Current Friday Night Show

Current show: Colorful Nebulas
Dates and time: 7-7:55 pm, January 22 to March 5, 2010
Location: Manfred Olson Planetarium in the Physics building
(see map).

Admission price: $2

Sometimes called stellar nurseries, nebulas are giant clouds of gas and dust where stars are born. It was once thought that our own Milky Way Galaxy was a nebula. View gorgeous images of different types of nebulas in the Universe while learning about their characteristics. (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 - 95k, doc file

For more information on how to find us, please see the Directions & Parking. For more information, call 414-229-4961 or email stargaze@uwm.edu.

Friday Night Shows
2010 Themes

Colorful Nebulas
Jan 22 – Mar 5

Life of a Star
Apr 2 - May 7

Shooting Stars
Jun 4 - Jul 2

Terrific Telescopes
Sep 10 - Oct 15

Constellations of the Zodiac
Nov 5 - Dec 10

 

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.