Saturday Matinees at the Planetarium - Feb. 2, 2013

All shows in the Saturday Matinee series are 25-30 minutes long, with no time for additional live presentations or audience questions. The show length will be shorter, but the cost will also be 40 percent less! If you are looking for live interaction with expert presenters, we encourage you to attend one of our one-hour Friday night shows.

"Two Small Pieces of Glass" Saturday, Feb. 2, 2-2:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

Engaging and appealing to audiences of all ages, "Two Small Pieces of Glass" is a full-dome show that traces the history of the telescope from Galileo's modifications to a child's spyglass--using two small pieces of glass--to the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. It explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years.

While looking through the astronomer's telescope, the students, along with the planetarium audience, explore the Galilean Moons, Saturn's rings and spiral structure of galaxies. During their conversation with the astronomer, they also learn about the discoveries of Galileo, Huygens, Newton, Hubble and many others. (23 minutes)

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"The Search for Life: Are We Alone?" Saturday, Feb. 2, 3-3:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

For as long as humans have contemplated the cosmos, we have wondered if we are alone. Narrated by Harrison Ford and created in collaboration with NASA, the American Museum of Natural History's "The Search for Life: Are We Alone?" explores this intriguing question, taking visitors on a fascinating journey through time and space. Breathtaking visualizations based on cutting-edge scientific data will transform your view of the universe to reveal countless worlds that may harbor life. From the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of the cosmos, "The Search for Life" explores the links between life on Earth and the potential for life on other planets. (24 minutes)

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"Coral: Rekindling Venus" Saturday, Feb. 2, 4-4:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

"Coral: Rekindling Venus" is a film made without narration. It is made to be an immersive experience of the diverse and complex community of coral reefs using a subtle and imaginative narrative structure.

"Coral" is an immersive and emotional journey. It invites you to lose yourself in the truly extraordinary world of coral reef communities. It allows you to feel as if you are present, sometimes lying on the sea floor and sometimes free floating through the plankton-rich sea at night. This sensation helps to build our connection to the world's reefs. Humans--as much as corals--are reliant on healthy oceans, but climate scientists warn us that this remarkable world of coral reefs is at risk. "Coral" offers a rare opportunity to experience the reef, to come to know corals and so, hopefully, to cherish and protect them. (23 minutes)

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