at the Blake Planetarium in Plymouth, MA.
May 2008 Astronomy Program
at the Blake Planetarium
"The High Energy Sky – You can call me GammaRay"
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm
May 6 & 8, 13 & 15, 20 & 22, 27 & 29
Programs for groups can be arranged at 4 pm on these days.
Contact the planetarium office.
The STARS are ALIVE at EXIT 5!
Suggested donations are $4.00 for adults and $2.50 for students & senior citizens. Groups are welcome.
For reservations & information call 508-830-4470.
The program "The High Energy Sky" describes the launch and upcoming mission of a new NASA satellite – GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope). Scheduled for launch from Florida by the end of May, this satellite will make detailed maps of the most extreme environments of our universe – gamma ray bursts, black holes, solar flares, pulsars and dark matter. Physicists hope that some of GLAST’s observations will complement hoped-for discoveries of the soon-to-be-operating Large Hadron Collider (a large particle accelerator) in Europe. All of these topics will be discussed – in a low energy manner.
Come to the Blake Planetarium at the Plymouth Community Intermediate School where the skies are always clear!
FUTURE PROGRAMS
May 1 Celebrate Beltane (May Day) with harpist Áine Minogue at 7 pm
Closed June 1 to September 2
When weather permits, we will see you at the Plymouth waterfront with telescopes on Wednesdays in July & August!
Remember, it is NEVER cloudy at the Blake Planetarium.