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Planetarium Schedule & Show Descriptions
See the shows in Andrus Planetarium.

The Winter/Spring Sky
What to watch for in the fall night sky.

The Sky Tonight
Planetarium Show - Saturday & Sundays at 2 pm

Science Sundays is made possible by a gift from

Science Sundays
A program series that focuses on astronomy and environmental science.
One Sunday of the month - 2:30 pm. 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

Neptune from Solar System Safari

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.

Saturday and Sunday Star Shows
12:30 The Friendly Stars	2:00 The Sky Tonight	3:30 Schedule below

February	4-5	Departure 2061
	11-12	Ocean of Air, Ocean Of Space
	18-19	The Planets
	25-26	Solar System Safari

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The Winter/Spring Sky

What to watch for in the night sky.

A Parade of Planets
Besides the brilliant stars of winter, the early part of 2012 sees a parade of planets. The year begins with Venus west at sunset and Jupiter southwest. As they creep towards each other night after night, Venus appears higher and higher and Jupiter farther west. On February 20, we see Mars rising at sunset as it follows Venus across the sky westward, each night rising earlier than the last.

The Path of the Moon
On February 25, the moon will be a crescent snuggled close to Venus. Jupiter and Venus continue to approach — in reality they are hundreds of millions of miles apart — until the 15th of March, when they appear a brilliant double star in the west. Venus and the moon have another closeencounter on March 26, as Jupiter heads toward the sunset’s glare. Before Venus was south of the crescent moon, this time it will be just to the north. No April’s fool here! On April 1, you see four planets span the sky as it darkens — Jupiter far to the west, Venus above, Mars south, and Saturn rising in the east. At the end of April’s first week, Saturn rises earlier and is visible at sunset. With spring in full swing on April 3, Venus makes a rendezvous, not with the moon, but with the Pleadies star cluster in Taurus. Venus will be much brighter than those distant stars.

February 25

March 15

March 26

April 1

April 3

The Sky Tonight

Planetarium Show
Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm
Fridays 7 pm

Evening Planetary Traffic Jam

In February, at sunset, Jupiter is high in the west with Venus below. By the 25th Jupiter and Venus are heading toward apparent collision, while the moon looms nearby. We’ll preview the dance of these worlds in our sky.

Science Sundays

A program series that focuses on astronomy and environmental science. Guests including astrophysicists, science writers, geologists, artists and illustrators present their latest research, their unique creations, and their perspectives in the grand adventure of understanding the universe.

One Sunday of the month - 2:30 pm.
FREE with Museum admission

Nonsense on Stilts: How (and Why) to Tell Science from Bunk
Sunday, February 26, 2012
2:30 pm

Massimo Pigliucci, doctor of evolutionary biology, examines controversies that swirl around the scientific issues in evolution, global warming, and health, like HIV-AIDS connection, and the vaccine-autism link. Pigliucci, author of many books, did post-doctoral research in evolutionary ecology at Brown University and is currently Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. After the talk, he will sign copies of his books.

Ages 10 and up

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