What:

Special dedication ceremony for the Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever Stamp that commemorates the August 21 eclipse. The event is free and open to the public, and customers are asked to share the news on social media using the hashtag #EclipseStamps

Who:

Rufus Graham, USPS Acting Mississippi District Manager; John Wilson, Executive Director, Infinity Science Center; Dr. Karen Roark, NASA Ames Research Center; Ken Human, Associate Director, Stennis Space Center; Sallie Bilbo, NASA Public Affairs Specialist, Stennis Space Center

When:

Monday, August 21, 2017, at 9:00 a.m.

Where:

Infinity Science Center, 1 Discovery Circle, Pearlington, MS (I-10 Exit 2 South)

Background:

This first-of-its-kind stamp in the U.S. transforms into an image of the Moon from the heat of a finger. Once cooled, the image reverts back to the eclipse. Visit this link for additional details.

The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place June 20 at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

The 70-mile-wide shadow path of the eclipse, known as the “path of totality,” will traverse the country diagonally, appearing first in Oregon (mid-morning local time) and exiting some 2,500 miles east and 90 minutes later off the coast of South Carolina (mid-afternoon local time).