Free planetarium show 'One Sky' featured at MC on March 21

by Tom Perry

Marietta, OH (03/14/2024) — Marietta College is excited to offer a free, public, full-dome showing of "One Sky" at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium.

One Sky Project is an international collaboration focused on increasing understanding of cultural and indigenous astronomy, its historical and modern applications, and how One Sky connects us all.

Eclipse glasses will be available for a small donation in preparation for the solar eclipse occurring on April 8 of this year.

Each public show includes a live presentation about the current night sky, followed by a full-dome planetarium video and a Q&A period. Please note that all public shows are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy, founded in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today, Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers over 40 majors and is consistently ranked among the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.

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