By Daily Press staff
Residents can get a dose of something out of this world this month at Santa Monica College.
“A Year on Mars” is the name of the feature show at SMC’s Friday night astronomy series scheduled for Feb. 4 and Feb. 18.
The show will take a look at what the roving robots, “Spirit” and “Opportunity,” have helped scientists learn about the red planet over the past year.
Then on Feb. 25, Caltech geophysics professor David Stephenson will talk on “Earth’s Mysterious Interior: The Earth’s core.”
The feature show and guest lecture are at 8 p.m. on Friday nights. Each is preceded by “The Night Sky Show,” which re-creates the night sky and provides the latest information on space exploration. That will be held 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 the science lecture hall, room 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 January 28, 2005. Read the original PDF.