FOAP will be offering two separate planetarium shows for the general public on Saturday, May 16th.
6:00pm – Sunstruck
Fulldome planetarium movie
Duration: 21 minutes
Recommended for general audiences – best for ages 9 and up
How does the Sun work? What are sunspots? What is space weather, and how does it affect us here on Earth? How long will the Sun exist?
Travel back in time to the beginning of the solar system and experience the birth of the Sun. Discover how the Sun supports life on Earth, how it can also threaten life, and how it will eventually end, billions of years from now.
There will be a short sky talk in the planetarium after the movie.
7:30pm – Phantom of the Universe
Fulldome planetarium movie
Duration: 27 minutes
Recommended for general audiences – best for ages 9 and up
There are still many aspects of the universe that we don’t understand.
According to observations, there is far more mass in the universe than what we can see. We call this mysterious mass “dark matter”. But what is it? How does it work?
From following protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent cosmos, set out on a journey in search of dark matter.
There will be a short sky talk in the planetarium after the movie.