Tycho to the Moon
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesMeet Tycho, a dog who doesn’t just howl at the Moon, but wants to go there. Blast off on an amazing ride into space with Tycho and his human friends, […]
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David Bowie Dreams
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesDavid Bowie Dreams engages audiences in a sensory journey full of innovation, artistry, and imagination set to a pulsating soundtrack of one of rock music's greatest icons. Experience music in new ways in the planetarium at the Versant Power Astronomy Center! Tickets are $9 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit lyrics, and are intended […]
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We Are Guardians
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesJoin us on a journey into, under, and around the many ecosystems across our planet. Discover how each component fits together, and how the health of each part is vital […]
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesExplore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu […]
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Polaris: Mystery of the Polar Night
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesA traveling penguin from the South Pole and a funny polar bear from the North pole meet on arctic sea ice. They become friends observing the night sky together and […]
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Polaris: Mystery of the Polar Night
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesA traveling penguin from the South Pole and a funny polar bear from the North pole meet on arctic sea ice. They become friends observing the night sky together and […]
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The Stellars: Mission Green
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesImani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading […]
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Radiohead: Black Star
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesThe only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you from the powerful Paranoid Android to the melancholic How to Disappear Completely with stunning visuals and immersive stories. Tickets are $9 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit […]
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Supermassive Black Holes
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesExplore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to […]
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The Stellars: Mission Green
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesImani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading their ship to crash on an unknown planet – Earth. The accident damages the life-support system that sustains the cherished forest they keep onboard, which […]
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Radiohead: Black Star
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesThe only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you from the powerful Paranoid Android to the melancholic How to Disappear Completely with stunning visuals and immersive stories. Tickets are $9 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit […]
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Magic Tree House: Space Mission
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesTravel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Treehouse as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey […]
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Supermassive Black Holes
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesExplore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution. Travel inside a black hole, see how they shape galaxies […]
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The Stellars: Mission Green
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesImani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading their ship to crash on an unknown planet – Earth. The accident damages the life-support system that sustains the cherished forest they keep onboard, which […]
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Radiohead: Black Star
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesThe only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you from the powerful Paranoid Android to the melancholic How to Disappear Completely with stunning visuals and immersive stories. Tickets are $9 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit […]
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Supermassive Black Holes
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesExplore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution. Travel inside a black hole, see how they shape galaxies […]
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The Stellars: Mission Green
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesImani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading their ship to crash on an unknown planet – Earth. The accident damages the life-support system that sustains the cherished forest they keep onboard, which […]
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Radiohead: Black Star
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesThe only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you from the powerful Paranoid Android to the melancholic How to Disappear Completely with stunning visuals and immersive stories. Tickets are $9 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit […]
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Supermassive Black Holes
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesExplore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution. Travel inside a black hole, see how they shape galaxies […]
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Worlds Beyond Earth
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesTake an exhilarating journey to the worlds that orbit our Sun and the unique conditions that make life on our planet Earth possible. Celebrate the extraordinary Age of Exploration carried out by robotic explorers, over the past 50 years with imagery from NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) missions. Audiences will […]
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Áróra: Tales of the Northern Lights
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesAn immersive fulldome experience about the exquisite beauty of Auroras. Take a journey across time and space to understand the science behind the phenomena and to experience the stories of our ancestors. Guided by the lullaby of the Dawn Goddess, this cinematic adventure invites the audience to join the dance of these eerie lights over […]
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Moonbase: The Next Step
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the moment mankind first set foot on the Moon in 1969 we have dreamed of making a base there. In the next 10 years humans will return to the Moon with the Artemis missions and develop a sustained, strategic presence near the lunar South Pole. The Moon will become our first ‘staging post’ from […]
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Big Astronomy: People, Places and Discoveries!
