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# Stars come out for ‘Lord of the Rings’ By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/stars-come-out-for-lord-of-the-rings-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2004-06-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:28:23.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

They can’t be seen on the movie screen, but there are lords of the rings to explore in outerspace.

“Lord of the Rings” an exploration of Saturn’s myriad rings and its giant moon Titan, will be the feature show June 4, 11 and 18 at Santa Monica College’s Friday night astronomy series.

The guest lecture will be “Cassini at Saturn.” Kevin Grazier of the Jet Propulsion Lab’s Cassini Mission will describe Cassini’s arrival at Saturn. The guest lecture will be June 25.

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. The show begins 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 lectures are 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.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060204.pdf?ref=smdp.com)