View the eclipse Oct. 14

Local people will have a chance to view the Oct. 14 partial eclipse of the sun and science demonstrations at Thibodaux First Assembly Church on La. 3185.

This will be an annular eclipse, known as the Ring of Fire.

The first apparent contact of the moon with the sun will be at 10:34 a.m. The maximum partial eclipse will be at 12:01 p.m., when the moon occludes 72% of the sun’s disk.

First Assembly will open the doors to its lobby so that restrooms will be available.

Also at the site will be activities for children, including a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Day. Hands-on demonstrations will include a vacuum chamber, a Fresnel lens, mirrors, liquid nitrogen, atmospheric pressure, surface tension, meteorites, a spud gun, a trebuchet and microscopes.

There will also be a Lakota Sioux tipi, 18 feet in diameter at its base.

The event will be weather permitting. Overcast and rain will stop the event. But there is no charge, and you and your family are invited.