• Climate Change in Our Backyard

    Climate Change in Our Backyard
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    As humans develop a much larger picture about our Earth as a whole, we are beginning to see it as a complex, interconnected, remarkable world, and one that people have impacted directly. Explore the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the natural temperature variations that the Earth has experienced over millions of years, and […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, 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 history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium features a dazzling display of lights paired with music from the legendary band. Join us for an hour-long magical tour through a selection of their greatest hits, including songs like A Hard Day's Night, Come Together, A Day in the Life, Yellow Submarine, and more! Journey across the universe […]

  • Climate Change in Our Backyard

    Climate Change in Our Backyard
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    As humans develop a much larger picture about our Earth as a whole, we are beginning to see it as a complex, interconnected, remarkable world, and one that people have impacted directly. Explore the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the natural temperature variations that the Earth has experienced over millions of years, and […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, 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 history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium features a dazzling display of lights paired with music from the legendary band. Join us for an hour-long magical tour through a selection of their greatest hits, including songs like A Hard Day's Night, Come Together, A Day in the Life, Yellow Submarine, and more! Journey across the universe […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel 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 […]

  • Science Lecture Series: Dr. Neil Comins

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Dr. Neil Comins What If the Moon Didn't Exist Thursday, October 14 at 7:00 pm   The Moon is a vibrant part of our lives and has been celebrated for centuries in art, literature and of course science.  We find it easily at night and if we look hard enough, also during the day.  Most […]

  • Climate Change in Our Backyard

    Climate Change in Our Backyard
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    As humans develop a much larger picture about our Earth as a whole, we are beginning to see it as a complex, interconnected, remarkable world, and one that people have impacted directly. Explore the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the natural temperature variations that the Earth has experienced over millions of years, and […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, 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 history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium features a dazzling display of lights paired with music from the legendary band. Join us for an hour-long magical tour through a selection of their greatest hits, including songs like A Hard Day's Night, Come Together, A Day in the Life, Yellow Submarine, and more! Journey across the universe […]

  • Climate Change in Our Backyard

    Climate Change in Our Backyard
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    As humans develop a much larger picture about our Earth as a whole, we are beginning to see it as a complex, interconnected, remarkable world, and one that people have impacted directly. Explore the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the natural temperature variations that the Earth has experienced over millions of years, and […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, 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 history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium features a dazzling display of lights paired with music from the legendary band. Join us for an hour-long magical tour through a selection of their greatest hits, including songs like A Hard Day's Night, Come Together, A Day in the Life, Yellow Submarine, and more! Journey across the universe […]

  • Climate Change in Our Backyard

    Climate Change in Our Backyard
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    As humans develop a much larger picture about our Earth as a whole, we are beginning to see it as a complex, interconnected, remarkable world, and one that people have impacted directly. Explore the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the natural temperature variations that the Earth has experienced over millions of years, and […]

  • Who’s Your Daddy: A Dramatic Reading Under the Stars

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Published by Augury Books earlier this year, Who's Your Daddy is Arisa White’s debut poetic memoir, which poet Patricia Smith says, "unreels like heart-wrenching fragments of film." It is a lyrical, genre-bending coming-of-age tale featuring a queer, Black, Guyanese American woman who, while seeking to define her own place in the world, negotiates an estranged […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, 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 history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The Beatles: A Day in the Planetarium features a dazzling display of lights paired with music from the legendary band. Join us for an hour-long magical tour through a selection of their greatest hits, including songs like A Hard Day's Night, Come Together, A Day in the Life, Yellow Submarine, and more! Journey across the universe […]

  • Secrets of the Universe

    Secrets of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel with scientist Manuel Calderon De La Barca Sanchez as he journeys to the largest machine ever built, the greatest scientific instrument ever created, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). There, he joins a global team working to uncover another amazing breakthrough in this new world of technology-driven physics. We get an inside look at the […]

