Current Friday Night Show

Current show: Discoveries of New Worlds
Dates and time: 7-7:55 pm, November 6 to December 11, 2009
Location: Manfred Olson Planetarium in the Physics building
(see map).

Admission price: $2

Without any more planets to discover in our own Solar System, recent astronomical research has delved into finding planets orbiting other stars, called exoplanets. Amazingly, over 350 of these objects have been found so far, many of which resemble hot super-sized Jupiters. With the advent of better technology we are finding more and more Earth-like planets. Learn about how we are able to find these other worlds and what they are like! (18-20 min)

As always, a portion of the show is devoted to viewing the current night sky (12-14 min). After the stargazing in our renovated theater, there is an interactive discussion of what we see due to the Earth's rotation (8-12 min) followed by a question period (5-10 min).

If you are interested in this topic but cannot join us for a Friday Night Show, please feel free to request this topic for a private show. See private groups.

A list of future shows for the year: pdf - 53k, doc file

For more information on how to find us, please see the directions and parking webpages. For more information, call 414-229-4961 or email stargaze@uwm.edu.

Friday Night Shows
2009 Themes

Astronomical Breakthroughs
Jan 23 – Feb 27

Solar System Highlights
Mar 13 – Apr 3

Collisions in the Cosmos
May 1 – May 29
Jun 12 – Jun 26

Myths Under the Stars
Jul 24 – Aug 14

Exploration of the Moon
Sep 11 – Oct 16

Discoveries of New Worlds
Nov 6 – Dec 11

 

General admission: $2

Tickets are sold in
the lobby of the
Physics building
30 min. before the
program starts.

The program is not
intended for children
under 5.