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• FOAP planetarium show - Season of Light

  • When
    12/14/2024
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium

  This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium.

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  An Arlington holiday tradition! This seasonal planetarium show follows the history and development of many of the world's winter holiday customs — from the burning Yule log, sparkling Christmas tree lights and candles in windows, to the lighting of luminaria in the American Southwest and the traditional ritual of the Hanukkah Menorah.

  The show also looks at historical religious and cultural rituals practiced during the time of winter solstice — not only Christian and Jewish, but also Celtic, Nordic, Roman, Irish, Mexican and Hopi. And, of course, there's astronomical information about the seasons and constellations as well!

  Duration: 35 minutes
  Recommended for general audiences
  

  After the show, there will be a short sky talk in the planetarium.
  

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• FOAP planetarium show - Explore

  • When
    12/14/2024
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium

  This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium.

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  Explore is a full-dome planetarium show about humanity's desire to move beyond Earth and explore space. This very visual show discusses a broad range of astronomy subjects in an accessible manner, including the history of astronomy, geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system, and it even explains Kepler's laws of planetary motion.

  Duration: 25 minutes
  

  Recommended for general audiences - best for age 10 and older

  After the show, there will be a short sky talk in the planetarium.
  

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• FOAP planetarium show - Magic Tree House: Space Mission

  • When
    12/15/2024
  •  
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium

  This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium.

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  Based on the popular Magic Tree House books, this planetarium show travels with siblings Jack and Annie in their Magic Tree House. The pair discovers a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey of adventure and learning.

  Duration: 30 minutes
  Recommended for general audiences
  

  After the show, there will be a short sky talk in the planetarium.
  

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• FOAP planetarium show - Season of Light

  • When
    12/15/2024
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium

  This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium.

  Get Tickets

  An Arlington holiday tradition! This seasonal planetarium show follows the history and development of many of the world's winter holiday customs — from the burning Yule log, sparkling Christmas tree lights and candles in windows, to the lighting of luminaria in the American Southwest and the traditional ritual of the Hanukkah Menorah.

  The show also looks at historical religious and cultural rituals practiced during the time of winter solstice — not only Christian and Jewish, but also Celtic, Nordic, Roman, Irish, Mexican and Hopi. And, of course, there's astronomical information about the seasons and constellations as well!

  Duration: 35 minutes
  Recommended for general audiences

  After the show, there will be a short sky talk in the planetarium.
  

  Show details