  • Cosmic Colors

    Cosmic Colors
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From northern lights to garden flowers, color fills our lives and “Cosmic Colors” explains how we use the rainbow to see, understand and explore our universe. Visitors learn more about […]

  • The Wall – Pink Floyd

    The Wall – Pink Floyd
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Pink Floyd’s progressive 8th album is put to stunning visuals that will send you to the moon. The album remained on Billboard charts for an amazing 741 weeks, longer than […]

  • Polaris: Mystery of the Polar Night

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    A 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 […]

  • Science Lecture Series: Dr. Seth Campbell

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Dr. Seth Campbell Eyes on the Arctic: Global Connections to the Icy North Thursday, November 11 at 7:00 pm   Whether you know it or not, the Arctic impacts nearly […]

  • Secrets of the Universe

    Secrets of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel with scientist Manuel Calderon De La Barca Sanchez as he journeys to the largest machine ever built, the greatest scientific instrument ever created, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). There, […]

  • Cosmic Colors

    Cosmic Colors
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From northern lights to garden flowers, color fills our lives and “Cosmic Colors” explains how we use the rainbow to see, understand and explore our universe. Visitors learn more about […]

  • The Wall – Pink Floyd

    The Wall – Pink Floyd
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Pink Floyd’s progressive 8th album is put to stunning visuals that will send you to the moon. The album remained on Billboard charts for an amazing 741 weeks, longer than […]

  • Secrets of the Universe

    Secrets of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel with scientist Manuel Calderon De La Barca Sanchez as he journeys to the largest machine ever built, the greatest scientific instrument ever created, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). There, […]

  • JWST Extravaganza

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Join us to prepare for the launch of NASA's next "Great Observatory"! Special guest speaker, Dr. Carter Emmart, Director of Astro-Visualization at Hayden Planetarium AMNH will remotely "pilot" our planetarium to show the launch and deployment of JWST in stunning detail. Build a paper model of the telescope and see how NASA uses "origami" principals […]

  • Cosmic Colors

    Cosmic Colors
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From northern lights to garden flowers, color fills our lives and “Cosmic Colors” explains how we use the rainbow to see, understand and explore our universe. Visitors learn more about […]

  • The Wall – Pink Floyd

    The Wall – Pink Floyd
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Pink Floyd’s progressive 8th album is put to stunning visuals that will send you to the moon. The album remained on Billboard charts for an amazing 741 weeks, longer than […]

  • Secrets of the Universe

    Secrets of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel with scientist Manuel Calderon De La Barca Sanchez as he journeys to the largest machine ever built, the greatest scientific instrument ever created, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). There, […]

  • Cosmic Colors

    Cosmic Colors
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From northern lights to garden flowers, color fills our lives and “Cosmic Colors” explains how we use the rainbow to see, understand and explore our universe. Visitors learn more about […]

  • The Wall – Pink Floyd

    The Wall – Pink Floyd
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Pink Floyd’s progressive 8th album is put to stunning visuals that will send you to the moon. The album remained on Billboard charts for an amazing 741 weeks, longer than […]

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Over the years numerous people have tried to explain the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible and other historical texts of the time. What was the Christmas Star? Could […]

  • Let It Snow

    Let It Snow
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Let it Snow features a new variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee, including a stunning multi-media finale by the Trans […]

  • Science Lecture Series: Dr. Cassaundra Rose

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Dr. Cassaundra Rose Maine Won’t Wait: How Maine is Taking Action on Climate Change Thursday, December 9th at 7:00 pm   Maine celebrates one year of “Maine Won’t Wait: a four-year […]

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Over the years numerous people have tried to explain the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible and other historical texts of the time. What was the Christmas Star? Could […]

  • Let It Snow

    Let It Snow
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Let it Snow features a new variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee, including a stunning multi-media finale by the Trans […]

  • Áróra: Tales of the Northern Lights

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    An 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 […]

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Over the years numerous people have tried to explain the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible and other historical texts of the time. What was the Christmas Star? Could […]

  • Let It Snow

    Let It Snow
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Let it Snow features a new variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee, including a stunning multi-media finale by the Trans […]

  • EXO: Are We Alone?

