School
Shows
We
hope you'll be able to come visit us for a presentation with
our DIGITAL STAR PROJECTOR! It is capable of
zooming in on many different celestial objects in the night
or pre-dawn sky! Planetarium school shows and after-school
shows are free of charge , but available by reservation only.
Please call 505-566-3361 or e-mail mayeuxd@sanjuancollege.edu
for reservations. Planetarium shows for schools are offered
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at the following time
slots:
Tuesday:
9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
Thursday: 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30
p.m.
The
school-show season opens on September 6 as per the above daily
schedule and ends on May 24. The Planetarium will not be available
during holiday breaks such as Thanksgiving week (November
21-25), winter break at Christmas (December 16 - January 2),
and spring break (March 26-30). Shows are typically about
an hour long. Many times it is a multiple presentation; most
often it consists of a video on an astronomy-related subject
matter, followed by a planetarium sky show using the star
projector.
After
School Shows
Planetarium
shows are offered by appointment for after-school groups once
per week on Tuesday afternoons at 4 p.m. This time slot is
typically used for groups like scouts, but can also be used
as a special presentation time for groups like church groups,
or even for school groups coming from far out of town (i.e.
- groups who can't arrive for a show until later in the day.)
Summer
Shows
In
June and July, San Juan College Planetarium is pleased to
offer free shows for summer groups such as boys and girls
clubs, church groups, 4-H clubs, and summer school groups!
We will begin taking reservations on June 7th, and begin offering
summer shows on Tuesday, June 8th. Presentations for these
groups will be from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through
the end of July. Reservations will be needed for these
presentations in the same way that they are needed for school
shows during the normal academic year.
Additionally,
the Planetarium will offer free summer shows, called "Starry
Days" programs, intended for smaller groups and families
on Wednesdays at 10 - 11 a.m. which will not require reservations,
but will be the equivalent of a daytime public show like our
usual AstroFriday presentations (although we will not be able
to offer a stargaze afterwards, of course!) These will begin
on June 10th and will continue every remaining Wednesday throughout
the months of June and July. As with regular AstroFriday public
shows and regular school shows, no late admittance will be
permitted once the show has started and there is a maximum
seating capacity of 60 for any one presentation.
Following
is the schedule for Starry Days for the summer of 2011:
June
8 - Tortillas in Space
June 15 - Astrosmiles
June 22 - Toys in Space 2
June 29 - *** No Show - Out of Town! ***
July 6 - Space Wear
July 13 - Good Stress: Building Better Muscles and Bones
July 20 - Space Station
July 27 - Better Health from Space to Earth
Public
Shows and Stargazes
San
Juan College Planetarium offers a free public show and stargaze
event ("AstroFriday") approximately once per month. The exact
Friday every month often depends on the phase of the Moon:
the nearest night to the first quarter phase will usually
be the AstroFriday night. Sometimes, however, it will be on
the night of a different lunar phase, due to scheduling conflicts.
The times for the shows for most of the year (see exceptions
below!) are at 6:30 & 7:30 p.m., and the show is just under
an hour long. If the weather is clear, then a stargaze utilizing
the college's telescopes will follow in the courtyard between
the planetarium and the little theatre at 8:30 p.m. There
is no admission charge for either the planetarium show or
the stargaze, but there is a seating capacity of 60 in the
planetarium dome, so seating is on a first-come, first-served
basis. There is no capacity limit for the stargaze, as this
takes place outside. For the planetarium shows, there is no
late admittance into the planetarium theater once a show has
started, due to the necessity of preserving darkness in the
theater.
2011-2012
AstroFriday Schedule
June
10 - Tortillas in Space
July 8 - Space Wear
August 19 - Ahead, Above the Clouds
September 16 - High Altitude Balloons
October 14 - Good Stress: Building Better Muscles and Bones
November 4 - Space Station
December 3 - (Saturday) Luminaria Stargaze
December 9 - The Star of Bethlehem
January 27 - Navajo Sky Legends
February 24 - Destination Tomorrow 24: Mars Phoenix
March 30 - Destination Tomorrow 25: Mars Explorers
April 27 - Breaking Barriers
May 18 - The Venus Transit
Show
times for May, June, and July AstroFridays are at 7:30 &
8:30 p.m., with stargaze following at 9:30 p.m. All other
AstroFridays, unless otherwise indicated, are at 6:30 &
7:30 p.m., and stargaze afterwards (weather permitting)
is at 8:30 p.m. The planetarium reserves the right to substitute
shows. It is also possible (though not probable) for there
to be a change in a show's date due to unforeseen circumstances.
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