The Planetarium at UT Arlington

Friday, July 3, 2009

Today's Events

2:00 pm	Stars at Night are Big and Bright
A great show with a little bit of everything--planets, stars, and galaxies! This show takes you on a trip from Arlington to the edge of the universe and back!
6:00 pm	$2 Movie - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Come see your favorite movies again on our REALLY BIG screen!

Today's Moon Phase

The Planetarium will be closed for the 4th of July

The Planetarium will be closed on July 4th, to allow our staff to spend the holiday with their families. The Planetarium will re-open for our regularly scheduled shows on Sunday July 5th.

Night Skies Over Hogwarts

Come see the "Night Skies Over Hogwarts" at the Planetarium! This 1 hour, live night sky talk will give a magical new perspective to the night time sky. Dress up as your favorite Harry Potter character!

• Tuesday, July 14th at 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, July 15th at 5:00 pm

Space is limited, so make your reservations early! Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 children/seniors.

• How far apart are Betelgeuse and Rigel from each other? That is to say how large is the constellation Orion if measured from one of these stars to the other?
• According to the celestial coordinates of the stars, they are 18.56 degrees apart in the sky. From these vectors, we can find the distance of Rigel to Betelgeuse; 392 light years This still doesn’t give any clue about how large the constellation is as we don’t know the distance from other stars yet (Think 3D; On Earth, Rigel appears on the right and is the farthest away, however that may not be true for the whole universe.) The best description of the size of the Orion would be as follows; The Orion Constellation’s size is about 18 degrees across in the sky.
• General relativity proved that light can bend based on a lot of gravity being forced onto the light. What are the two proofs of this?
• The fact that light is bent by gravity was predicted by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The first observational evidence was given by Eddington and his team, who measured the effect during a solar eclipse in 1919. The measured value was very close to the one predicted by Einstein's theory.

View more and submit your own questions to Ask the Astronomer

Now Showing

$2 Movie

See your favorite movies on a REALLY BIG SCREEN.

Wednesday	06:00 pm
Friday	06:00 pm
Saturday	02:30 pm

Bad Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions

Bad Astronomy will interest both new and experienced astronomers of all ages as it examines bad science wherever it can be found.

Sunday

02:30 pm

Black Holes

Take the ultimate journey in space and time! Learn how mammoth stars make a black hole and help figure out where they might lead.

Sunday	01:00 pm
Thursday	07:00 pm
Saturday	06:00 pm

Matinee

See your favorite shows in the afternoon. See the Matinee page for the schedule.

Sunday

12:00 Noon

Secret of the Cardboard Rocket

Join two children on a magical journey through the Solar System, aided by a talking astronomy book, a cardboard rocket, and a vivid imagination.

Tuesday	02:00 pm
Thursday	02:00 pm
Saturday	01:00 pm

Stars at Night are Big and Bright

A great show with a little bit of everything--planets, stars, and galaxies!

Wednesday	02:00 pm
Friday	02:00 pm

Stars of the Pharaohs

Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar, and align huge buildings.

Sunday	03:30 pm
Tuesday	07:00 pm
Saturday	07:00 pm

Texas Stargazing

Find out what is visible in the night sky tonight, in the historic Roundhouse Planetarium.

Monday

01:00 pm