Worlds Beyond Earth
Take 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 […]
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Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States
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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 […]
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Artistic Universe
Artist have often gained their inspiration from viewing our skies! A starry night, the lovely Moon, and images taken through telescopes have inspired paintings, poetry, music, theatrical plays, science fiction […]
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Magic Globe: A Story of the Seasons
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesOn vacation at her grandpa’s, a little girl Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery. Edek, Mia’s eccentric uncle, tricks the girl into using the tool’s secret powers […]
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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 […]
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Black Hole – First Picture
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesBlack Hole First Picture features the human attempt to create the very first picture of a black hole with the Event Horizon Telescope - a network of 8 Radio telescopes at […]
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Mayan Archeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesThe night is an eye, both dark and bright! It forces us to look up and ask ourselves questions about our place in the Cosmos, our origins, and what is […]
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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. […]
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Artistic Universe
Artist have often gained their inspiration from viewing our skies! A starry night, the lovely Moon, and images taken through telescopes have inspired paintings, poetry, music, theatrical plays, science fiction […]
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Magic Globe: A Story of the Seasons
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesOn vacation at her grandpa’s, a little girl Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery. Edek, Mia’s eccentric uncle, tricks the girl into using the tool’s secret powers […]
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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 […]
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We Are Astronomers
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesDo you know what an astronomer does? We Are Astronomers reveals the global collaboration, technology and dedication required to answer the unresolved questions of the Universe. See how technologies such […]
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Bébé Symphonique
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesBébé Symphonique is an experience that draws on the richness and power of orchestral music to create special moments of connection between babies and their parents, while promoting infant neurological development. […]
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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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Artistic Universe
Artist have often gained their inspiration from viewing our skies! A starry night, the lovely Moon, and images taken through telescopes have inspired paintings, poetry, music, theatrical plays, science fiction […]
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Magic Globe: A Story of the Seasons
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesOn vacation at her grandpa’s, a little girl Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery. Edek, Mia’s eccentric uncle, tricks the girl into using the tool’s secret powers […]
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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 […]
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Living Worlds
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesEarth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the […]
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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 […]
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Ozzy Osbourne: Tribute to the Prince of Darkness
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesIconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on. He was no Ordinary Man and […]
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Living Worlds
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesEarth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the […]
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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 […]
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Ozzy Osbourne: Tribute to the Prince of Darkness
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesIconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on. He was no Ordinary Man and […]
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Living Worlds
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesEarth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the […]
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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 […]
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Ozzy Osbourne: Tribute to the Prince of Darkness
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesIconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on. He was no Ordinary Man and […]
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Living Worlds
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesEarth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the […]
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VAST: A Cosmic Journey through Space and Time
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesSpace is unimaginably vast and incredibly beautiful. Thanks to our curiosity and quest for knowledge, we humans have been driven to explore space and learn more about the universe. There […]
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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 […]
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Chemistry of Life: The Invisible Inside
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesSometimes it’s the smallest things that matter the most. Join us on a journey into a seemingly invisible world – the world of molecules and nanoparticles. What does the cell structure […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesJoin NASA’s engineers as they design, test, and launch today’s hottest missions into space. Witness the enormity of the new James Webb Space Telescope, the intensity of Goddard Space Flight […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesJoin NASA’s engineers as they design, test, and launch today’s hottest missions into space. Witness the enormity of the new James Webb Space Telescope, the intensity of Goddard Space Flight […]
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Ozzy Osbourne: Tribute to the Prince of Darkness
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesIconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on. He was no Ordinary Man and […]
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Phantom of the Universe
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground […]
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Halloween: Celestial Origins
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesVampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures! What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more… Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday! Experience the […]
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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 […]
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Phantom of the Universe
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground […]
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Halloween: Celestial Origins
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesVampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures! What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more… Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday! Experience the […]
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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 […]
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Forward to the Moon
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesForward to the Moon engages audiences in NASA efforts to send both humans and robots to the Moon and Mars. NASA's 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and […]
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Phantom of the Universe
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground […]
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Halloween: Celestial Origins
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesVampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures! What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more… Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday! Experience the […]
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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 […]
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Phantom of the Universe
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground […]
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Halloween: Celestial Origins
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesVampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures! What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more… Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday! Experience the […]
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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 […]
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Phantom of the Universe
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground […]
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The Great Solar System Adventure!
Explore the wonders and perils of our Solar System! Join "The Great Schiaparelli"; as he takes the audience on a space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface […]
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The Lumineers: From the Floor to the Brightside
The Lumineers From the Floor to the Bright Side, takes you on a real and authentic journey through their most powerful storytelling. From their most honest songs “Sleep on the […]
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Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesLotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart. On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]
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Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesLotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart. On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]
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Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United StatesLotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart. On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]
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The Great Solar System Adventure!
Explore the wonders and perils of our Solar System! Join "The Great Schiaparelli"; as he takes the audience on a space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking […]
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The Lumineers: From the Floor to the Brightside
The Lumineers From the Floor to the Bright Side, takes you on a real and authentic journey through their most powerful storytelling. From their most honest songs “Sleep on the Floor” and “Dead Sea” to their most uplifting songs “Ho Hey” and “Brightside” with classic favorites in between, this is a show with music that […]
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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 […]