By Daily Press staff
To find out how human beings and the world were created, look to the local community college.
“From Stardust to Us,” a look at the trail that leads from the unclear cauldron of exploding stars to the atoms that make up our bodies, will be the feature show Nov. 7 and Nov. 14 at Santa Monica College’s Friday night astronomy series. The guest lecture Friday, Nov. 21 will be “In the Heat of the Night.” Michelle Thaller of NASA’s Space Infrared Telescope Facility will talk about unveiling the hidden secrets of star and galaxy birth.
The feature show and guest lecture are at 8 p.m. Each is preceded at 7 p.m. by “The Night Sky Show,” which re-creates the night sky and provides the latest information on space exploration.
“The Night Sky Show” and “From Stardust to Us” will be held in the John Drescher Planetarium, which features the Digistar projection system. It is located on the second floor of Drescher Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. “In the Heat of the Night” will be in room 140 of the science complex, 1900 Pico Blvd.
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.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 30, 2003. Read the original PDF.