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Kick-off a Summer Under the Stars, and possibly win a free telescope at the event, on Saturday, June 12 from 7:30 - 11 PM at the Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium. Embedded video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology

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I was walking around Cherokee Park last weekend when the sun was going down and enjoying the fireflies that were swarming near the forest-edge. There were kids at the playground swinging and sliding in the twilight, and one of them started to yell, "The first star! Look!" (It was actually the planet Venus, but I kept my mouth shut and let them enjoy). The other children started pointing out other

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I recently attended a wedding shower and I really wanted to go "off the registry." In search of a gift that would keep on giving that wasn't a crock pot, and having a reputation for geek gifts, I came up with a "night under the stars" kit for the young couple. I share it with you now as a unique birthday or wedding gift idea to help you the next time you are searching for something meaningful

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Another vacation day so soon??!! Looking for something different to do with your kids? Come on down to the planetarium for some out of this world fun this Monday, January 18. We have planetarium space shows at 11 am and 1 pm and laser shows at noon and 2 pm. A different show each hour, all for the super discounted price of $5/person/show (adults and kids 13+ are usually $7/person for the first

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Tired of gray skies and cold nights? The weather is always warm and the skies clear and starry in UofL's Rauch Planetarium! This Saturday is the winter edition of our special, monthly Skies Over Louisville live star and constellation presentation at 9 PM. Meet Orion and all his cosmic companions, and experience the stories behind all those stars in our long, dark winter skies. Make it an

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We will have a blue moon on December 31, 2009 for New Year's Eve night! So what does that mean? First, it does not mean that the moon will look blue, like in the picture to the left. On rare occasions, the Moon can actually appear blue in color, but that will not be the case tomorrow night. It will appear as its beautiful, silvery full Moon self. A 'blue moon' is the name given to the second

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Getting ready for the winter weather means gaining an appreciation for the common snowflake. The planetarium team has been making different paper snowflakes at the holiday parties, and we got interested in learning more about this crystals from the clouds. We found a really cool snowflake primer that is complete with the answer that everyone wants to know, are no two snowflakes alike? If you are

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The holiday season is here, with the longest night of the year!! That means it’s time for last minute shopping, crazy baking in the kitchen and watching mom and dad go absolutely nuts. NO WAY! The last weekend before Christmas means it’s time for snow balls, reindeers and singing along to my favorite holiday songs! It can mean the same thing for you too if you come to the Planetarium this

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Louisville's Winter Skies As we move into the winter months, longer nights and frigid temperatures mean perfect stargazing opportunities if you bundle up tight and bring the hot chocolate. The full moons during the winter have names which seems to describe the season; the Cold Moon, on December 2nd, signals the longest and darkest nights of the year; January's Wolf Moon is named for the packs

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The planetarium is welcoming the holiday season with Family Holiday parties and the premier of Season of Light – a show designed to deepen your knowledge of the winter sky as well as your appreciation of the richness of the holiday traditions you and your family hold dear. Additionally we will show the ever-popular Holiday Laser Music Show and have lots of family-friendly activities and fun.

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Movies and shows seem very plug-and-play in our digital era. Pop in a DVD, program the DVR, or go to the movie or IMAX theater where they play a digital file from a hard drive. However, a planetarium show is more a choreography between the digital and the mechanical- a theatrical performance where the actors are projectors and computers. If the audio, star projector, lasers, and 3 immersive video

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Want to get the latest news and views of the universe? Connect to the current happenings at the planetarium and in the cosmos at http://twitter.com/uoflplanetarium, and get your geek chic information ready for the holiday party circuit!

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Join us at the Rauch Planetarium on Wednesday, Dec 2 at 7:30 PM for "Every Star is a Perfect Globe! Galileo, Marius, and the Earliest Telescopic Studies of Stars," a FREE lecture by Professor Christopher Graney, Physicist and Astronomer with Otter Creek-South Harrison Observatory and Professor of Physics at Jefferson Community & Technical College. Brought to you by Sigma Xi, The Scientific

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Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center: "Great Observatories Explore Galactic CenterWhere can a telescope take you? Four hundred years ago, a telescope tookGalileo to theMoon to discover craters, toSaturn to discover rings, toJupiter to discover moons, toVenus to discover phases, and to theSun to discover spots.Today, in celebration of Galileo's telescopic achievements and as part of

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LHC smashes protons together for first time: "The particle accelerator is now officially a collider – it will attempt to break the world record for collision energies before the end of the year"

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