Saturday, April 30, 2016
Final Show for Original Projector Tomorrow
It's almost here! I have heard a lot of buzz about this show, so I expect a big audience. It might be a good idea to get to the planetarium early. But not too early! The doors will open at 4:30. When arriving at the College, please be mindful of the fact that we are just beginning final exam week, and students may be studying or testing. Thank you! -IC
Sunday, April 24, 2016
The Last Show
The last show with our 50-year-old optical-mechanical projector, that is. As you may know, we'll have a brand new Spitz SciDome digital projector AND a room renovation in time for the 2016-17 academic year. You can read about it, with an interview from yours truly, in this Hanover Evening Sun article from March 1.
But first, and before we go "from an etch-a-sketch to an iPad," we have the opportunity to make the last doodle with our beloved etch-a-sketch. That chance is this coming Sunday:
The show will rely 100% on the 1966 projector--no Powerpoint allowed!--and at the end, we'll lower it on its elevator and cover it up. Hope to see you there!
But first, and before we go "from an etch-a-sketch to an iPad," we have the opportunity to make the last doodle with our beloved etch-a-sketch. That chance is this coming Sunday:
"The Sky this Summer"
Sunday, May 1, 5:00 PM
The show will rely 100% on the 1966 projector--no Powerpoint allowed!--and at the end, we'll lower it on its elevator and cover it up. Hope to see you there!
Friday, April 1, 2016
Early April Astrominute
Here is the text of the latest Hatter Planetarium - WZBT astrominute. In addition to the radio station, you may also listen here.
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At 8:00 PM Mercury will be just north of west and about 12 degrees
above the horizon. On that evening, it happens that an extremely thin crescent
moon will be just to the left of Mercury. Though the planet is relatively
bright, so is the glow of the sunset, so binoculars may help. A flat and
obstruction-free horizon is a must as well. Of course the sky gets darker as
the minutes pass, but Mercury gets lower, setting about 8:45. At its highest on
April 18, the planet will be 17 degrees above the horizon at 8:00 PM. Good
luck! The astrominute is a production of Gettysburg College’s Hatter
Planetarium and WZBT. Text and images are available on the Gettysburg Skies
blog.
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Here is your Gettysburg astrominute for the first half of
April, 2016. On the first of the month, the sun rises at 6:52 AM and does not
set until after 7:30, eastern daylight time. In the first few days of the
month, the moon will be a waning crescent in the predawn sky. A couple days
after the New Moon on April 7, it will emerge into the evening sky as a growing
crescent. It reaches first quarter on April 14th. The planet Jupiter
is dominating the night sky right now. Already high in the east as darkness
falls, it culminates about 60 degrees up in the south at 11:30 PM. Toward the
middle of the month, sky-watchers have the chance to see Mercury, when it will
have its best evening appearance of the year. Go out on clear evenings starting
April 8.
Mercury and moon, April 8, 8:00 PM |
April 9, 8:00 PM |
April 18, 8:00 PM |
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