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Planetarium Community Nights
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Each month, we invite the community to our FREE Planetarium Community Nights at the John Carl Pogue Planetarium at South Grand Prairie High School. One presentation will be in English and the other in Spanish and will begin promptly at 6:00. Our plan is to view a short program before our main feature each time so that folks who are a bit delayed won’t miss out.
Upcoming Events
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December 2024
December 2024
December 2, 6-7pm (English) - Take your visitors on a tour of winter’s evening sky and then join jolly ol’ Santa and concerned alien, Mr. Freep, as they explore the solar system’s planets and meet the Christmas Eve needs of their fictitious inhabitants.
December 4, 6-7pm (Spanish) - Temporada de Luz
- Explora las razones por las que a los humanos nos fascina iluminar nuestras vidas durante las fiestas de diciembre. Es una exploración de los significados astronómicos que hay detrás de las tradiciones de la temporada, incluida la «Estrella sobre Belén».
- Season of Light explores the reasons humans are so fascinated with lighting up our lives during the December holiday season. It's an exploration of the astronomical meanings behind seasonal traditions, including the "Star over Bethlehem".
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/december-hispanic-planetarium-night-tickets-988956283867
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January 2025
January 2025
January 13, 6-7pm (English) - Europe to the Stars
- Takes the viewer on an epic journey behind the scenes at the most productive ground-based observatory in the world, revealing the science, the history, the technology and the people. Discover the European Southern Observatory in a story of cosmic curiosity, courage and perseverance; a story of observing a Universe of deep mysteries and hidden secrets; and a story of designing, building and operating the most powerful ground-based telescopes on the planet.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/january-planetarium-community-night-tickets-988962813397
January 15, 6-7pm (Spanish) - De Europa a las estrellas
- Lleva al espectador a un viaje épico tras bambalinas en el observatorio terrestre más productivo del mundo, revelando la ciencia, la historia, la tecnología y la gente. Descubra el Observatorio Europeo Austral en una historia de descubrimiento cósmico, valentía y perseverancia; una historia de observación de un Universo de profundos misterios y secretos ocultos; y una historia de diseño, construcción y operación de los telescopios terrestres más poderosos del planeta.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/january-hispanic-planetarium-night-tickets-988974698947
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February 2025
February 2025
February 3, 6-7pm (English) - Stargazers of Africa
- From the dawn of time, Africans look to the skies above for inspiration and guidance. Join us for a journey across this great continent to the stars above.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/february-planetarium-community-night-tickets-988977096117
February 5, 6-7pm (Spanish) - Tales of the Maya Skies
- Immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science, cosmology and myth, as we are taken back in time to the jungles of Mexico and to the cities and temples of the ancient Maya. The beautifully illustrated story reveals how the Maya scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, architecture, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices, solar eclipses, weather patterns and planetary movements, and through this knowledge make sense of the world around them.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/february-hispanic-planetarium-night-tickets-988987928517
5 de febrero, 6-7pm (Spanish) - Cuentos de los Cielos Mayas
- Sumerge a los espectadores en las maravillas de la ciencia, la cosmología y los mitos mayas, y al mismo tiempo los transporta en el tiempo a las selvas de México y a las ciudades y templos de los antiguos mayas. La historia, bellamente ilustrada, revela cómo los eruditos mayas desarrollaron una sofisticada comprensión de la astronomía, la arquitectura y las matemáticas que les permitió predecir solsticios, eclipses solares, patrones climáticos y movimientos planetarios, y a través de este conocimiento dar sentido al mundo que les rodeaba.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/february-hispanic-planetarium-night-tickets-988987928517
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March 2025
March 2025
March 3, 6-7pm (English) - Mexican Archeoastronomy
- Mexican Archeoastronomy. This feature illustrates the important role played by astronomical observation for the evolution of pre-Hispanic cultures in central Mexico. They used the calendrical and astronomical knowledge inherited by their predecessor cultures to found the capital of their empire: Tenochtitlan. Vibrant colors, shapes and sounds transport the viewer to one of the mo st important cultures in Mesoamerica.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-planetarium-community-night-tickets-989021890097
March 5, 6-7pm (Spanish) - Arqueoastronomía mexicana
- Este programa ilustra el importante papel que desempeñó la observación astronómica en la evolución de las culturas prehispánicas del centro de México. Ellos utilizaron los conocimientos calendáricos y astronómicos heredados de sus culturas predecesoras para fundar la capital de su imperio: Tenochtitlan. Los colores vibrantes, formas y sonidos transportan al espectador a una de las culturas más importantes de Mesoamérica.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-hispanic-planetarium-night-tickets-989023805827
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April 2025
April 2025
April 7, 6-7pm (English) - Beyond the Sun
- While Celeste is fighting off sleep in her room by reading a book on astronomy she receives an unexpected visit from Moon. Together, they will enjoy a journey through the Universe to discover what exoplanets are and how they can be detected.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-planetarium-community-night-tickets-989027697467
April 9, 6-7pm (Spanish) - Más allá del Sol
- Mientras Celeste lucha contra el sueño en su habitación leyendo un libro de astronomía, ella recibe una visita inesperada de Luna. Juntas disfrutarán de un viaje por el Universo para descubrir qué son los exoplanetas y cómo pueden detectarse.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-hispanic-planetarium-night-tickets-989076302847
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May 2025
May 2025
May 5, 6-7pm (English) - The Hot and Energetic Universe
- The Hot and Energetic Universe - The planetarium documentary The Hot and Energetic Universe presents with the use of immersive visualizations and real images the achievements of the modern astronomy, the most advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories, the basic principles electromagnetic radiation and the natural phenomena related to the High Energy Astrophysics.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-planetarium-community-night-tickets-989111869227
May 7, 6-7pm (Spanish) - El Universo Caliente y Energético
- El documental planetario El Universo Caliente y Energético presenta a través de visualizaciones inmersivas e imágenes reales los logros de la astronomía moderna, los observatorios terrestres y orbitales más avanzados, los principios básicos de la radiación electromagnética y los fenómenos naturales relacionados con la Astrofísica de Altas Energías.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-hispanic-planetarium-night-tickets-989091418057