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STAR DOME ASTRONOMY A Fun Introductory course in Astronomy! Click here for more a registration form! SIX WEEK COURSE Starting June 3, 2008 Tuesday Evenings 7:00 - 9:00 pm Location, Southworth Planetarium Recommended age range: 16- adult
Click on images to get a larger view	The Summer Sky		Class I: Sky motions, night sky tour, constellations, sky phenomena and star chart reading. Class III: Stellar Astronomy I: The origin of stars. Stellar Evolution. How do they work? Class V: How we know: This class discusses the methods astronomers us to measure the Universe and the objects within it.	Class II: Solar System/planetary motions: Planisphere reading. Planet formation and classification. Class IV: Stellar Astronomy II: Discerning stellar properties. Learn the amazing techniques astronomers use to ascertain the properties of stars. Class VI: The Exotic Universe: Cosmology, black holes, and the Big Bang are discusses in this class. Discover the Universe as it was in the past and as it is in the outermost region.
The Spring Sky		The Autumn Sky
	The Winter Sky

$50 enrollment for non members $35 enrollment for planetarium members Learn about: star charts, constellations, night sky astronomy, planetary motions, the birth, death and workings of stars, the cosmic distance ladder, basic cosmology, and much more! YOU MAY REGISTER AT THE FIRST CLASS! DESIGNED FOR THOSE WHO WANT AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY CALL 207-780-4249 for more information
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NOTE: The Night Sky Mythology Course has been canceled due to low enrollment. Please consult our web-site for updates about future NSM session dates. We apologise for the inconvenience. A brand new course that focuses on the stories of the sky Night Sky Mythology

	Orion pursues the Seven sisters and Taurus is not at all pleased about it. Cassiopeia just can’t keep quiet about anything! Venus swoons! Apollo lingers along the twilight-tinted horizons. Mercury swiftly soars through the Universe as the diabolical Pluto lurks in the deepest caverns of night. Hercules labors; Zeus is caught in yet another intrigue; Swans drink freely from the Milky Way and Our favorite sea monster, Cetus, ravages. This is the night sky of lore. This is the night sky of drama, intrigue, magic, and mayhem. Plots hatch here….forlorn lovers nestle there….and the fates spin out the future…. Enroll in the Southworth Planetarium’s brand new course: Night Sky Mythology. We just sit in the star dome theatre two hours a week for four weeks and discover the stories of the sky. A different season each week…….and more than 50 constellations altogether!	Home General Information Contact Information Astronomy Shows Group Shows Classes Theater Memberships Sky Watch Gift Shop Other Links
THREE WEEK COURSE Every Thursday evening: May 6, 13, and 20, 2008 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. $50 – non members; $35 members; Instructor: Lorri Centineo YOU MAY REGISTER AT THE FIRST CLASS *Click here for a registration form* CALL 207-780-4249 for more information