SOLD OUT: Friday's world-premiere of 'Kiuguyat' at UAA Planetarium

Note: This show is currently sold out. Tickets may become available at the door. Unclaimed tickets are typically released 10 minutes prior to the start of each UAA Planetarium show.

'Kiuguyat' premiere, presented by UAA Planetarium Manager Omega Smith Friday, Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. UAA Planetarium & Visualization Theater Tickets

Alaska's Far North is cloaked in darkness for much of the Arctic winter season. For Iñupiat people who live in this remote landscape, the beautiful dancing lights known as the northern lights are a welcome sight. What are the northern lights? How did they get there? What meaning do they hold for those who live beneath their splendor? This 25-minute full-dome video showcases the lights through stunning time-lapse photography and introduces the audience to Iñupiat elders and residents of all ages as they share traditional stories, songs, personal experiences and generational knowledge related to the lights. Animated visualizations depict the physical science processes that produce this fascinating high latitude phenomenon.

Produced by the UAA and University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.

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

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Read more at KTVA.com: Catching the premiere of 'Kiuguyat: The Northern Lights.'

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