Printable poster for Grand Reopening
January 31st 2008
Here is a printable poster to advertise the Grand Reopening (PDF format). Please feel free to print it and post it wherever appropriate!
(Thanks to Holley Wood for creating the poster!)
Archive for January, 2008
News feed
January 30th 2008
If you want to be updated whenever changes are made to the planetarium website, please consider signing up for the RSS news feed (http://planetarium.lambuth.edu/rss) or the Atom news feed (http://planetarium.lambuth.edu/atom).
We didn’t even need to summon Bruce Willis
January 30th 2008
The 250 meter (919 foot) asteroid 2007 TU24 passed Earth on Tuesday, January 29, but it didn’t come close enough to pose danger. It was small enough that very few people would even be able to see it, but large enough that if it had hit Earth, it would be seriously worrisome. For more information, see the Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 30.
A Few Updates
January 28th 2008
- The logo competition is over, so any entries I haven’t received yet won’t be considered. The judges (Dr. Lendon Noe, Ms. Sissy Orr, Ms. Margaret Day, and Mr. Tad McElroy) will be making their decisions within the next few days. The winner, however, won’t be revealed until February 9.
- Speaking of which, I have updated the Grand Reopening page to include more specific information about the activities of the day. Especially of note: after the keynote address, there will be a reception in the Performing Arts Center, to which all are welcome and invited.
Logo Contest, Once More
January 23rd 2008
The deadline for submissions to the logo competition is this Friday, January 25 at 5:00 PM! So, if you want to enter the contest, now is the time!
Public Nights
January 22nd 2008
The planetarium will resume holding public nights on February 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM, with a viewing of “Hubble Vision 2″. Subsequent public nights will be the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:30 PM.
Admission will be $5 per adult, $3 per child under 18, and $10 for a family of 3 or more. Lambuth students get in free with their ID.
First Mercury pictures in 35 years
January 16th 2008
The MESSENGER spacecraft has returned the first new photos of planet Mercury (the closest world to our Sun) since Mariner 10’s mission over 35 years ago. Up until MESSENGER’s mission, only about 40% of Mercury’s surface had been mapped, so a lot is unknown.
Here is one of the new photos; clicking on the the picture or the link following will bring you to a page with more information:
See How Far the Light Came
January 15th 2008
I have begun working in earnest on the planetarium show for February 9, and finally have a title for it:
“See How Far the Light Came: A Journey from Our Solar System Outward”
The purpose of the show is to demonstrate the abilities of the new projector, but also to connect our programming to Prof. Krauss’ keynote address.
The Martians breathe a sigh of relief
January 11th 2008
Mars escaped being struck by an asteroid, which up until recently was believed to be on a collision course. More information:
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news156.html
Pictures of the Installed Projector
January 8th 2008
As promised, here is the installed projector. I also attempted to capture the projected images on the dome, but my little camera (alas) isn’t good enough.
The projector on its platform:
A close-up of the projector:
And of course, the crew responsible for the installation: Tad McElroy (left) and Jared Canada!
