The Perot held a similar viewing party event in 2017 for a different eclipse event, which brought around 5,000 people to downtown Dallas on a Monday afternoon.
The Dallas museum’s CEO said she hopes the event piques young people’s interest in science and astronomy.
The museum sold more than 4,000 tickets ahead of its viewing party, which has been in the works for the past three years, museum CEO Linda Silver said. Tickets included access to all floors of the museum and various learning activities in art, science and engineering for children.Silver said the museum distributed thousands and thousands of glasses across North Texas ahead of the eclipse — including at Klyde Warren Park on Saturday — to give people the opportunity to watch safely.
“It is kind of a human experience,” Mulchaey said. “We all get to experience the universe together in a moment that we often would not.”Mulchaey added that while this event was rare and special, it mostly serves as a “warm-up” for a total solar eclipse on April 8, for which Dallas will be a prime viewing spot.
Sam Ordonez helps Jandy Cuellar of Dallas to take a photo of the annular solar eclipse with her phone on Saturday at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas.Saturday’s event brought together people who had been anticipating the celestial event for months. Many said social media and TikTok videos informed them about the eclipse.Regina Bissey, a Dallas resident, said she came out to the Perot with her husband because of their fascination with all things astronomy.
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