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Talia Butler
Posted by: Talia Butler
August 11th, 2010

BOGO Offer at Clark Planetarium and UMFA

Clark Planetarium and The Utah Museum of Fine Arts have partnered to bring you the complete Maya experience.  Come to Clark Planetarium to see Tales of the Maya Skies which tells of Mayan astronomy, culture and achievement.  Tales of the Maya Skies, produced by Chabot Space and Science Center, uses full dome digital technology to [...]

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Richard
Posted by: Richard
August 10th, 2010

2010 Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseid meteor shower peaks at 6:00 pm, MDT, on Thursday, August 12, 2010. Predictions are for a healthy 90 meteors per hour at peak. A waxing crescent Moon will set early and give meteor watchers a good dark sky on the nights of the 11th and the 12th.
Regardless of the predicted peak hour, the [...]

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Richard
Posted by: Richard
July 26th, 2010

Planetary grouping continues this week

Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn are all visible in the evening skies this week. Mercury sits alone near the Sun, but Venus, Mars and Saturn are grouping together. Mercury is 25 degrees away from the Sun and 20 degrees away from the other planets. Venus, Mars and Saturn are all within 10 degrees of each [...]

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Richard
Posted by: Richard
July 19th, 2010

4 planets visible in the evening sky this week

Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn are all visible in the evening skies this week.
Mercury will be  the most difficult to see, being only about 20 degrees away from the Sun at the beginning of the week, and 23 degrees away from the Sun by end of week. However, it is a bright magnitude 0 object.
Venus [...]

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Jesse Warner
Posted by: Jesse Warner
July 15th, 2010

Illusions of the Seasons: Part 2

In our first season’s discussion we learned how the Earth’s distance from the Sun has very little effect on the seasons.  In this discussion, we will dispel another common misconception about the seasons. 
Misconception #2:   There are two days in the year when the Sun is directly over the North or South Poles of Earth.
During the [...]

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Robert Bigelow
Posted by: Robert Bigelow
May 16th, 2010

Is the Sun directly overhead?

In my March missive on Daylight Saving Time, I mentioned a misconception that is held by some students and possibly some adults as well. A more common misconception concerns the apparent height of the Sun in the sky. When I ask students the question, “When is the Sun directly overhead in Utah?,” most students answer, “every [...]

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Richard
Posted by: Richard
May 13th, 2010

Great Week for Planet Watching

This week (May 10-16, 2010) and the coming weekend is an excellent time to go outside and find the ecliptic in the sky. You don’t need a telescope or even a pair of binoculars. A lot of backyard astronomy can be done by just taking a few minutes and going outside and looking.
The ecliptic is defined as the path [...]

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Talia Butler
Posted by: Talia Butler
May 12th, 2010

Tales of the Maya Skies

Clark Planetarium is proud to present  Tales of the Maya Skies as part of the schedule for the Hansen Dome Theatre. Tales of the Maya Skies transports audiences back to the ancient jungles of Mexico, where the Maya built cities and temples aligned to movements of the Sun, Moon and planets.

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Mike Murray
Posted by: Mike Murray
May 12th, 2010

Gateway to the Stars observing series

Ever wondered how to observe deep space objects with a telescope?  Or what you can see in binoculars?  Join Clark Planetarium for a unique tour of the sky through the eyes of a practiced amateur astronomer.  

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Rob Morris
Posted by: Rob Morris
May 12th, 2010

Looking up

As we approach the summer season, the heavens are putting on a show in the evenings.  Spread from west to east across the sky at sunset, we see an array of planets.  Venus will be the brightest of the group, shining in the western sky like a jewel, in the horns of Taurus the Bull.  [...]

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