2008-09 PUBLIC PLANETARIUM PROGRAM

Admission to public programs is $3 for Adults, $2.00 for Students and Senior Citizens, and Free for UW - La Crosse students with I.D. card.

Please note: No one will be admitted once the program begins due to the nature of the Planetarium.                                   

                  October Program

                                   Mondays: 6 & 20 at 7PM 

                                   Saturdays: 4 & 18 at 1PM

 

                                     "Amazing Stargazing "

You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to go stargazing. Just….let your eyes be your guide.                             (Minneapolis Planetarium production)   

                                  November Program

  

                                 Mondays: 3 & 17 at 7PM

                                 Saturdays: 1 & 15 at 1PM           

 

                                  "Cosmic Catastrophes"

Long ago on an alien planet called Sarton, there was  a race of intelligent beings, who learned to avoid their own destruction.  However they were now confronted with a dying sun.  They must move, but where? (Hansen Planetarium production)

                                    

           

                                    December Program

                         Mondays 1, 8 and 15 at 7PM –

                         "Star of Wonder"

                                              (Not shown on Saturdays)
This program speculates on what the Christmas Star might have been. Astronomical possibilities examined include comets, meteors, novae, and planetary conjunctions. Historical, biblical, and astronomical records are combined to try to solve the age-old mystery of the star. (Produced by the Bishop Planetarium; Bradenton, FL)

                          Saturdays: 6, 13, and 20 at 1PM 

                                  "A Christmas Present"
This program for the young and young at heart joins two astronauts who are in orbit on Christmas Eve and spot a strange red light. Before they discover what it is, they reminisce about Christmas' of the past and ponder what the Christmas Star might have been. (Produced by the Chaffee Planetarium; Grand Rapids, MI)
            

                               February Program             

                               Mondays: 2 & 16 at 7PM 

                              Saturdays: 7 & 21 at 1PM

                         "Honey, I Shrunk the Universe"

                          Our universe is bigger and smaller than you think!

                                   (Minneapolis Planetarium production)

 

 

                                        March Program

    

                          Mondays: 2 & 16 at 7PM 

                                 Saturdays: 7 & 21 at 1PM

                                       "Stellar Extremes"

 

              Compared to other stars our Sun is rather boring, thank goodness!

                          (William M. Staerkel Planetarium productions)

                   

                                            April Program

              

                                  Mondays: 6 & 20 at 7PM

                                  Saturdays: 4 & 18 at 1PM

                                          

                                               "Einstein"

            The first human to see into the fourth dimension and changed the world.

                                          (Hansen Planetarium Production)

                                                 

For further information, email Gordon Stewart, Planetarium Director, in the Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Phone: 608.785.8669

 

                                  Gordon Stewart, UW-L Planetarium Director 

                                                   Phone: 608 785 8669 

                                          E Mail:  stewart.gord@uwlax.edu