Planetarium will have four presentations this fall
Whether you’re an experienced star-gazer or completely new to the fascinating world of astronomy, the Georgia Southern Planetarium has something that will pique your curiosity this fall.
The Planetarium will host a series of entertaining and informative presentations that are free and open to the general public.
The schedule includes:
- ‘Dawn: Mission to the Asteroid Belt” will be held on Friday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. JPL Solar System Ambassador Becky Lowder will preview the upcoming launch of Dawn, a NASA spacecraft that will investigate Vesta and Ceres, two of the largest protoplanets in the main asteroid belt. NASA bookmarks and paper spacecraft models will be available while they last.
- ‘Finding the Smallest Galaxies in the Universe with Arecibo, the World’s Largest Radio Telescope” will be held on Friday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sarah Higdon, an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Physics at Georgia Southern, will discuss how scientists locate dwarf galaxies.
- ‘Gravity Probe B – Testing Einstein’s Universe” will be held on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Daniel Jones, an instructor in the Department of Physics, will provide an update on the NASA mission that seeks to address a question of fundamental physics in the new millennium.
- ‘Holiday Skies” will be held on Friday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Planetarium intern Morgan Carswell will host a festive evening of lights under the stars and show guests how they can enjoy the view from their own backyards during the holiday season.
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