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James Webb Space Telescope First Images Revealed Celebration
Tuesday, July 12, 9:30am-3:30pm
Free with Museum Admission! Buy Tickets HERE for the Museum
Museum admission (does not include the Planetarium) is $2/ Museum Members Free/Free for children under age 4
Join us to celebrate the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope with hands-on activities, planetarium show and more. It is the largest, most powerful, and complex space telescope ever built. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), will release its first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July 12, 2022.
9:30am-3:30pm: JWST Family Fun – crafts, activities and special quest
10:30am-11:30am: JWST First Images Revealed
1pm: Cosmic Origins Spectrograph Fulldome Planetarium Show
Discover spectroscopy, the science of light, and learn how scientists study the Universe by deciphering clues hidden in light arriving from distant objects. Please note: This fulldome planetarium show DOES NOT include a brief tour of the night sky using the planetarium’s Zeiss star projector.
Cost: Planetarium show ticket (includes Museum admission) is $5/Museum Members Free
Children MUST be age 4 and older. Planetarium show tickets must be purchased ONLINE.
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