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesBig Astronomy – People, Places, and Discoveries! will take audiences to cutting-edge telescopes in the remote mountains of Chile and introduce the people who make sure these instruments operate day and night, unlocking the secrets of the universe. Explore ALMA, VLT, and the new Vera Rubin Observatory (formerly LSST) and how these incredible facilities are changing […]
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Worlds of Ice
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesJourney to the farthest reaches of the solar system, traveling through the dimensions of ice from the remote territories of the arctic, to a scientific complex nested under the South Pole. Experience it all immersed in a kaleidoscopic igloo, be dazzled by the icy wonderland of the arctic, and explores the relationship between humans and […]
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Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesPink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side Of The Moon, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals? With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the […]
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Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesPink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side Of The Moon, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals? With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the […]
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Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesPink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side Of The Moon, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals? With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the […]
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The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesVast. Wild. Magical. The Arctic is not just one of the planet’s greatest natural spectacles, it’s a place with global ecological importance that has supported Indigenous communities and diverse ecosystems for generations. Follow the elusive Porcupine caribou herd as it migrates to the Arctic Coastal Plain, one of the longest animal migrations on Earth. Meet […]
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Expedition Reef
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesExplore the secrets of the "rainforests of the sea" and embark on an oceanic safari to the world’s most vibrant and endangered marine ecosystems – coral reefs. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth — while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. […]
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The Stellars: Mission Green
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesImani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading their ship to crash on an unknown planet – Earth. The accident damages the life-support system that sustains the cherished forest they keep onboard, which […]
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Radiohead: Black Star
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesThe only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you from the powerful Paranoid Android to the melancholic How to Disappear Completely with stunning visuals and immersive stories. Tickets are $9 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit […]
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SPARK: The Universe in Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Discover the celestial origins of the elements we […]
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Spooky Space
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesLooking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae! Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about […]
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Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesYou do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"! We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]
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Earth, Moon, and Sun
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesEarth, Moon, & Sun is a fast-paced full dome demonstration of lunar phases, eclipses, day and night, the sun and other puzzling events with the help of a confused coyote. This program beautifully illustrates basic concepts like moon phases and seasons. Based on the trickster of Native American lore, Coyote is constantly corrected in his misunderstandings […]
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SPARK: The Universe in Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Discover the celestial origins of the elements we […]
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Spooky Space
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesLooking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae! Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about […]
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Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesYou do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"! We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]
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SPARK: The Universe in Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Discover the celestial origins of the elements we […]
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Spooky Space
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesLooking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae! Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about […]
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Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesYou do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"! We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]
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SPARK: The Universe in Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Discover the celestial origins of the elements we […]
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Spooky Space
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesLooking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae! Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about […]
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Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesYou do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"! We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]
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Global Soundscapes
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesListen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth! Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hawaii’s coral reefs, and Mongolia’s vast grasslands. Learn how animals use sounds to survive and communicate. Experience sound in new ways through interactive […]
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SPARK: The Universe in Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Discover the celestial origins of the elements we […]
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Worlds Beyond Earth
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesTake an exhilarating journey to the worlds that orbit our Sun and the unique conditions that make life on our planet Earth possible. Celebrate the extraordinary Age of Exploration carried out by robotic explorers, over the past 50 years with imagery from NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) missions. Audiences will […]
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Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesPink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side Of The Moon, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals? With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the […]
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Polaris: Mystery of the Polar Night
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesA traveling penguin from the South Pole and a funny polar bear from the North pole meet on arctic sea ice. They become friends observing the night sky together and wondering why night is so long at the poles of the Earth. This mystery leads them on a scientific adventure by building an improvised spaceship […]
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Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Music Journey
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesTaylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. With over 200 million records sold, a shelf full of Grammys, and an army of fans, Taylor Swift is an inspiration for generations. Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Musical Journey is a collection of her biggest hits set to stunning full dome imagery. "Blank […]
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Global Soundscapes
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesListen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth! Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hawaii’s coral reefs, and Mongolia’s vast grasslands. Learn how animals use sounds to survive and communicate. Experience sound in new ways through interactive […]
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Polaris: Mystery of the Polar Night
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesA traveling penguin from the South Pole and a funny polar bear from the North pole meet on arctic sea ice. They become friends observing the night sky together and wondering why night is so long at the poles of the Earth. This mystery leads them on a scientific adventure by building an improvised spaceship […]
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Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Music Journey
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesTaylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. With over 200 million records sold, a shelf full of Grammys, and an army of fans, Taylor Swift is an inspiration for generations. Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Musical Journey is a collection of her biggest hits set to stunning full dome imagery. "Blank […]
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3-2-1 Liftoff!
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesElon the hamster loves science and doing experiments, which often fail in practice. One day Elon hears a crash. In his garden, he finds a crater with a damaged robot named 8 of 12 inside. How did it get here? Elon fixes the robot and finds out that he fell from a spaceship. Does Elon have […]
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3-2-1 Liftoff!
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesElon the hamster loves science and doing experiments, which often fail in practice. One day Elon hears a crash. In his garden, he finds a crater with a damaged robot named 8 of 12 inside. How did it get here? Elon fixes the robot and finds out that he fell from a spaceship. Does Elon have […]
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Global Soundscapes
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesListen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth! Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hawaii’s coral reefs, and Mongolia’s vast grasslands. Learn how animals use sounds to survive and communicate. Experience sound in new ways through interactive […]
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Polaris: Mystery of the Polar Night
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesA traveling penguin from the South Pole and a funny polar bear from the North pole meet on arctic sea ice. They become friends observing the night sky together and wondering why night is so long at the poles of the Earth. This mystery leads them on a scientific adventure by building an improvised spaceship […]
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Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Music Journey
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesTaylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. With over 200 million records sold, a shelf full of Grammys, and an army of fans, Taylor Swift is an inspiration for generations. Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Musical Journey is a collection of her biggest hits set to stunning full dome imagery. "Blank […]
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Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Music Journey
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesTaylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. With over 200 million records sold, a shelf full of Grammys, and an army of fans, Taylor Swift is an inspiration for generations. Enchanted: A Taylor Swift Musical Journey is a collection of her biggest hits set to stunning full dome imagery. "Blank […]
