Professor Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland. (Image: Supplied)
Free drop-in activities will run from 12pm to 4pm, including demonstrations led by volunteers from the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh, who will show visitors how to safely view the eclipse using solar telescopes.
Planetarium shows explaining the science behind eclipses will take place at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
The event will also feature a talk and Q&A session with Professor Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland.
Dynamic Earth said the event aims to give visitors practical knowledge while encouraging curiosity about astronomy and space science.
Dynamic Earth welcomes more than 250,000 visitors each year and has attracted around six million visitors since opening in 1999.
The centre also delivers an education programme for schools, welcoming more than 30,000 learners annually.
Gwilym Gibbons, CEO of Dynamic Earth, said: “Dynamic Earth is proud to deliver accessible, hands-on events to the public, and we are delighted to have the support of the Institute of Physics for this exciting day of activity.
“Events like this spark lifelong curiosity and equip our visitors with the practical knowledge to engage with major astronomical events firsthand.”
Professor Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, said: “We all learn that the Earth is spinning, while the moon circles around us, as we hurtle through the solar system on our yearly orbit about the Sun.
“But to experience this celestial motion in real-time, witnessing the rare brief moment when you, the moon and the Sun, are all in perfect alignment: well that feels just magical.
“Here’s hoping the clouds don’t decide to join in the cosmic line-up and ruin the show.”