Event
Film - Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.960047, -77.051760
The planetarium is located in the Rock Creek Park Nature Center at 5200 Glover Rd. NW Washington, DC 20015
Dates & Times
Date:
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Time:
4:00 PM
Duration:
30 minutes
Arrive 30 minutes early to pick up a free place holder ticket for the show.
Description
"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.
Reservation or Registration: No
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