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Punxsutawney – home of the world-famous furry weather forecaster – is also known as “The Weather Capital of the World.” That makes us the ultimate destination to learn how the science and folklore of weather prediction collide!

We are now open Sundays! Our hours are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Space Science Day for DAisies, Brownies and Juniors on tap for June 26

Jun 8, 2021

Saturday, June 26 is all about space as Space Science Day for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors will be presented. From 10 a.m. - Noon, Juniors and Brownies will complete activities, experiments and more to earn their Space Science Investigator and Space...

Cadette Space Science researcher Day scheduled for june 12

May 27, 2021

Girl Scout Cadettes will explore the ways scientists have learned about the light given off by the sun, moon and stars during this interactive badge program being held on Saturday, June 12 from 9 a.m. - Noon. During Space Science Researcher Day, Cadettes will learn to...

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Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center

3 days ago

In case you missed the annual eclipse this morning, here's a photo of it over Lake Michigan.Today's annular eclipse was captured by many EarthSky friends and the photos keep coming in! Here's one of the partial eclipse as the sun is rising over Lake Michigan, captured by Chirag Bachani, who said: "The sun looked as if a bite was taken out of it as it rose over Lake Michigan. The sky glowed red as the crescent sun rose over the horizon. This surreal sight is produced by the moon covering a portion of the sun as seen from Earth. As the sun lifted above the lake, atmospheric refraction distorted the sun’s bottom half and creates a small inverse image of the sun directly beneath it." Thank you, Chirag! See more 📷 at earthsky.org/earthsky-community-photos/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center

7 days ago

Still have those solar glasses around from 2017? You might want to get them out. There's a good chance if it's clear at sunrise this Thursday, June 10 that some of us in the Northeast could see an annular "ring-of-fire" eclipse! Check out www.universetoday.com for more! ... See MoreSee Less

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