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The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium Announces:
Astronomy Day 2008, April 26, 2008
Our Place in Space: Astronomical Impacts on Earth

Mark you calendars for April 26th, 2008, we will be celebrating National Astronomy Day at the Marshall W Alworth Planetarium.  We will start at 10 AM with dark-sky shows, full-dome videos, remotely delivered presentations by the Hayden Planetarium, New York City, lectures, demonstrations, booths, workshops on buying and using telescopes, and more!  Also join us for the special mission to divert an asteroid on a collision course with Earth: Killer Asteroid, Mission to Save Planet Earth!   The fun will continue with giveaways, astrophotography demonstrations, solar observing, and night observing.  The festivities will run all day and will be wrapped up with a keynote address by Dr. Lawrence Rudnick, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.  It should be a fun day for all ages so come and join in on the fun!

All events are FREE and are Suitable for All Ages!

Solar Observing All Day! 
Galaxy, Nebula, and Planet Observing in the evening!

Schedule of presentations:

Killer Asteroid: Mission to Save Planet Earth! 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:00 pm

Space Comedy by Dr. Donovan! 5:00 pm

Full-Dome Theater Presentations: 10:15 Across the Universe; 1:15 The Art of the Constellations; 2:45 and 4:15 Remote presentation from the Hayden Planetarium, NY, NY.

Dark Sky Shows: 11:00 am The Winter Sky; 11:45 The Southern Hemisphere; 12:30 The Summer Sky; 2:00 The Summer Sky; 3:30 The Winter Sky; 5:00 The Summer Sky

Lectures: 10:00 Our Amazing Solar System; 10:45 Weird Science of the Moon; 11:30 The Sun; 12:15 Astronomical Controls on Earth’s Climate; 1:00 Pluto the Dwarf Planet; 1:45 Galaxies and Collisions; 2:30 Impacts and Extinctions; 3:15 The Northern Lights; 4:00 American Indian Skies; 4:45 Cosmic Catastrophes; 5:30 Light Pollution.

Workshops: 11:00 Solving Problems in Astronomy for Middle School and High School Students; 12:00 Buying and Using a Telescope; 1:00 Astronomy 4 Kidz! 2:00 Buying and Using a Telescope; 3:00 Astrophotography.

Keynote Address

The Greatest Impact: We Are Stardust

Dr. Lawrence Rudnick

Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

6:30 pm,Life Science Room 185

This lecture is appropriate for the general public