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Hours
Monday - Saturday:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday:
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Last Friday:
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Admission
$8 Adults
$6 Seniors
$6 Military
$5 Students
$5 Ages 12-17
$4 Ages 2-11
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Astronomy
The scientific study of matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, motion, energy, and evolution of celestial bodies and phenomena.
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OBSERVATORY
Open on Friday evenings when the sky is clear
- November - March from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- April - October from Sunset to 10 p.m.
- Free, donations appreciated.
At Mark Smith Planetarium, you can marvel at over 4,000 stars, as well as planets, galaxies and meteors. But on clear Friday nights, you can view the real night sky through several powerful telescopes in the Museum of Arts and Sciences’ Observatory.
There are several telescopes of different types, including 8-, 10- and 14-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrains, and a 17-inch Dobsonian.
Some items visible in the evening sky:
- August 2008
- Jupiter, the largest planet
- The "Summer Triangle" of Vega, Altair, and Deneb
- The double star Albireo
- M57, the Ring Nebula
- M13, the globular star cluster of Hercules
