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Planetarium Show: Moles: What is Out There?
Aug 16, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterChildren will meet Plato, a very curious young mole and his best friends, earthworms Alfa, Beta, and Gamma. With the help of Professor Socrates, a very distinguished beetle, children along with Plato and his friends will discover why we have night and day, why the Moon looks different every night, what are the stars and…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Arcs to Auroras
Aug 02, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Planetarium in the 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 MorePlanetarium Show: Arcs to Auroras
Aug 01, 2025 9:00PM—10:00PM
Planetarium in the 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 MorePlanetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky
Jul 19, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterTake a tour of the summer 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. And…
View MorePlanetarium Show: The Cowboy Astronomer
Jun 21, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterLearn about the night sky from the unique perspective of a Cowboy Astronomer. Our cowboy will tell us about stars, their properties, their motion, and seasonal changes in the sky. You’ll learn about constellations and some of the other objects in the night sky like the Pleiades star cluster, the Andromeda Galaxy, nebulae, and supernovas…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky
May 29, 2025 1:00PM—2:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Take a tour of the spring 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. And…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Chronicle of a Journey to Earth
May 17, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Tour the solar system from the perspective of a visitor from another part of the galaxy. Starting at the farthest reaches of our solar system, the Oort Cloud, and moving in toward the Sun we learn about each of the planets, the difference between rocky and gas giant planets, and are introduced to dwarf planets,…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Two Small Pieces of Glass
May 03, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Follow two students to a local star party and learn with them how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how telescopes continue to expand our understanding of the universe. Tag along as a local astronomer enlightens them on the history of the telescope and the discoveries these incredible tools have…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Two Small Pieces of Glass
May 02, 2025 9:00PM—10:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Follow two students to a local star party and learn with them how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how telescopes continue to expand our understanding of the universe. Tag along as a local astronomer enlightens them on the history of the telescope and the discoveries these incredible tools have…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky
Apr 19, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Take a tour of the spring 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. And…
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