Event

Planetarium Film: Two Small Pieces of Glass- The Amazing Telescope

Rock Creek Park

Fee:

Free. Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Time:

2:00 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.


Description

"Two Small Pieces of Glass - The Amazing Telescope" show follows two students as they interact with a female 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.

Show is appropriate for those aged 8+.

 

Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.


More information

Reservation or Registration: No

Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.