By Daily Press staff
Because of the popularity in the “Mars Rover” shows at the Santa Monica College Planetarium, the current shows have been extended into September, replacing the “California Stars” show that had originally been scheduled.
“Mars Rovers” will continue to be the feature show Sept. 5, 12 and 19 at Santa Monica College’s popular Friday night astronomy series.
The feature show is at 8 p.m. and is preceded by “The Night Sky Show,” at 7 p.m., which recreates the night sky and provides the latest information on space exploration.
The guest lecture in September, as originally scheduled, will be “Surveying the Sky.” Schuyler Van Dyk of NASA will talk about his agency’s Two Micron All Sky Survey project at CalTech, which is designed to close the gap between the country’s current technical capability and the knowledge of the near-infrared sky. The guest lecture will be at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 and also will be preceded by “The Night Sky Show” at 7 p.m.
“The Night Sky Show” and “Mars Rovers” will be held in the John Drescher Planetarium, which features the state-of-the-art Digistar projection system, located on the second floor of Drescher Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd.
“Surveying the Sky” will be in room 140 of the science complex, located at 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 August 28, 2003. Read the original PDF.