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PLANETARIUM
WHERE THE STARS ARE! February through May, 2007
Archaeoastronomy • The Night Sky • Backyard Astronomy
Echoes of the Night • Ring World • Mars: Past, Present, Future
Archaeoastronomy of the Southwest
and Americas CREDIT COURSE
Tuesday and Thursday, 10 to 11:15 a.m., course#
ANTH 253/CRN 30109
Spring 2007. This credit course examines the use and
practice of astronomy among ancient Native
American cultures, with a particular focus on the
Southwest and Mexico. Enrollment required; please
contact us at sfadden@sfccnm.edu or (505) 428-1375.
The Night Sky: Astronomy in History,
Stellar Magnitudes, Constellations and
Monthly Star Charts, Astronomical
Telescopes.
February 2 and 9 at 7 p.m.
Explore the northern New Mexico night skies with
these programs — a perfect way to learn more about
astronomy.
Our Solar System: The Moon and the
Sun, Eclipses and Occultations, The
Planets and Other Objects, Astronomical
Equipment.
March 2 and 9 at 7 p.m.
Learn about our natural satellite and the planets.
The Deep Sky: Nebulae, Open and
Globular Clusters, Astronomical
Equipment, Backyard Astronomy.
April 13 and 20 at 8 p.m.
Stir your imagination and put observation in a framework
of personal adventure.
Backyard Astronomy
February 7 and March 7 at 7 p.m.
April 11 at 8 p.m.
Enjoy a live presentation of the current skies in the
Planetarium and an outdoor viewing of the night
skies directly from the college grounds, if weather
permits.
Echoes of the Night
February 8 and March 8 at 7 p.m.
April 12 at 8 p.m.
This program features a selection of Native American
stories accented by music on the courting flute as a
catalyst for audience participation. Learn about the
legends created by native people of the Southwest.
Ring World
May 8 at 8 p.m.
Exotic worlds lie at our door step. Soon they will be
opened to us like never before, and we can only wonder
what new wonders we shall behold. And in the
center of it all … Saturn — ancient god, magnificent
celestial jewel and object of intense fascination to
artists, poets and scientists alike.
Mars: Past, Present and Future
May 10 at 8 p.m.
In the infancy of humanity, we feared Mars as the
god of war. We are fortunate to live in a time when
the exploration of Mars has revealed how beautiful
this planet can be. In 1877, astronomer Giovanni
Schiaparelli saw “canali,” once thought to be canals,
on this planet. Also in the late 1800s, Percival Lowell
became consumed with the idea of Martians. More
than any other planet in the solar system, Mars has
held the imagination and sparked the intellectual
curiosity of humanity. Enjoy a live presentation
about Mars, the planet once called a metaphor for
the future of the human race.
Reservations needed; please contact us at
planetariumsfccnm.edu or (505) 428-1677.
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