Astronomy Events
Mars Landing!
Sunday, May 25, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will be touching down on the Red Planet on May 25. The Aldrich Astronomical Society, Inc. will present a special slide and video presentation about the significance of this landing, followed by a live NASA news conference about the mission. Free with museum admission.
More event information
Phoenix Mars Mission Fact Sheet
Water and Life Fact Sheet
Sky Watch
Mighty Jupiter Amid the Summer Milky Way
Friday, July 11, 2008, 9:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (after Jazz at Sunset concert)
Experience Jupiter up close through telescopes (weather permitting). Members of the award-winning Aldrich Astronomical Society, Inc. will be your guides on an exciting trip through the Milky Way. Program starts in the Alden Digital Planetarium promptly at 9:00 p.m. and takes place rain or shine; in case of cloudy skies, the entire presentation will take place in the planetarium. Light refreshments served. $10 non-members, $8 EcoTarium and Aldrich Society members, $6 children (ages 7-16). Program not appropriate for a younger audience. Space is limited to 100 people. Reservations accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10. Tickets available at the gate, space permitting, the day of the event.
Reserve your tickets below or at 508.929.2703 or reservations@ecotarium.org. Group reservations available at 508.929.2703 for groups of 20 or more for $8/person.
Tickets for Sky Watch - Mighty Jupiter Amid the Summer Milky Way
Other space-themed events at the EcoTarium
- Alden Digital Planetarium -- Spectacular new digital planetarium show, Cosmic Collisions, now playing!
- Cosmic Camp - Loring Summer Discovery Camp
- Night Journey - Astronomy Adventure