Are your kids home from school today? Do you need a quick break from Thanksgiving cooking and baking? If so, come visit the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium today!
Today just may be the perfect opportunity to use your library summer reading passes that your kiddos earned!
Hooray for another visible planet in our night sky!
Mars rises in the east-northeast around 8:30 pm. It will continue to brighten each evening, ending the month at slightly brighter than zero magnitude. See if you can sneak a peek!
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Here's our schedule for the week!
Please note that the Retzer Learning Center (and the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium) will be closed Thursday and Friday this week. However, the outdoor areas and trails are open and available for exploration!
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In less than a month, kiddos will be home for winter break! Check out our post and mark your calendars for some great shows to add to your "winter break bucket list!" We'd love to see you under the stars!
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Looking for a fun Saturday activity? Visit the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium today for a show and star talk! Tickets are just $5.00 and can be purchased at hdplanetarium.ticketleap.com. Or, we will sell available tickets up until showtime!
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Fun Fact Friday! Did you know that full moons on Thanksgiving are extremely rare? Thanksgiving can fall anywhere between Nov. 20-30, while the full moon in November can occur any day. The last time we had a Thanksgiving full moon was in 1920. It will not happen again until 2069!
Enjoy this philosophical ""Thoughtful Thursday!""
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Interested in becoming an amateur stargazer? The planetarium has free starter stargazing kits for families to check out & borrow to give it a try! All you need to do is become a Friend of the Planetarium and you can check out these backpacks and start exploring the night sky.
Do you know a dinosaur lover?! If so, tomorrow's public planetarium show would be a great one to catch! "DinoSoars: Change Over Time" shares insight on dinosaur history, as well as how while they are extinct, some of their ancestors are still among us on Earth!
Here's our schedule for the week! Hope to see you at the planetarium sometime soon!
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The Leonids shooting stars are visible between Nov. 6 - 30, and peak the next night or two, with up to 10 meteors per hour. It is called the Leonids because its radiant, or point in the sky where the meteors emerge from, lies in the constellation of Leo!
SOURCE: timeanddate.com"
Want to get a peek of Mercury? TONIGHT would be a good time to try & spot it in the evening sky! It is currently at its farthest distance from the Sun in the evening sky. This is also known as "greatest elongation east."
SOURCE: timeanddate.com
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Tomorrow is another opportunity to check out a show at the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium!
11am for Cosmic Colors: An Adventure Along the Spectrum
1pm, we will feature 100 Years of Eternity
Tickets are only $5. Purchase your tickets at hdplanetarium.ticketleap.com
Tomorrow is another full moon. Which November full moon name do you like best? Beaver Moon? Frosty Moon? Or, Dark Moon?
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Jupiter has been dominating the evening sky! Some say that it’s actually the best viewing of the gas giant for observers in about a decade. Try to catch it during November, if you can!
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Have you gotten a peek at Venus after sunset yet? If not, you should try! Venus treks across the Milky Way & is easy to spot. Looking SW, Venus remains visible for about two hours after sunset. Right now, it stands 1.5° south of M8, the Lagoon Nebula.
SOURCE: astronomy.com
Today and every day...
We have a great pair of Saturday shows for you to pick from this month!
11am- ""Cosmic Colors: An Adventure Along the Spectrum""
1pm - ""100 Years of Eternity""
Tickets are $5 & you can reserve your seat at hdplanetarium.ticketleap.com.
It's Fun Fact Friday...featuring Neptune!
Did you know that scientists believe that Neptune's extreme weather conditions make it possible for diamonds to rain on the planet?!
Wouldn't you love to see or experience that?!
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It's the first ""Thoughtful Thursday"" of November! Hope this one makes you giggle!
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