Marietta College hosting 4 public planetarium shows this summer
All shows are free in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium
Marietta, Ohio (05/09/2017) — Marietta College will offer four community planetarium shows this summer that are free and open to the public at the Anderson Hancock Planetarium.
Shows begin with The Cowboy Astronomer at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 8th. This program focuses on interesting objects that are seen in the night sky. Afterward, a live star talk will point out which of these objects are currently visible in Marietta's evening skies.
Next up is the Secret of the Cardboard Rocket at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 27th. Cardboard Rockets will take a tour of the solar system, which will be followed by a live star talk about planets and constellations prominent in the Marietta summer sky.
A few days later on Sunday, July 30th, the College will show The Zula Patrol: Down to Earth, at 2 p.m. The afternoon will begin with a look at the stars and planets in the evening sky, followed by The Zula Patrol, which explores the history of Earth.
The summer programming comes to end with Space Aliens, which discusses the possibility of finding life elsewhere in the universe, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 24th. There will also be a star talk featuring the late-summer evening sky.
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 begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers 45 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com.
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