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# A whole new world, without leaving home
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/a-whole-new-world-without-leaving-home/
- Published: 2005-08-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:35:43.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Santa Monica will be the center of the universe next month. “In the Beginning,” a look at the details of the birth of the universe and the formation of the solar system, will be the feature show Sept. 2, 9, 16 and 23 at SMC’s Friday night astronomy series.

The guest lecture will be “Palomar’s 200-Inch Telescope: The Impossible Challenge.” Todd and Robin Mason, Los Angeles documentary filmmakers, will tell the story of the technological breakthroughs and human will that it took to build the giant telescope. The guest lecture will be Friday, Sept. 30.

The feature show and guest lecture are at 8 p.m. Each is preceded by “The Night Sky Show,” which re-creates the night sky and provides the latest information on space exploration at 7 p.m.

The astronomy shows are held in the John Drescher Planetarium, which features the state-of-the-art Digistar projection system. It is located on the second floor of Drescher Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. The guest lecture is in science lecture hall 140.

Tickets are $5 each or $9 for the “double bill,” with discounts for children and senior citizens. For information, call (310) 434-4223 or (310) 434-3000\. Sweet sounds of ‘String Strong’

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 18, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081805.pdf?ref=smdp.com)