Planetarium Shows This (Academic) Year

Public planetarium programs are held from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM on the third Thursday of the month. The planetarium is located (see map) on the top floor of Hutcheson Hall, in room 207.  Enter Hutcheson Hall at the East end of the building where the elevator is located.  Visitors may park without permits during the evening hours in either student or faculty parking lots on campus.

• “The Cultural & Scientific History of Spaceflight before Sputnik”  This program offers a multi-media presentation on ideas for rockets and spaceflight before the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957.
  
• Storytelling in the Stars: A description of the symbolic nature of the constellations and their connection to Greek mythology, in particular the story of Perseus and Andromeda.
• Winter Lights: Omens in the Sky: A description of unique celestial events and the presentation of possible astronomical "lights" as explanations for the Star of Bethlehem.
• When Worlds Collide: The truth and consequences about the hazards of a comet or near-Earth asteroid colliding with the Earth.
• The Origin of Time: An explanation of how our calendar was created and its connection to celestial bodies.
• A Spaceship Called Earth: A description of the location and motions of the Earth in space from our solar system to the Milky Was galaxy to the universe beyond.
• What is a Star Anyway?:  An explanation of the birth, life, and death processes in the evolution of a star like our Sun.
• Forensic Astronomy:  Using positional astronomy to look at modern day accidents, crime, and historical events.
  

For more information contact Dr. Gary Henson at hensong@etsu.edu or at (423)439-6906.