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Monthly SkyQuest Saturday Planetarium Shows - Winter 09-10
Date: Saturdays Time/Duration: Every Saturday at 2 p.m.
1st and 3rd Saturdays also at 7 p.m.*
*Free telescope viewing follows the 7 p.m. shows, weather permitting
  Adults and children who can sit quietly through a 30-minute show Fee: 2 p.m. - $2/person
7 p.m. - $3/person
What’s up tonight? Stay on top of the changing seasonal sky. Catch a new Skyquest topic every month. This is the program for those who want to delve a little deeper into the latest astronomy and space topics with our expert planetarium staff. 

Monthly Skyquest Topics:   

Animals in Space?
December 5*, 12, 19*, 26 
Sure! Dogs and chimps were the first astronauts! 50 years ago, the United States and Russia used animals to see if humans could safely travel into space. Join us to see chimps like Ham & Sam, who paved the way into space and how NASA still sends the occasional critter up for a test flight. Of course, we will also present the December sky.

Mars again?
January 2*, 9, 16* 23, 30
Wasn't Mars just visible in August? Are we still exploring Mars? Are those little rovers still working? Can we see Mars right now? We will answer those questions and more as we celebrate the sixth anniversary of the landing of the Mars Rovers and explain what is in the future exploration of the red planet.

80 Years since Pluto!
February 6*, 13,  20*, 27
This month we celebrate the discovery of everyone's favorite dwarf planet, PLUTO! What do we know about it? Why is it called a dwarf planet? We will also present what else has been discovered in our solar system in the last 80 years, and all of Pluto's dwarf planet relatives.

*Free telescope viewing follows the 7 p.m. shows, weather permitting.


Stellar Stars
Date: Wednesdays & Saturdays
Time/Duration: Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Saturday at 12 noon
  2 and up Fee: $2/child
*Price Change*: $2/person beginning December 1, 2009
Grab your passports, blast off to a new planet and find a different picture in the stars each week. Watch lasers moving to music, take home a planet picture to color and add a sticker to your passport. Great for children 2 years and up! 


Backyard Astronomy
Date: Fridays (summer only) and Saturdays Time/Duration: Fridays at 11 a.m. (June-July-August only)
Saturdays 1 p.m.
  Adults and children 5 years and older Fee: $2/person
Explore the night sky as it appears from your very own backyard! View autumn constellations and other celestial objects visible in the Northeast Ohio sky.


Twinkle Tots
Date: Thursdays & Saturdays Time/Duration: 11 a.m.
  Newborn and Up Fee: $1/per person (including infants)
* Price Change* $2/person beginning December 1, 2009
This is a program for the toddler in your family.  Watch lights dance across the sky, see some magic and learn what’s new in space. This program is fun for just about everyone in the family!


Telescope Viewing
Date: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month Time/Duration: After the 7 p.m. Saturday star shows, weather permitting
  All ages Fee: Free
Put into practice what you learn under the virtual sky in our planetarium! 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month our expert Astonomy staffers offer telescope viewing (weather permitting) after the 7 p.m. planetarium show. Scopes are set up right across the parking lot from the Center, in the big open meadow.




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