AstroFriday

January’s presentation at the Planetarium will be “Navajo Skies,” a recently-produced fulldome planetarium presentation of Navajo Astronomy by Dr. Nancy Maryboy and Dr. David Begay! Eight major Navajo constellations will be revealed, as well as several other ones never before seen!

Show times will be at 6:30 and 7:30pm, and the doors will open for the first show at 6:15pm. The fulldome video will last about 35 minutes and will be followed by a brief view of the current sky with the star projector! Which Diné constellations will you be able to view in our real evening sky? Come and find out! They will also give out winter sky maps and Navajo constellation name guides while supplies last.

If weather permits, we will offer a free public stargaze with telescopes at 8:30pm in the courtyard behind the planetarium after the last show. There is no capacity limit for the stargaze, which will last a maximum of one hour. 

There is no admission charge, but there is a maximum seating capacity of 60 in the planetarium, so seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. In order to preserve dark-adaption, there is no late admittance into the planetarium once the show has started! There is no capacity limit for the stargaze, which will last a maximum of one hour. 

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, January 17, 2025 Navajo Skies
• Friday, February 7, 2025 The Astronomy of Harry Potter
• Friday, March 7, 2025 Living Worlds
• Friday, April 4, 2025 Micrometeorites
• Friday, May 2, 2025 Losing the Dark 

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