Summer 2015: 'Fractals Rock' and 'Scales of the Universe'
by Michelle Saport |
An inside view of the UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater.
The UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater (located in ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220) is open to the public for Friday show nights. Each show usually features an immersive, full-dome film followed by a lecture and Q-and-A session with a scientist.
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Friday, Aug. 28 6:30-7:30 p.m. | "Fractals Rock!" Fractals are all around us in the natural world, spanning a huge range of scales. The same patterns repeat themselves again and again, from the tiny branching of our blood vessels and neurons to the branching of trees, lightning bolts and river networks. Fractals also serve as intricately beautiful representations of the otherwise abstract world of mathematics. They're surprisingly simple to make, but the closer you look at them, the more complexities you find. "Fractals Rock!" will take you on a visual tour of the endless fractal patterns of nature and magnify for you the infinite complexity of mathematical art.
Presented by UAA Mathematics Professor Larry Foster, Ph.D.
8-9 p.m. | "Scales of the Universe" How big is the universe? Does it go on forever? What is the most distant object we can see? We'll answer all of these questions and more in a special all-live presentation. Starting from the Earth, we'll fly out of our solar system, beyond our galaxy the Milky Way and to the edge of the universe!
Tickets: Ticket reservations are available online only 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.
Online ticket prices: -Free for current UAA Planetarium Members -$10 for adults -$5 for UAA students (with valid ID) -$5 for children (4-18 years) Tickets sold in advance at UAATix.com.
At-the-door ticket prices: -Free for current UAA Planetarium Members -$12 for adults -$6 for UAA students (with valid ID) -$6 for children (4-18 years) Cash, check and credit card accepted at the door.
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