Most of the time I’ll delve into the tech side of the planetarium, but I decided to take a different track this time. It’s long past due to acknowledge those that make a difference. Being that I know the effect a select few have made in my life I’d like to relate a little about [...]
Thanks to all of you who submitted questions to the Clark Planetarium, KUTV-2 Cosmic Quiz. Our first week’s winner, William Whetstone, asked us, “Why do Stars twinkle?”
Stars “twinkle” because of turbulence in Earth’s atmosphere. The atmosphere acts like a big, imperfectly formed sheet of glass through which starlight has to pass before it arrives at [...]
Spring means focusing on getting outside with products from Planet Fun Clark Planetarium Store. Last week, we highlighted some of our favorite outdoor products. This week, I teamed up with store manager Mike Sheehan to test my rocket building skills and set out to create, and launch, the Scientific Explorer Rocket Car.
It’s springtime at Clark Planetarium Planet Fun Store and that means one thing: It’s time to make things fly!! We have all kinds of fun outdoor toys to get you and the kids out of the house. We’ve listed a small sampling of our outdoor faves below, but there’s much more to see – so come [...]
Did you know that virtually all of the shows playing in the Hansen Dome Theatre are original in-house productions? Each can take anywhere from 9 to 12 months to produce, and can involve up to a dozen people in their creation. At last summer’s International Planetarium Society meeting in Chicago, Clark Planetarium Productions was recognized [...]
Some people recognize Easter as the date commemorating the resurrection of Christ.
Some people enjoy Easter as a day to dine on colored eggs and chocolate rabbits.
Some people celebrate Easter as a time of extra days off from school.
Some people don’t recognize Easter at all.
None of these seem to be connected to astronomy, yet the date [...]
As I understand things, the point of this blog is to provide readers with a glimpse into the individual thought processes, passions and vexations that merge to explain why the planetarium is the way it is.
I’m totally OK with that. I completely love this place and the staff who make it such a cool place [...]
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