Science & Astronomy

Saturday, May 4, 11 & 18
1 - 4 pm
Family Science Project

Be a Maker and a Tinkerer! Three Saturdays to invent!
Planetarium Manager Marc Taylor, left, explores the Planetarium’s storerooms to bring you slide projectors and controllers, motors and wires for you to transform into strange machines and robots!. Your creative inventions will be shown on Astronomy Day, May 19.

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			Planetarium Schedule & Show Descriptions See the shows in Andrus Planetarium.
			Astronomy Day Planetarium Shows and Programs FREE with Museum Admission
			The Sky Tonight Planetarium Show - Saturday & Sundays at 2 pm
	Family Science Projects is made possible by a gift from		Family Science Projects On Saturday: Demonstrations and projects explore an aspect of the natural world that relate to the Museum’s Planetarium shows. On Sunday: Physical-science demonstrations and projects in the Hudson Riverama gallery that explore an aspect of the natural world. FREE with Museum admission.
	School’s Out, Stars Are In has been made possible by a grant from Con Edison.		School’s Out, Stars Are In Creative activities and planetarium shows for students on school break. (December Holidays, Winter Break, and Spring Break, Museum open Mon - Fri, 12 - 5 pm). FREE with Museum admission. Students must be accompanied by a caregiver.

			Planetarium Schedule
			Allow 1 hour to see a star show. Tickets at Lobby Desk the day of the show. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please allow time to be seated; there is no late seating. A sound amplification system is available in the Planetarium to connect to a personal hearing aid or cochlear implant. No Planetarium Shows May 11 & 12 (back to top)

			Astronomy Day
			Sunday, May 19 12 - 5 pm See Solar System models of planets. See a “Maker Exhibition” of objects and machines created by May Family Science Projects participants. Observe the sun, experiment with light, paint a giant “slide,” create a 3-D constellation and use a octant.
			Planetarium Shows 1, 2, 3 & 4 pm The Sky Tonight – See a 30 minute live show of the night sky. All ages

			The Sky Tonight
			Planetarium Show The Sky Tonight Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm (back to top)

			Family Science Projects
			FREE with Museum admission On Saturdays, 1 - 4 pm Physical-science demos and projects conducted in Riverama’s demo area or theatre. Each explores an aspect of the natural world, as touched on in Riverama itself. Each activity has a demo component and a project component. Physical-science demos and projects conducted in the Troster Hall of Science. Each explores an aspect of the natural world, as touched on in planetarium shows and in Troster itself. Each activity has a demo component and a project component.
			Saturday, May 4, 11 & 18 1 - 4 pm Family Science Project Be a Maker and a Tinkerer! Three Saturdays to invent! Planetarium Manager Marc Taylor, left, explores the Planetarium’s storerooms to bring you slide projectors and controllers, motors and wires for you to transform into strange machines and robots!. Your creative inventions will be shown on Astronomy Day, May 19. (back to top)