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Planetarium to Present "Halloween Special"

Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010

"Halloween Special" will be presented Saturday, Oct. 23, in the Westminster College Planetarium, room 116 of the Hoyt Science Resources Center.

"Secret of the Cardboard Rocket," suitable for children over age five and their parents, will be shown at 3:30 p.m. A young girl and boy turn a cardboard box into a rocket for a daring adventure that introduces children to the solar system. Viewers will learn what a planet is, how the planets differ from each other, and why Earth is a special place.

Celebrate Halloween and learn about dead stars in the planetarium's new show "Black Holes." Suitable for ages 10 and older, "Black Holes" will be shown at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Through the use of the planetarium's digital 360-degree dome projector, the audience will see and feel what it might be like to approach the super massive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy.

Details on all shows are available at www.westminster.edu/planetarium.

Weather permitting, rooftop stargazing will follow the 6:30 p.m. screening.

The programs are free and open to the public. However, reservations are necessary due to limited seating. Reservations, including private showings for larger groups, can be made by contacting Westminster's Physics Department at (724) 946-7200 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m., e-mail physics@westminster.edu, or completing the online form at www.westminster.edu/planetarium.