Dec. 9, 2016: 'Coloring the Universe' and 'Undiscovered Worlds' at the UAA Planetarium
by Michelle Saport |
As Alaska's largest planetarium, the UAA Planetarium & Visualization Theater is an immersive place to explore the world around us-from the smallest microbes to the most distant galaxies. See below to learn what's playing next at the UAA Planetarium. For more information, including how to become a planetarium member, please visit uaa.alaska.edu/planetarium.
Coloring the Universe, presented by Astronomer Travis Rector, Ph.D. Friday, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220 Tickets / Preview
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 book, Coloring the Universe.
Undiscovered Worlds, presented by Astronomer Travis Rector, Ph.D. Friday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220 Tickets / Preview
Humans have long imagined exotic and intriguing worlds beyond our solar system. However, in recent years, science fiction has become science fact. With the creation of better telescopes and the improvement of detection techniques, we have discovered that our sun is not the only star with orbiting planets. Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1995, astronomers have discovered hundreds more orbiting other stars in our galaxy and beyond.
Save the date for these upcoming shows at the UAA Planetarium & Visualization Theater:
- Friday, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. - Earthquake
- Friday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. - Tilted Solstice
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