Where to watch the partial eclipse

Houston Museum of Natural Science

The museum will have telescopes out on the lawn for safe viewing and projects to help kids learn how the eclipse works. Sign up for one of six 15-minute programs that will explain the eclipse and show images from spots along the line of totality as they roll in. At a sold-out 2 p.m. event, Vice President of Astronomy Carolyn Sumners will stream the eclipse live from Casper, Wyo., to the museum’s planetarium.

When: Noon-2 p.m. at Hermann Park location, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at HMNS at Sugar Land Where: 5555 Hermann Park Drive and 13016 University Blvd. in Sugar Land. Cost: The 15-minute program is $4; the planetarium livestream is sold out. Information: hmns.org

Children’s Museum of Houston

At the museum’s viewing party, learn how to use a pinhole viewer to watch the eclipse. (If you want to make your own, register to attend a 45-minute workshop on Saturday. Times vary; cost is $5. Sign up online.) When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: 1500 Binz Cost: Museum admission $12 ($11 seniors and military personnel, free for kids younger than 1) Information: cmhouston.org

Space Center Houston

The Space Center will provide some viewing glasses and sunspotters on the plaza. At Pop-Up Science Labs inside, guests can make their own eclipse projectors. Guest speakers from the Johnson Space Center will talk about the sun, the eclipse and solar weather, and screens everywhere will display NASA’s livestream. When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: 1601 NASA Parkway Cost: Museum admission $29.95 ($27.95 seniors, $24.95 kids ages 4-11, free for kids 3 and younger) Information: spacecenter.org

Trini Mendenhall Community Center

Members of the Houston Astronomical Society will help visitors view the eclipse. Light snacks and eclipse-viewing glasses are provided. When: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Where: 1414 Wirt Cost: Free Information: astronomyhouston.org

Levy Park

Scientists and educators from the Lunar and Planetary Institute will be on hand at the park with tips, information and eclipse-viewing glasses. When: Noon-2 p.m. Where: 3801 Eastside Cost: Free Information: lpi.usra.edu

Harris County Public Libraries

Eight county library branches will have viewing parties, including the La Porte, Tomball, Galena Park and Stratford locations. A limited number of free viewing glasses will be available. At the Freeman Branch Library, scientists and educators from the Lunar and Planetary Institute will be on hand to provide tips and assistance. When: Times vary Where: Multiple locations; check the list online or contact your nearest branch. Cost: Free Information: hcpl.net

University of Houston

UH’s Astronomy Society will provide solar goggles and filtered telescopes, or you can assemble a pinhole projector. Watch a NASA livestream of the eclipse from the path of totality. When: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: 3517 Cullen (University of Houston campus, on the lawn outside the Science and Research buildings) Cost: Free Information: uh.edu

Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences

The Brazosport Astronomy Club will offer tips and guidance in the parking lot, including special demonstrations for kids. Inside, you can watch NASA’s livestream on the ceiling of the center’s planetarium. When: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: 400 College Blvd., Clute Cost: Free Information: bcfas.org/planetarium