Public Shows & Events
May
In support of efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine is closed.
All public programs and K-12 field trips currently scheduled through July 31, 2020 have been cancelled.
We look forward to welcoming our visitors back to our programs as soon as possible and encourage you to keep up to date with health protocols and information updates provided by the Maine Center for Disease Control and the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Please check our Facebook page regularly for online program offerings, virtual sky lectures, and information on our future return to normal operations.
You can also view articles on the Emera Astronomy Center’s efforts to fight COVID-19 here!
*This show is designed for younger audiences.
**Monthly Homeschool Show – Open to the General Public as well.
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