Tag Archives | FCSM; Planetarium

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “Dwarf Planets” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521. Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 8:00pm. Telescope viewing, weather permitting after the show.

Dr. Matthew Perkins, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “The Planetarium as TARDIS – Journeys through Space and Time” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521. The planetarium serves to show us the sky as viewed from any place on Earth at any time desired, even allowing for […]

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “Autumn Colors” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521. Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 8:00pm. Telescope viewing, weather permitting after the show.

Dr. Matthew Perkins, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “Doctor Who—Planetarium as Tardis” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521. From H.G. Wells to Doctor Who, people have dreamed of traveling through space and time. The planetarium allows us to do both, giving us a special control over […]

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521. Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, June 20, 2014 at 8:00pm.    Telescope viewing, weather permitting after the show. […]

Dr. Thomas Krause, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “Venus: the bright planet in the eastern sky” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith 521. We’ll do a bit of mythology, some history of observations of Venus and some current astronomy of our sister planet. Plan to come and enjoy the show […]

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “Stars over Dineh Bikeyah” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, room 521.  Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, January 17, 2014. The showing is at 8 p.m. Telescope viewing will be available (weather permitting) after the show.

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “What Was the Christmas Star?” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521. We discuss possibilities for the star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew (and nowhere else) in light of some recent speculation about ancient astrology, as well as […]

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “The Music of the Spheres” ” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith 521. Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, November 15, 2013 at 8 p.m. Telescope viewing, weather permitting after the show.  

Dr. Alex Storrs, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “An Intergalactic Tour” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall 521. Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 8 p.m.  There will be a telescope viewing (weather permitting) after the show.  

Dr. Parviz Ghavamian, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, will present a planetarium show titled, “The Late Heavy Bombardment:  When Our Solar System was a Giant Shooting Gallery” in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith 521. Plan to come and enjoy the show on Friday, July 19, 2013 at 8 p.m.   Telescope viewing, weather permitting, after […]