Spring 2016: 'Fractals Rock!' and 'Scales of the Universe'

Don't miss the last two spring shows at the UAA Planetarium & Visualization Theater. Tickets are on sale now at UAATix.com.

'Fractals Rock' with UAA Mathematicians Larry Foster, Stefanos Folias and Sam Cooke Friday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

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.

'Scales of the Universe' with Planetarian Omega Smith Friday, April 22, 8 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220

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!

For more information, or to learn how to become a UAA Planetarium member, please visit uaa.alaska.edu/planetarium. The summer 2016 schedule will be announced shortly; follow the UAA Planetarium on Facebook to stay in the loop.

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