"Navigating with Lewis & Clark" Showing at Westminster Planetarium

The Westminster College Planetarium presents "Navigating with Lewis & Clark" March 25-27 and April 1-3 at 7 p.m. in the Hoyt Science Resources Building.

Two hundred years ago, Lewis and Clark started from St. Louis to explore the new United States territory that stretched to the Pacific.  They were charged by President Jefferson to "¦take observations of the latitude and longitude at all remarkable points on the river¦as that they may with certainty be recognized hereafter."

This show will follow Lewis and Clark on their journey, visiting many of the sites, people, and animals along their path, and noting their various navigational observations along the way.  The show will include the astronomical observations used to make these measurements of longitude and latitude.  The event concludes with a brief tour of the current night sky.

The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required due to limited seating.  Call (724) 946-7200 Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. for more information.

Inside Westminster College's Planetarium