Planetarium Visit

Event

We will visit the Einstein Planetarium at the National Air & Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution the evening of Wednesday April 1. Our visit will be jointly made with HONR 216.

This will start promptly at 7pm as the last public showing of the day. After that, it will become a "private" showing, lasting until 9:30. We will cover the elements of naked eye astronomy and much more. You are welcome to bring guests, friends, and family. Admission is free.

Directions

Hopefully you have all been to the Smithsonian by now. If not, shame on you. You are in college, in proximity to one of the great museums of the world. Take advantage. You never know; you might wind up spending the rest of your life in Wood Buffalo, Alberta wresting burnable fuel from the Athabasca oil sands.

It is easy to get to the National Air & Space Museum. Take the College Park Metro shuttle bus from lot HH in front of the Stamp Student Union to the College Park Metro station. Take the Metro to L'Enfant Plaza. The Green Line goes straight from College Park to L'Enfant Plaza. The museum is just north along 6th St, very close from the East exit of L'Enfant Plaza station.

If you have a car, it is frequently possible to drive up and park nearby after rush hour.

We'll aim to meet inside the museum on the main entrance side. That is off Independence Avenue, opposite the mall entrance.

Timing

Aim to meet in the museum by 6:45pm. (There may be a security screening.) The program will last 'til 9:30 or so.

You are of course welcome and encouraged to explore the museum(s) on your own prior to this program.

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