    EXO: Are We Alone?
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Humankind has always sought to understand the mysteries of the Universe and speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Today we know of thousands of exoplanets — planets located outside […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Magic Tree House: Space Mission
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel 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 […]

  • Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium

    Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Undefinable, musical genius, mysterious, guarded, and iconic - it is impossible to pin down Prince. He speaks on through his musical legacy and our program features several his hits such as When Doves Cry, Let's go Crazy, 1999, Raspberry Beret, and many more.  Join us to be immersed in his music set to a stunning visual journey […]

  • Astronaut

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut? Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around […]

  • EXO: Are We Alone?

    EXO: Are We Alone?
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Humankind has always sought to understand the mysteries of the Universe and speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Today we know of thousands of exoplanets — planets located outside our Solar System — that offer valuable information about our own planet, its origins and life on Earth. We’re on the cusp of making some […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Magic Tree House: Space Mission
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel 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 […]

  • Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium

    Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Undefinable, musical genius, mysterious, guarded, and iconic - it is impossible to pin down Prince. He speaks on through his musical legacy and our program features several his hits such as When Doves Cry, Let's go Crazy, 1999, Raspberry Beret, and many more.  Join us to be immersed in his music set to a stunning visual journey […]

  • EXO: Are We Alone?

    EXO: Are We Alone?
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Humankind has always sought to understand the mysteries of the Universe and speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Today we know of thousands of exoplanets — planets located outside our Solar System — that offer valuable information about our own planet, its origins and life on Earth. We’re on the cusp of making some […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Magic Tree House: Space Mission
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel 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 […]

  • Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium

    Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Undefinable, musical genius, mysterious, guarded, and iconic - it is impossible to pin down Prince. He speaks on through his musical legacy and our program features several his hits such as When Doves Cry, Let's go Crazy, 1999, Raspberry Beret, and many more.  Join us to be immersed in his music set to a stunning visual journey […]

  • EXO: Are We Alone?

    EXO: Are We Alone?
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Humankind has always sought to understand the mysteries of the Universe and speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Today we know of thousands of exoplanets — planets located outside our Solar System — that offer valuable information about our own planet, its origins and life on Earth. We’re on the cusp of making some […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Magic Tree House: Space Mission
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel 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 […]

  • Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium

    Prince: Purple Rain Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Undefinable, musical genius, mysterious, guarded, and iconic - it is impossible to pin down Prince. He speaks on through his musical legacy and our program features several his hits such as When Doves Cry, Let's go Crazy, 1999, Raspberry Beret, and many more.  Join us to be immersed in his music set to a stunning visual journey […]

  • Stargazers of Africa

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the dawn of time, African people have looked to the skies above for inspiration and guidance. Stargazers of Africa is a journey connecting the stars, Moon and planets to the people across this great continent—from long ago to the stargazers of today. Experience African tales from the Yoruba people and a Nigerian story about […]

  • Telescopes, Binoculars, and Stargazing

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

      Did you get a telescope or binoculars for Christmas?  Have questions on how they work or how to get started using them?  Join two experienced observers and planetarium directors on Saturday, February 5th at 4:00 pm at the Versant Power Astronomy Center to get started on your celestial journey.   Shawn Laatsch and John Meader […]

  • Legends of the Night Sky: Orion

    Legends of the Night Sky: Orion
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Take a fun and lighthearted look at the myths and stories associated with the constellation Orion, the great hunter of the winter sky. Orion comes to life in a fun-filled, animated accompanied by narrators Aesop the owl and Socrates the mouse as we follow Orion’s adventures as he grows to manhood, battles mythical beasts, foils […]