Astronomy Events
2009 - International Year of Astronomy
Where better to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy than at the EcoTarium with the award-winning Aldrich Astronomical Society? Star gaze with these NASA Ambassadors and experience the amazing capabilities of Massachusetts' only digital planetarium!
Sky Watch programs start in the Alden Digital Planetarium and take place rain or shine. We plan to use telescopes, but in case of cloudy skies the entire program takes place in the planetarium. Light refreshments are served. Program is recommended for ages 7 to adult, and space is limited to 100 people.
Sky Watch - Hello Jupiter and Neptune, Goodbye Saturn
Wednesday, August 5, 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
View the summer triangle, the Ring Nebula and the beautiful double star Albireo, and see the full Moon through special filters on Aldrich telescopes. Plus, it's the night of the invisible Penumbral Lunar Eclipse with (hopefully!) an early glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower!
Sky Watch - Andromeda Galaxy
Thursday, October 15, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Check out the great double star Gamma Andromedae and learn how to find the Andromeda Galaxy using binoculars and star-hopping techniques taught by Aldrich Astronomical Society members. Plus, view Jupiter and Neptune in Capricorn.
Tickets
$10 non-members, $8 EcoTarium and Aldrich Society members and WOO card holders, $6 children (ages 16 and under). Tickets available online below, at 508.929.2703 or at the gate the evening of the event. Group reservations available at 508.929.2703 for groups of 20 or more at $8/person.
Other space-themed events at the EcoTarium
- Alden Digital Planetarium - Featuring four multimedia programs
- Night Journey - Astronomy Adventure