Are you interested in becoming an amateur stargazer? The planetarium has starter stargazing kits for families to check out to give it a try for FREE! All you need to do is become a Friend of the Planetarium. Feel free to contact us with any questions!
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Happy 99th birthday to planetariums! Check out this cool video about the evolution & progress of planetariums. Join us at Retzer's 50th anniversary on Saturday evening, June 22nd to see ""100 Years to Eternity"" in its entirety!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38__rIDQGtE
Here's our schedule for the week! Hope to see you at the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium soon!
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TWO things to keep your eyes open for in the next few nights....
1. EARTHSHINE
2. ETA AQUARIDS METEOR SHOWER peaks May 5–6 & you may observe up to 50 meteors per hour.
Happy Saturday!
Visit us today & enjoy our May schedule! At 11am, we'll be offering a great pairing, "World of Curiosity" & "Cosmix." At 1pm, experience the new show "Aurora: Lights of Wonder."
If you can't make it this week, be sure to pencil us in for another Saturday.
Black Hole Week celebrates its 5th birthday next week!
Check out some of these educational and FUN resources for all ages from NASA here: https://science.nasa.gov/universe/black-hole-week/
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Attention star-gazing early birds! The planet Saturn rises in the E-SE at the beginning of morning. Mars will be there too. You can also distinguish the 2 by color—Mars is more noticeably orange, while Saturn is more of a pale tan color.
Be sure to take a peek before on May 4.
A few months back, we asked our followers about new planetarium show topics. A show about auroras was a popular response!
We are happy to share we'll be featuring "Aurora: Lights of Wonder". We are so grateful to a local family for helping us obtain this show!
School District of Waukesha families, don't forget! You are invited to attend a special Sunset Meditation tomorrow, April 30th at the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium! We'll feature Sunset Meditation in Spanish as well as a beautiful hike around Retzer Nature Center.
May begins this week!! Have you grabbed a new brochure from us? Have you checked out our May-August offerings online? We are scheduled through August, so save the date(s) for the offerings that interest you and join us!
Have a great week, everyone!
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It's the last Saturday in April, so it's your last opportunity to see 2 great shows! Save your seats online at hdplanetarium.ticketleap.com or tickets may be available prior to showtime.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
School District of Waukesha families, please join us for a special Sunset Meditation on Tuesday, April 30th! We'll feature Sunset Meditation in Spanish as well as a beautiful hike around Retzer Nature Center. Program starts at 7pm.
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Happy 33rd Birthday to the Hubble Space Telescope! Hubble was deployed on this date in 1990. NASA.gov has an awesome collection of Hubble's images throughout the years, try to check them out sometime!
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Laser shows are returning to the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium this August! The schedule is set and tickets are now on sale on hdplanetarium.ticketleap.com!
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Tonight is April's full moon! It's most commonly known as the Pink Moon. Northern Native Americans gave it that name, because of phlox, an early pink wildflower that blooms now. It's also known as Sprouting Grass Moon, Growing Moon, Egg Moon or Fish Moon. Which 1 do U prefer?
It's Earth Day today! Wise words for us all to remember...
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Here's our schedule for this week...the last full week in April! How is that possible?!?
Hope to see you under the dome sometime soon!
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Friends of Retzer Nature Center's Earth Week Celebration begins today!
Today we'll be showing ""Our Violent Planet"" for a reduced price of $3.00/per person, in honor of Earth Day! Shows will run from 11am-2pm and begin every 45 minute.
https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/earthweek
With Earth Day quickly approaching on April 22nd, here's a Excellent Earth Fact4 U!
According to a 2015 study, it is estimated that there are roughly 3 trillion trees on earth, give or take a few million.
8 billion people = roughly 400 trees per person!
Are you all still on an solar eclipse high like we are at the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium!?
Check out a combo of pics from our crew. These were taken from Waukesha, Milwaukee, Texas, & Arkansas. Drop your eclipse pictures in the comments if you want to share!
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