Solar Sundays: FREE Telescope Viewing

Schedule

Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5050 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63110 | Richmond Heights, MO

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Daytime solar telescope viewing is provided on the grounds outside the James S. McDonnell Planetarium as part of our regularly scheduled Solar Sundays program. A variety of solar telescopes and safe viewing techniques are used to provide guests safe views of the Sun, including the ability to see features like sunspots and solar prominences.
All events are weather dependent and are subject to sudden cancellation.
Learn more at https://www.slsc.org/event-overview/public-telescope-viewing/
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