Santa Monica Faculty’s John Drescher Planetarium continues its Friday night occasions in March with free, dwell digital exhibits offered on-line at smc.edu/planetarium. The March exhibits will discover observing Earth from house, house climate, the Gaia mission, and new methods to “see” the universe.
The Friday night exhibits are at 8 p.m. and are preceded by a streamlined digital digest of the favored Evening Sky Present at 7 p.m., providing the newest information in astronomy and house exploration. The exhibits embody the prospect to talk with the planetarium lecturers and ask questions.
Planetarium lecturers are utilizing the Zoom platform to current exhibits whereas SMC’s new planetarium and observatory are beneath development. To attend the net exhibits, the Zoom software program should be put in on the viewer’s laptop. A free obtain is out there at zoom.com.
The March exhibits are:
• 8 p.m. Friday, March 7, (following The Evening Sky Present at 7 p.m.): ‘Right here’s Taking a look at You, Earth — Lecturer Sarah Vincent. House companies world wide function fleets of satellites that present essential information for understanding Earth’s altering local weather. This present takes a have a look at a number of of these Earth-looking satellites, and explains their functions. Free. Zoom at smc.edu/planetarium.
• 8 p.m. Friday, March 14, (following The Evening Sky Present at 7 p.m.): “House Climate – What’s It Like Out There, and How Does It Have an effect on Us?” — Lecturer Sarah Vincent. House climate is a really actual factor. And it has actual results on folks’s day-to-day lives on Earth, particularly as dependence on digital gadgets grows. The present will make clear the rising discipline of house climate. Free. Zoom at smc.edu/planetarium.
• 8 p.m. Friday, March 21, (following The Evening Sky Present at 7 p.m.): “Gaia: Earth Mom Watching the Stars” — Lecturer Sarah Vincent. The celebrities of the Milky Manner dance to the Music of the Spheres. The European House Company’s Gaia mission, named for the Greek goddess of Earth, has been mapping the positions and motions of the closest, brightest stars to an accuracy by no means earlier than achieved. Free. Zoom at smc.edu/planetarium.
• 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, (following The Evening Sky Present at 7 p.m.): “Multi-Messenger Astronomy” — Lecturer Sarah Vincent. Scientists have realized a lot concerning the cosmos from the various “colours” past the vary of the human eye. New applied sciences are extending that vary even additional and creating an interesting synergy that opens a brand new period in astronomy. Free. Zoom at smc.edu/planetarium.
Extra info is out there on-line at smc.edu/planetarium or by calling 310-434-3005.
