Free Planetarium Show: "Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope"
Venue: Radford University Planetarium, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
The Radford University Planetarium presents the film "Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope" in their new planetarium on every Tuesday and Thursday through Thursday, November 17, 2016.

Galileo's telescopic observations began a revolution, transforming our views of the cosmos and our place within. It is a revolution which, four hundred years later, continues.

Today you can attend star parties where amateur astronomers set up their telescopes for public viewing. Views through such telescopes would have amazed Galileo. "Two Small Pieces of Glass" puts you in the middle of a modern star party. Discover the wonders that even a small amateur telescope can reveal and learn about the scientists that made such views possible.

Admission is free and open to the public.

As always, the shows begin with a tour of the nighttime sky and will include pointing out when you can see Mars and Saturn in the evening skies, and Jupiter in the morning sky.

This new facility is state-of-the-art with 55 new theater-style seats, all digital projection, a surround-sound system, and a full catalog of shows and educational presentations.

We have hearing-assist receivers for the planetarium sound system-please bring your own earphones.

No food/drinks allowed in the planetarium!

The new planetarium is located in Room M75 in the new Center for the Science Building, adjacent to Main Street in Radford, VA, on the Main Street (lowest) floor. You can see the planetarium sphere behind the glass walls just off of Main Street, at the apex of the new lab science building. Enter through the doors next to the planetarium.

For more information, visit: http://www.radford.edu/content/csat/home/ru-planetarium.html or call 540-831-5441.

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