May 2012 SHOW SCHEDULE

Southworth Planetarium  MAY 2012  Show Schedule

Contact  information:
Edward Gleason, Manager
207-780-4249
egleason@usm.maine.edu
www.usm.maine.edu/planet

The big news of the month:
the Transit of Venus show!
A new omni-dome show at the Southworth Planetarium.  Debuts May 4, 2012
(Information at the end of the schedule)

Friday, May 4, 2012
7:00 p.m. TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS
8:30 p.m.   IBEX: The Search for the Edge of the Solar System

Saturday, May 5, 2012
3:00 p.m.  IBEX: The Search for the Edge of the Solar System

Sunday, May 6, 2012
3:00 p.m EIGHT PLANETS AND COUNTING

Friday, May 11, 2012
7:00 p.m.  IBEX: The Search for the Edge of the Solar System
8:30 p.m.   TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS

Saturday, May 12, 2012

1:00 p.m. MAD SCIENCE: RADICAL REACTIONS

3:00 p.m.  TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS

Sunday, May 13, 2012
3:00 p.m. TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS

Friday, May 18,  2012
7:00 p.m.  "Transit of Venus" Show!
8:30 p.m.   IBEX: The Search for the Edge of the Solar System

Saturday, May 19, 2012
NO MATINEE TODAY

Sunday, May 20, 2012
3:00 p.m. EIGHT PLANETS AND COUNTING

Friday, May 25, 2012
7:00 p.m.  "Transit of Venus" Show!
8:30 p.m.   TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS

Saturday, May 26, 2012
3:00 p.m.  "Transit of Venus" Show!

Sunday, May 27, 2012
3:00 p.m.  Rusty Rocket

SHOW SUMMARIES:  (Omni-dome show titles are written completely in capital letters.)

NEW SHOW!!!    TRANSIT OF VENUS:  On June 5th, Venus will transit the Sun for the last time until December 2117.   By which we mean that Venus will move across the Sun’s face: appearing as a dark dot.     Transits of Venus are rare events!  Join us for this omni-dome program about this celestial spectacle.  

Eight Planets and Counting: A revamped show about the solar system.  Embark on an odyssey through the solar system.    

IBEX: an omni-dome program about the Interstellar Boundary Explorer – a spacecraft that images the heliosphere, the membrane enclosing the solar system.

Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast!  Join Rusty Rocket and his band of rocket rookies as they explore the solar system.   This show combines humor and the latest planetary images to give you and your family a fun and informative solar system tour.

TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS:  An omni-dome show about the history and science of telescopes.   How have astronomers used telescopes to discover the wonders of the Universe.


ADMISSION:

Evening astronomy show:      $6.00 - adults;  $5.00 - child/senior

Matinee:    $5.00 - adults:  $4.00 - child/senior