AstroFriday

The San Juan College (SJC) Planetarium’s AstroFriday presentation for Friday, May 9,  is Losing the Dark. Show times are 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.

Losing the Dark is a 7-minute full-dome video about the effects of light pollution on stargazing, general astronomy and the environment. The video will be followed by a live sky show presentation on the planetarium dome and a tour of celestial objects visible at this time of year.

Event Highlights:

• Admission: Free and open to the public.
• Show Times: 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.
• Seating: First-come, first-served for 60 guests per show. No late admittance is allowed once the presentation begins.
• Free Spring Sky Maps (while supplies last)

Stargazing Session: 

Weather permitting, a free public stargaze will follow the last show at 9:30 p.m. in the courtyard behind the planetarium. Expect to view the waxing gibbous Moon, the Red Planet Mars and possibly Jupiter. Binary star targets for the evening feature the double-double stars Alcor and Mizar, as well as the North Star, Polaris. If weather conditions are particularly favorable, you may also see such deep-sky objects as the Beehive Cluster in Cancer, the Coma Berenices Star Cluster, the globular cluster M13 in Hercules, the Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo, and the galactic pair M81 and M82 in Ursa Major!   

For more information, please feel free to call David Mayeux at 566-3361, or e-mail at mayeuxd@sanjuancollege.edu. Further information about Planetarium presentations and policies are available on the web on the SJC Planetarium Facebook page, or on the Events page on the SJC website. 

AstroFriday Schedule: 

• Friday, February 7, 2025 The Astronomy of Harry Potter
• Friday, March 7, 2025 Living Worlds
• Friday, April 4, 2025 Micrometeorites
• Friday, May 9, 2025 Losing the Dark 

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