Story of the Star

  Narrated by a kindly grandfather who reminisces about the joy and beauty of the holidays. He explores a diversity of Christmas symbols, such as mistletoe, the Christmas tree and candles. After exploring the winter night sky, the narrator introduces a retelling of the Biblical Christmas story, in which the scenes appear as stained-glass windows within a cathedral.

Next, the audience is re-located, both on the surface of the earth and in time, to view the skies over Bethlehem in the early B.C. years.  This sections includes an explanation of the earth’s motions in space.  A variety of possible explanations for the star of Bethlehem is explored, including bright meteors, comets, novas and conjunctions of planets and bright stars.

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The Haunted Planetarium

Hear spooky stories and sing silly songs. This program last approximately 35 minutes and is recommended for children of all ages.  This program is a fun event and contains no astronomical content.    

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