What’s Happening At The CSI Herrett Center
NASA Sun-Earth day on Saturday, March 19th
- Live webcast starting at noon from Goddard Space Flight Center and various locales around the country emphasizing ancient cultures’ relationships with the sun.
- Bonus showing of “Here Comes the Sun” in the planetarium at 3:00 PM.
- Safe, close-up views of sunspots and solar atmospheric eruptions in the observatory (weather permitting).
Debut of “Dark Matters” on Tuesday, March 22nd
- Showing Tue., Fri., and Sat. at 7:00 PM
Extra spring break planetarium shows March 22nd through April 1st:
- Dark Matters Tue. – Fri. at 2:00 PM
- Dinosaur Chronicles Tue. & Thu. at 3:30 PM
- The Planet Patrol Wed. & Fri. at 3:30 PM
“U2” (Fri. at 8:15 PM) and “Pink Floyd: The Wall” (Sat. at 8:15 PM) are going off the schedule after this week, being replaced by:
- “Altrageous Rock” Fri. at 8:15 PM starting March 25th
- “Lynyrd Skynyrd – Fly On Free Bird” at 8:15 PM starting March 26th
Earth Hour telescope viewing on Saturday, March 26th
- 2011 Theme: “Go beyond the hour”
- Telescope open from 8:30 to 9:30 PM (or later?), free admission
- Saturn visible with small telescopes after 9:00 PM