Planetarium: 'Heart of the Sun,' 'Stars of the Alaskan Sky: Predicting Stellar Motions' and Michelle Wooten's final night - July 26, 2013

Don't miss Michelle Wooten's final night of public shows as a planetarium presenter. This has been her third year at UAA in a position funded by a three-year grant. She is moving to Nashville, Tenn. with her husband, fellow planetarium presenter Dave Wooten, and plans to continue her career in science education research.

"The Heart of the Sun" Friday, July 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

"The Heart of the Sun," a full-dome digital presentation by John Weiley, shows us the sun as it has never been seen before. New space-based telescopes, along with a new generation of terrestrial instruments, capture both the fine surface detail and the vast eruptions of the corona with unprecedented clarity and, for the first time, take us right inside a living star. "The Heart of the Sun" delivers new breathtaking, high-resolution motion pictures never before seen in a full-dome theater.

From the Neolithic sky watchers of Europe, the solar observatories and blood sacrifice of Mesoamerica, to the sun gods of the Egyptians and Greeks and the dawning of Aristotelian science, "The Heart of the Sun" reveals how the development of our whole cosmology has been informed by our struggle with this oldest of mysteries. "The Heart of the Sun" is an hour in length, featuring a 25-minute show followed by a live tour of the night sky and/or the solar system.

"Stars of the Alaskan Sky: Predicting Stellar Motions" Friday, July 26, 8-9 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what you were seeing? What is that bright object on the horizon? And where is the Big Dipper? In a special all-live presentation, Michelle Wooten will take you on a tour of the night sky. Given the distinct lack of stars this time of year, she'll explore the motions of the stars in general and how to predict those motions from Alaskan latitudes in particular. "Stars of the Alaskan Sky: Predicting Stellar Motions" is an hour in length, consisting of a live lecture and full-dome presentation.

Ticket reservations for both shows are available exclusively at UAATix.com. Remaining tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the door on the day of the show. The planetarium will open for seating 30 minutes before the start of each show. You must be in the theater 10 minutes before the show starts. Reserved seats will be released after this time to stand-by customers. There is no entry after the show begins.

For more information or to learn how to become a member, please visit the planetarium website.

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