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Week of Events
Sunday, August 21, 2016
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August 21, 2016 -Earth, Moon, & Sun
Earth, Moon, & Sun
Earth, 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 […]
Monday, August 22, 2016
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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August 24, 2016 -Stars
Stars
Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end their lives in powerful explosions. New stars are created every […]
Thursday, August 25, 2016
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Friday, August 26, 2016
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August 26, 2016 -Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass
Two Small Pieces of Glass follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way students learn how telescopes work, traces the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of NASA’s Hubble […]
Saturday, August 27, 2016
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