UAA Planetarium public shows - Sept. 22, 2017

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 this Friday, Sept. 22 at the UAA Planetarium.

For more information, including how to become a planetarium member, please visit uaa.alaska.edu/planetarium. Tickets to all fall 2017 planetarium shows are on sale now at UAATix.com.

Undiscovered Worlds Friday, Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. 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.

Kiuguyat: The Northern Lights Friday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m. Tickets / Preview

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.

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Save the date for these upcoming shows at the UAA Planetarium & Visualization Theater:

• Friday, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. - Chasing the Ghost Particle
• Friday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. - Phantom of the Universe

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