Planetarium Show Friday: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon (Shallow Thoughts)

Planetarium Show Friday: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

This Friday, Dave and I will be presenting a planetarium show called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon: Visit the Moon Without Leaving Your Home Planet.

I'm jazzed about this show. I think it'll be the most fun planetarium show we've given so far. We'll be showing a variety of lunarfeatures: maria, craters, mountains, rilles, domes, catenae and more. For each one, we'll discuss what the feature actually is and how it was created, where to see good examples on the moon, and -- the important part -- where you can go on Earth, and specifically in the Western US, to see a similar feature up close.

Plus: a short flyover of some of the major features using the full-dome planetarium. Some features, like Tycho, the Straight Wall, Reiner Gamma, plus lots of rilles, look really great in the planetarium.

If you can't get to the moon yourself, this is the next best thing!

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon: 7pm at the PEEC nature center. Admission is free. Come find out how to explore the moon without leaving your home planet!