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Astronomy a la Carte # 7: Space Weather

# 7: Wednesday, April 24: SPACE WEATHER Aurora borealis! Comets. Meteor showers! Space Weather involves many different phenomena. Learn about space weather in today’s class. Class ends with an 11-minute program entitled “Aurora Storm.”

Astronomy a la Carte # 6: Using Planispheres

# 6: Wednesday, April 10:   USING PLANISPHERES Star wheels!   Learn to use these magical wheels that enable us to track the constellations throughout the year and to even predict the times of sunrise and sunset.  With planispheres one can knowRead More

Astronomy a la Carte # 3: Spring Night Sky

# 3: Wednesday, March 20: SPRING NIGHT SKY An entire class devoted to the night sky.  Today we’ll conduct a thorough tour of the spring night sky.   See the constellations Aries, Taurus, Orion, Gemini and 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

Dinosaurs at Dusk!

Dinosaurs at Dusk A whirlwind time travel adventure back to the epoch of the dinosaurs! We have to tell you that we’ve been waiting eons to announce that we have a full dome, computer animated dinosaurs show! A larger thanRead More

Dinosaurs at Dusk!

Dinosaurs at Dusk A whirlwind time travel adventure back to the epoch of the dinosaurs! We have to tell you that we’ve been waiting eons to announce that we have a full dome, computer animated dinosaurs show! A larger thanRead More

Laser Orion (followed by Laser Pop)

The Orion the Hunter story retold in full dome laser light animation.  This 19-minute animation program is followed by the 20-minute rock laser show ‘Laser Pop.’   $8.00 per person $2.00 for 3-D laser glasses   Get your ticket onlineRead More