'Above Alaska' and 'Coloring the Universe' - Feb. 26, 2016

'Above Alaska' with UAA Astronomer Travis Rector, Ph.D. Friday, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

The aurora are running wild in the Land of the Midnight Sun! "Above Alaska" takes you to the remote forests and mountains of the Great Land to experience a night under the northern lights. Shot in vivid high-resolution 4K full-dome format, the show features some of the best aurora displays from the last two years as filmed from different locations throughout the state. You'll see and experience the aurora the same way Alaskans do, but without the frostbite.

Tickets are on sale now at UAATix.com.

For more information, or to learn how to become a UAA Planetarium member, please visit uaa.alaska.edu/planetarium.

'Coloring the Universe' with UAA Astronomer Travis Rector, Ph.D. Friday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

Everyone loves astronomy pictures, but have you ever wondered if they are real? Do they show objects as they really look? How they are made? In a special all-live presentation, UAA Astronomer Travis Rector answers all these questions and more. Over the last 20 years, Dr. Rector has been privileged to make more than 200 color pictures with some of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes, including those at Kitt Peak National Observatory, Gemini Observatory and even the Hubble Space Telescope. He will share a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to use these telescopes and how pictures are made from the images they collect. He will use the planetarium to share with you stories from his new book, Coloring the Universe.

Tickets are on sale now at UAATix.com.

For more information, or to learn how to become a UAA Planetarium member, please visit uaa.alaska.edu/planetarium.

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