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Planetarium

ABC's of the Sky

Event Date and Time: 
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wed, 07/11/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Mon, 07/23/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Mon, 08/06/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tue, 08/14/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 
Southworth Planetarium

ABC'S OF THE SKY

A digitially re-vamped traditional planetarium program.

The ABC's of the Sky is a young person's show giving you a new outer space word for each alphabetical letter. 

A fun, entertaining and educational program for children ages 4 - 8.

The words are as follows

A- Astronaut

B - Big Dipper

C - Comet

D - Day

E - Earth

F - Fireball

G - Galaxy

H - Hubble Space Telescope

I - Io    (Io is one of Jupiter's Moons)

J - Jupiter

K - Kepler

L - Leo the Lion 

M - Moon

N - Nebula

O - Orbit

P - Planet

Q - Quasar

R - Rocket

S - Star

T - Telescope

U - Universe

V - Venus

W - West

X -  X-Ray

Y - Year

Z -  Zenith

Show Duration:   34 minutes

(Note: Every show includes a live night sky tour, so the presentation is approximately 45 - 50 minutes

Contact Name: 
Edward Gleason
Contact Phone: 
207-780-4249
Contact Email: 
egleason@usm.maine.edu