The Spring Sky

Friday, April 4, 11, 18, and 25
Saturday, April 19 and 26

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The Merrillville Community Planetarium presents The Spring Sky, a public program beginning on April 4 and continuing through April 26. The show will be presented on Friday, April 4 11, 18, and 25, and Saturday, April 19 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. Additional showings may be added if needed. The planetarium opens for seating 30 minutes before the show begins. No one will be admitted after the program starts. The planetarium’s Gift Shop is open before and after each show. Weather permitting, an outdoor observing session is offered following each program.

As the winter constellations set in the west, the constellations of spring take center stage. Gemini the Twins, Canis Minor, Leo the Lion, and Bootes the Herdsman are some of the bright constellations visible during the early evenings of spring. Also, we’ll learn where to find Mars and Saturn in the evening sky.

There are only 64 seats available for each showing. Seats should be reserved by calling (219) 650-5486 or here on the web site. Admission to public programs is $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Large groups can arrange for a private show by calling the Planetarium Director at (219) 650-5486.

This is the third of four public programs for the 2007-2008 school year. Our next public show, Galaxies and the Universe, will be in July, 2008. The planetarium is located in Clifford Pierce Middle School at 199 East 70th Avenue in Merrillville, Indiana. Please park and enter on the west side of the building.