This autumn, the evening sky will dazzle with a display of brightly lit planets and a colorful treasure trove of nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. Prefer something a little more ominous just in time for Halloween? Later this year, we’ll be able to easily view (with binoculars) a comet passing by the earth.
MHCC Planetarium Director Pat Hanrahan will serve as the interstellar guide as he helps visitors to campus explore the visible autumn night sky and explains where, when and what you’ll see this fall in the night sky.
Hanrahan will present “Autumn Sky Wonders” on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Friday, Oct. 5, with shows at 6 and 7:15 p.m. on both days. He will point out how to find your way around the autumn sky and where to look for some of its best objects. And some of what he’ll present fits quite well with the Halloween season.
Visitors are encouraged to ask questions during each 45-minute live program. Children are welcome to attend. The MHCC Planetarium is wheelchair accessible. Admission for the general public is $5, and $2 for children (17 and younger) and for MHCC students (identification required). Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Don’t miss these upcoming shows in the Planetarium Sky Theater
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Nov. 6 and 9, 2018 |
Space Oddities: Stars that are Stranger than Fiction |
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Dec. 4 and 7, 2018 |
Treasures of Orion and his Neighbors |
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Jan. 8 and 11, 2019 |
A Snapshot of Upcoming Astronomical Events for 2019 |
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Feb. 5 and 8, 2019 |
Seeing the Invisible Universe |
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March 5 and 8, 2019 |
What did NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Find Beyond Pluto? |
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April 2 and 5, 2019 |
Auroras, Cosmic Rays, Shooting Stars, and Other Space Invaders |
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May 7 and 10, 2019 |
Current Spacecraft Exploration by NASA/JPL and By Other Countries |
All planetarium shows are at 6 and 7:15 p.m. For more information about the MHCC planetarium, visit mhcc.edu/planetarium.
Private showings for groups are also available on Fridays.