Perry County Missouri has the rare opportunity to be within the path of totality and experience not only the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 but also the upcoming Great North American Total Solar Eclipse of 2024. Eclipses are not rare, but to be within the path of totality twice in seven years is! …
Annular Eclipse Coming this Fall!
As we prepare for the Great North American Eclipse on April 8, 2024, we mustn’t forget that Perry County, including 49 continental U.S. states will experience at least a partial eclipse, as will most of Canada and all countries in Central and South America this year, on Saturday, October 14, 2023. This celestial event will …
Totally Ready To Do Totality Again!
After Perryville, Missouri had the exciting experience of witnessing two minutes and forty seconds of totality during the total solar eclipse in 2017 there is no doubt that seven short years later we are excited to di it all over again! On April 8, 2024, Perry County will experience four minutes and five seconds in …
Eclipse Expo 2024!
I hope you were able to join us at the Missouri Eclipse Expo last month at the Show-Me Center. It was a fantastic introduction for some and a great refresher course for those of us who have previous eclipse experience. In 2017, Perryville focused a lot on educating our community so that everyone could understand …
Help with the Study of Space Science during Eclipse
Did you ever have the dream of being a space scientist or being an important part of a NASA project? Well, here is your chance! Become a CitizenScientist during the eclipse! The Great North American Eclipse will pass over Perry County on April 8, 2024, and will once again give us here along the path …
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Eclipse Expo Comes to Show-Me Center
What is the big deal? Are eclipses rare? What is the difference between an annual, lunar, or total solar eclipse? How is this eclipse different from the one we saw in 2017? Want to learn more about eclipses? Well, here is your chance to learn the answers to these questions and so many others. The …
Reservations are open for Eclipse 2024!
The countdown has begun on the Great North American Eclipse and reservations are officially open. Less than three hundred and forty days until Perry County, Missouri will experience its second total solar eclipse in memory. Perryville will witness 3 minutes and 46 seconds and the most eastern parts of the county such as Frohna, Altenburg …
Top places to view the solar eclipse in Perry County
Here is a list of great places to be in Perry County to view the total solar eclipse. Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial 1172 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Perryville MO 63775 Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum 75 Church St. Altenburg MO 63732 Saxon Lutheran Memorial 296 Saxon Memorial Drive Frohna MO 63748 Hemman Winery 13022 Highway C …
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Perryville Nominated for Small Town Showcase
The 2022 Perryville Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Begins April 29
The Perry County Heritage Tourism Art Committee hosts the Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit for a 2nd year in the City of Perryville!