The Voyager Encounters

Friday, April 13, 20, 27
Saturday, April 21, 28


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The Merrillville Community Planetarium presents The Voyager Encounters, a public program beginning on April 13 and continuing through April 28. The show will be presented on Friday, April 13, 20, and 27, and Saturday, April 21 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. Additional showings may be added if needed. The planetarium opens for seat-ing 30 minutes before the show begins. No one will be admitted after the program starts.

It was thirty-five years ago that Voyager 1 and 2 were launched on a mission to explore the outer solar system. Most of what we know about the large outer planets comes from these two space probes. Find out what the Voyagers learned about the planets, rings, and moons of the outer solar system. The planetarium’s Gift Shop will be open and, weather permitting, an outdoor observing session will be offered following the program.

Admission to public programs is $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Seating is limited and should be reserved by calling (219) 650-5486 or here on the web site. Large groups can arrange for a private show by calling the planetarium at (219) 650-5486.

This is the third of four public programs for the 2011-2012 school year. Our next public show, Larry Cat in Space, will be in July, 2012. 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.