a man looks toward the starry sky; the words "two small pieces of glass: the amazing telescope"

Film - Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope

Rock Creek Park

  • Every week on Sunday at 11:00 AM from May 05, 2024 to May 31, 2024
  • Free
"Two Small Pieces of Glass - the Amazing Telescope" is a film that follows two students as they interact with an astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. Aiming to engage and appeal to audiences of all ages, the show explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years. This film is appropriate for those aged 8+.

Seating in the planetarium is limited. We will give out free place holder tickets 30 minutes in advance of each showing.
 

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

The planetarium is located in the Rock Creek Park Nature Center at 5200 Glover Rd. NW Washington, DC 20015

Latitude and Longitude 38.960047, -77.051760

Schedule

Days:

Every week on Sunday

Dates:

May 05, 2024 to May 31, 2024

Time:

11:00 AM

Duration:

30 minutes

Arrive 30 minutes early to pick up a free place holder ticket for the show.

Tags: film, night sky, planetarium