Flying HighTake an imaginary trip into space. Start the excursion by speeding through a whole day in our planetarium "time machine" and then identifying the Big Dipper. Take off with the launch of a spaceship and learn how things move in space, how astronauts eat food in a weightless environment, and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $4
Moons of the Solar SystemTake a tour of the fascinating worlds that orbit Earth and other planets. Discover the reasons for moon phases and eclipses. Explore Jupiter's moons as Galileo saw them 400 years ago, and see modern images from the Galileo space probe. Learn about NASA's current Cassini mission now studying Saturn and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $4
Constelations TonightThe lore of the stars and other treasures of the sky come to Earth in our planetarium. Using a simple star map, learn to identify the most prominent constellations of the season in the planetarium sky. Keep your map to help you find the constellations in the real nighttime sky. ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $4
Benjamin Dean Lecture: NucleosynthesisDr. Wick will be discussing nucleosynthesis, the origin of elements in massive stars that go supernova, as part of a series about the science behind the Morisson Planetarium's new show "Life: A Cosmic Story."Speaker: Dr. Wick Haxton, Professor of physics and senior scientist in the Nuclear Science Division at U.C. ...
