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Planetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky
Nov 16, 2024 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterFREE! Take a tour of the fall night sky with Robin, our Astronomy Education Specialist. Learn what constellations and bright stars are in the night sky this time of year and what planets we can see. Experience some of the incredible deep sky objects this sky has to offer including galaxies, star clusters, and more.…
View MoreStar Watch with TWC Astronomy Club
Nov 01, 2024 8:00PM—9:30PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterThe night sky is a place of wonders! Be inspired by constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is free and fun for the whole family. Explore our…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Moons- Worlds of Mystery
Nov 02, 2024 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin us as we explore the little worlds of our solar system. Learn how our own Moon was born and the role it has played in making Earth a planet habitable for life. Explore the diversity of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Saturn’s moon Titan and moons orbiting asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects like Pluto. Speculate…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Moons- Worlds of Mystery
Nov 01, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin us as we explore the little worlds of our solar system. Learn how our own Moon was born and the role it has played in making Earth a planet habitable for life. Explore the diversity of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Saturn’s moon Titan and moons orbiting asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects like Pluto. Speculate…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Death of the Dinosaurs
Oct 19, 2024 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterDinosaurs come to life! Discover the lives of multiple species of dinosaurs, from the Coelophysis of 205 million years ago to the Allosaurus and Diplodocus of the mid Jurassic period. We'll see the feathered Sinornithosaurus of China and the T. rex and Triceratops. Visit on-site locations of dinosaur graveyards, study their bones, and reconstruct how…
View MoreStar Watch with TWC Astronomy Club
Oct 04, 2024 8:30PM—10:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterThe night sky is a place of wonders! Be inspired by constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is free and fun for the whole family. Explore our…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Starlight
Oct 05, 2024 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterHave you ever been afraid of the dark? As a little girl Margaret was afraid of the dark until she discovered the stars. Margaret takes us on a journey to discover constellations and ancient cultures, the births and deaths of stars and the innermost workings of our Sun. We’ll drift through a stellar nursery; we’ll…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Starlight
Oct 04, 2024 7:30PM—8:30PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterHave you ever been afraid of the dark? As a little girl Margaret was afraid of the dark until she discovered the stars. Margaret takes us on a journey to discover constellations and ancient cultures, the births and deaths of stars and the innermost workings of our Sun. We’ll drift through a stellar nursery; we’ll…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Arcs to Auroras
Sep 21, 2024 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterWe’ve all been captivated by the dancing northern lights we call auroras. Join us as we learn how Earth’s magnetic field creates auroras and how this magnetic field protects our planet from cosmic radiation and harmful charged particles from the Sun. Discover why auroras seem to dance across the sky in rays, folds and curtains…
View MoreNight Hike with Telescopes
Sep 20, 2024 8:00PM—10:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterThe night is alive at The Wilderness Center! Observe nocturnal wildlife undisturbed as we visit different habitats, experiencing the night with nature-friendly nightlights. Learn the importance of the dark sky to wildlife and humans alike as you reconnect with nature on a roughly 1-mile hike that engages your lesser used senses. After your hike, weather…
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