"Edge of Darkness" and "Laser Fun" will be shown Friday, April 24, and "Tales of a Time Traveler" and "Laser Women Who Rock" will be shown Saturday, April 25.
Wayne State College’s free planetarium and laser shows continue Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, in the Fred G. Dale Planetarium. Admission is free and open to the public, but free-will donations are accepted.
The planetarium has been upgraded with a new single-lens ultra-high-def projection system and the immersive Digistar Astronomy software. The planetarium has once again become the most technologically advanced and educationally versatile planetarium in the region.
On Friday, April 24, the planetarium show “Edge of Darkness” will be at 7 p.m., followed by the laser show “Laser Fun” at 8 p.m.
On Saturday, April 25, the planetarium show “Tales of a Time Traveler” is at 1 p.m., followed by the laser show “Laser Women Who Rock” at 2 p.m.
About “Edge of Darkness”
"Edge of Darkness" features amazing scenes of places never before seen, gathered by key space missions, culminating with groundbreaking discoveries in 2015. It features a spectacular flight though the great cliffs on comet 67P, a close look at the fascinating bright "lights" on Ceres, and the first ever close-ups of dwarf binary planet Pluto/Charon and its moons.
About “Tales of a Time Traveler”
In “Tales of a Time Traveler,” the audience will discover that time is not so easily defined. Time is illusive, impossible to hold. It can't be owned. It can't be stopped. Time travel surrounds you – from the biological clock in your brain and the changing shadows on a sundial, to the history of life on Earth. Then the story expands to the lives of stars, the time scale of the Big Bang, and the distortion of time by gravity.
About the planetarium
The planetarium is located on the lowest level of Wayne State’s Carhart Science Building. Guests should use the southwest doors to enter. Once inside, go to the stairs at the south end of the building and go down to the lowest level. You may also take the elevator. Carhart Science and the planetarium are handicap accessible.
All shows last about 45 minutes. Doors open 20 minutes prior to the start of a show and shows generally include a tour of the current night sky, how to find the constellations, and current events in astronomy.
The shows will cycle through the planetarium’s vast library of shows, and each planetarium show will be followed by a laser show.
For more information about these shows, contact Dr. Todd Young, director of the Fred G. Dale Planetarium, at 402-375-7471 or [email protected]. Those wanting to book a private planetarium show should also contact Young. School and community groups and organizations are always welcome to book private shows.