| Jordan Planetarium Vacation Week Star Shows |
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From Saturday, April 19 2008 To Sunday, April 27 2008 Every day |
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Every Saturday evening at 7 p.m. the Planetarium's newest Omnidome program, Black Holes, uses computer animation to travel among the stars in search of these exotic engines of superpower. The youngest skywatchers thrill to the adventure of a teddy bear in a Wilbear’s Adventure Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m.
Special morning and matinee showings added for vacation school week will explore all kinds of space subjects:
Monday at 11 a.m. Earth's Wild Ride, watches the Earth undergo some of its most exciting events during an eclipse that can be seen from a futuristic moon colony.
Tuesday at 2 p.m. Destination: Pluto takes a trip all the way to the edge of the solar system with close-up looks at each planet.
Wednesday at 11 a.m. Our Sky Family gives youngsters a very friendly introduction to the planetarium and several very talkative planets that tell us about themselves.
Thursday at 2 p.m. Hubble Vision looks at some of the most beautiful and exciting subjects in deep space through the lens of the lens of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Friday has two features with a solar system trip called Worlds of Wonder at 11 a.m., and a close-up look at a system of rings, moons and the giant planet called Saturn in Ring World at 7 p.m.
Tickets for planetarium programs are $3 per person at the door, and can be reserved in advance by calling the Jordan
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Location: Jordan Planetarium-University of Maine
Contact: 207-581-1341 |