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MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater Schedule for 2009

January 5: "Wonders of the Winter Sky"	February 2: "Death of a Star"
March 2: "Saturn Up Close"	April 6: "When Galaxies Collide"
May 4: "Hubble's Greatest Hits"	June 1:: "The Invisible Universe"
July 6: "Jupiter Rules the Sky"	August 3: "The Sky is Falling: Meteors and Meteorites"

Public Planetarium Programs run January through August in 2009 and are held at 7 and 8 PM every first Monday.
Admission is only $1. The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.

All shows are presented under a realistic representation of the night sky,
featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images.

Call Doug McCarty at (503) 491-7297 for more information.

Attention Educators and Special Groups!

The Planetarium Sky Theater offers live, customized, one-hour interactive programs to school and community groups and private parties Mondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays from January through August (during daytime hours only). A $75 facility use fee is charged for each program. Maximum capacity in the Sky Theater is 70, and the Planetarium is wheelchair accessible.

To schedule a program, please call (503) 491-7297 or email Planetarium Director Doug McCarty at doug.mccarty@mhcc.edu.