By Daily Press staff
“Invisible Universe,” a look at the wide expanse of the universe that can be detected with modern technology, will be the feature show Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 at Santa Monica College's popular Friday night astronomy series.
October’s guest lecture, entitled “Pulsar Planets,” will be given by assistant UCLA astronomy professor Brad Hansen, who plans to explain the formation of planets from the seething residue of a supernova blast. The lecture will be staged Friday, Oct. 31.
The feature show and guest lecture will begin at 8 p.m., with each preceded by “The Night Sky Show,” a re-creation of the night sky and information session, at 7 p.m.
“The Night Sky Show” and “Invisible Universe” will be held in the John Drescher Planetarium, which features the state-of-the-art Digistar projection system. The planetarium is located on the second floor of Drescher Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. “Pulsar Planets” will be in Room 140 of the Science Complex.
Tickets are $5 each or $8 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 September 27, 2003. Read the original PDF.