The Longo Planetarium
STAR TALES PLANETARIUM ADMISSION
Star Tales
Friday at 7:30 pm and Saturday at 2:00 pm.
Recommended for Children ages 6-8; 35 minutes
Join us under the stars for a live presentation for kids by our planetarium astronomer featuring stories about the night sky. For thousands of years people have told wonderful tales about stars and constellations. We will explore the night sky together and learn how to find them. We will visit famous star patterns from Ursa Major and Pegasus to Taurus and Orion. As the Moon waxes and wanes across the sky, we will also view the gas giant planet Jupiter and the ringed planet Saturn.
This 35-minute show is recommended for kids ages 6 to 8. Note there will be no 2 pm show on Oct. 14 due to an Open House event at CCM.
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SUNSTRUCK PLANETARIUM ADMISSION
Sunstruck
Friday at 9:00 pm and Saturday at 3:30 and 5:00 pm
Recommended for adults and children ages 8+; 45 minutes
Sunstruck takes us on a journey to discover the wonders of our magnificent sun. Its incredible energy has supported life on Earth for millennia, but it can also threaten our technology and way of life. Explore its structure, energy source and how solar activity can create the beautiful Northern Lights. Then travel to the distant future to discover our sun's connection to the universe's cosmic cycle of life and death! After the show we will explore upcoming solar eclipses.
Sunstruck was produced by the Michigan Science Center with support from a NASA grant. This 45-minute show is appropriate for adults and kids ages 8+ and includes a tour of the night sky and planets.
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