 Hare Road, Crosby
281-328-3535
www.hcpl.net/location/crosby-branch-library
Viewing party: noon-2 p.m.
La Porte Community Library
600 S. Broadway St., La Porte
281-471-4022
www.hcpl.net/location/la-porte-branch-library
Viewing party: 1-1:30 p.m.
