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ASTRONOMY DAY & SOLAR ECLIPSE MAY 20TH
Join us on Sunday May 20th for our Annual Celebration of Astronomy Day.  This year we have combined Astronomy Day with the Solar Eclipse.  We will have activities at Fiske from 12pm-4pm on Sunday.  Then we will be transitioning to our eclipse viewing from 5:45pm-8:15pm.  We will be viewing the Eclipse from 3 locations; Fiske, Sommers-Bausch Observatory and Folsom Field.  Admission into the Stadium is FREE upon your purchase of eclipse glasses but seating in the stadium is on a "first come, first serve" basis.  We encourage you to purchase these glasses ahead of time at Fiske Planetarium or McGuckin Hardware.  You can also buy them the day of the event at Folsom. Glasses are $2 each.  You can also buy bundles of glasses by calling Fiske main office, 25 glasses for $25 + $10 shipping (we will stop taking orders for shipments on Wenesday at 12pm MST).  There will be more details about specific activities and events for Astronomy Day and the Eclipse in the days to come.  Stay tuned for more information or click here.
NOW PLAYING!  "Max Goes to the Moon"
Check out our latest production for kids K-5.  Click Here  
Summer 2012 Schedule (download here)
This Week in the Sky

Venus is dominating our evening sky after sunset.  Jupiter is still there but getting closer to the Sun, so say goodbye to the largest planet as we won't see it again till later this year.

Keep an eye out for the International Space Station as it makes early evening flybys over North America.

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Phases of the Moon

CURRENT MOON

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