We worked with a local sign/exhibit company here in Rochester (Excelsus Solutions). 4 of our 5 pairs are 6ft wide and the 5th pair is 8ft wide. The supports are made out of steel (might not recommend). Assembly only takes about 15 minutes if that. It is held together with 18 nuts and bolts. The glasses were designed to come apart fairly easily and fit inside most cars. We had the glasses designed to be aimed at 45 degrees based on where the sun will be during the April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse.
I believe the filter material was bought from Rainbow Symphony or Thousand Oaks Optical.
People can email me at dschneiderman@rmsc.org for plans.
Huge thank you to the Adler Planetarium for advising us.
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Daniel Schneiderman
Eclipse Partnerships Coordinator
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-21-2023 10:50
From: Claire Dorsett
Subject: What kinds of eclipse excitement have you seen popping up around you?
I love this, Daniel! Who did you work with to produce these? Would you be comfortable sharing the design / construction details for others interested in replicating this locally to foster excitement around their own events?
Supersizing (semi)familiar objects like this is such a great way to make them novel and exciting--especially when they're interactive like these!
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Claire Dorsett
Director of STEM Programming
The Fab Foundation
Original Message:
Sent: 09-13-2023 10:59
From: Daniel Schneiderman
Subject: What kinds of eclipse excitement have you seen popping up around you?
We've been promoting the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse through our 6ft wide pairs of Eclipse Glasses that fully work. We had 5 produced with 3 of them traveling between festivals and events across Rochester, NY, and around the state, including at the Great New York State Fair and an "Eclipse Day" at our local Minor League Baseball team. They were heavily inspired by the giant glasses that the Adler Planetarium produced back in 2017. Watching people's reactions as they look through the glasses never gets old. We occasionally travel with a 10ft inflatable sun as well which really grabs people's attention.
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Daniel Schneiderman
Eclipse Partnerships Coordinator
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester NY
Original Message:
Sent: 09-08-2023 22:16
From: Claire Dorsett
Subject: What kinds of eclipse excitement have you seen popping up around you?
I was recently at my local county fair in Ohio, and the fairgrounds are located directly in the path of totality for 2024. They're planning a huge viewing party. To help raise awareness and get people excited, they made a pair of eclipse glasses for their giant cow statue. It was a hit! People were taking photos all day, and it got me thinking about creative ways to market eclipse activities.
What kinds of excitement have you seen popping up? Does this spark any ideas about what your museum could do?
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Claire Dorsett
Director of STEM Programming
Fab Foundation
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