Summer Planetarium:
Summer Night Sky Tour & Encounters in the Milky Way - NEW film!
Wednesday, AUGUST 19
SHOWTIME AT 4:00PM
Christa McAuliffe Center and FSU Planetarium
Framingham State University
Experience an afternoon in the planetarium featuring a Summer Night Sky Tour followed by a NEW FILM Encounters in the Milky Way! Program length is one hour.
Summer Night Sky Tour - live
Take a tour of the summer night sky as seen from here in New England. Find astronomical objects that may or may not be easily seen in traditional suburban skies. Some objects will be familiar, such as planets in our solar system, while others such as nebulae, star clusters, and distant galaxies may be less familiar. Explore our Milky Way Galaxy and the greater cosmos beyond our local space.
Encounters in the Milky Way - New film!
Embark on a time-traveling journey to witness some of the chance encounters that have shaped the destiny of the cosmos. Narrated by Pedro Pascal, this is the first American Museum of Natural History Space Show to present the story of cosmic motion and how that impacts our solar system. Reaching billions of years into the past and peering millions of years into the future, this time-traveling journey is made possible by data from one of the most transformative astronomical projects of the past century: the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. In addition to tracing the paths of stars, comets, interstellar debris, and visually stunning gas and dust clouds, Encounters in the Milky Way shows, for the first time, the dramatic merger of our galaxy with the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy.
PRICING:
Ages 5 and under = FREE
Ages 6-12 = $5
Ages 13+ = $10
Please note:
Program length is one hour. Walk-ins welcome, dependent on availability.
All tickets are open seating.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Food/drink and strollers are not allowed in the Planetarium.
The McAuliffe Center is located at the rear of O’Connor Hall on the campus of Framingham State University. Enter the McAuliffe Center through O’Connor Parking Lot.
Parking:
All vehicles parked on the FSU campus for this program require a valid FSU Parking Pass or the vehicle is subject to a parking ticket and tow at the owner’s expense. About one week before the event, you will receive a parking pass and an FSU campus map with parking information.
*If you purchased a ticket and did not receive a parking pass, please stop by the McAuliffe Center BEFORE you park your car to obtain a parking pass and additional parking information.
