The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) has announced that the groundbreaking for construction on the educational facility in Fountain Hills will take place Monday, April 8, coinciding with a partial solar eclipse.
The time set for the groundbreaking is 10:30 a.m., a peak moment for the partial solar eclipse which will be presented live on a large monitor for the occasion.
Several distinguished speakers are slated to give remarks, and community leaders from Fountain Hills and other agencies will be attending. The event will take place at the building site along the south side of Centennial Circle at the Cutillo Civic Plaza. The public is invited to attend.
