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Astronomy a la Carte # 10: Winter Night Sky

our Universe just one of many? # 10: Tuesday, November 28: WINTER NIGHT SKY Are you ready for winter?!   Yes, well, it is about a month away now.    Today we’ll guide you through the winter night sky.    SeeRead More

Astronomy a la Carte # 9: Big Bang and Cosmology

# 9: Tuesday, November 21:  BIG BANG AND COSMOLOGY The Universe was born billions of years ago.   What happened during the earliest epochs of the Universe?  How can we know about the early Universe?    Is our Universe just oneRead More

Astronomy a la Carte # 8: Milky Way and Other Galaxies

# 8: Tuesday, November 14:  THE MILKY WAY AND OTHER GALAXIES The building blocks of the Universe.    According to the most recent estimation, our Universe contains more than 300 billion galaxies. How do they differ in shape and structure?   Read More

Two Small Pieces of Glass

Two Small Pieces of Glass Galileo did not invent the telescope, but he was the first person to use the newly invented device to observe the sky. Through these observations the Italian philosopher-scientist concluded that the heavens were not perfectRead More

The Little Star That Could

Little Star That Could A little yellow star travels through the galaxy in search of planets that will give it its special name.  During his journey, this star learns about the many types of stars that live in the galaxy.   Read More

Exoplanets: Discovering New Worlds

Exoplanets: Discovering New Worlds This exciting new show describes how astronomers search for planets circling other stars. It explains the two main methods they use: studying the minute “wobbles” of stars and detecting flickers in a star’s brightness. Only aRead More

Hubble Vision 2

Hubble Vision 2 Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided incredible images in unprecedented detail to astronomers, and made an astonishing array of discoveries — from nearby objects in the solar system to the most distantRead More

New Year’s Planetarium SOLD OUT!

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN SOLD OUT. OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.   Show schedule: 7:00 p.m. Destination Solar System Hop aboard the Space Express in the year 2096 to explore the Sun, moon and major planets.  Join Jesse, your highlyRead More

Totality!

Prepare for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse! What causes solar eclipses?  Why are they so rare?    What will we see during the April 8th total solar eclipse?   The April 8th eclipse will be Maine’s first totalRead More