{"id":2448,"date":"2018-06-27T17:06:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T00:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:21:26","slug":"planetarium-programs-summer-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/planetarium-programs-summer-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar College Planetarium offers summer programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"open-para\">Warm, clear Friday nights provide ideal stargazing conditions, as well as a variety of programs and talks by college staff at the planetarium. Viewers can enjoy \u2018The Sky Tonight\u2019 and one of the four full-dome films currently in rotation, plus views of the night sky through Palomar\u2019s telescopes.<\/p>\n<p>SAN MARCOS \u2014 As summer gets under way at Palomar College, Scott Kardel and the staff of the college planetarium are reminding local residents that even though the class loads are lighter during the summer, Friday night astronomy is still going strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like during the school year, we\u2019re open on Friday nights for programs for the general public,\u201d said Kardel, who teaches astronomy and often appears as a presenter at the planetarium. \u201cThe 7 o\u2019clock show every Friday is called \u2018The Sky Tonight,\u2019 which changes as the seasons change, because it focuses on what you can see in the sky on a particular night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Presented live by a Palomar College faculty or staff member, The Sky Tonight runs from 7 &#8211; 8 p.m. and walks viewers through the stars and constellations visible on any given night, said Kardel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we look at some of the mythology and often talk about what\u2019s new in astronomy this week,\u201d he said. \u201cFor example, last Friday, I talked about a new discovery of organic molecules on Mars, which is to say that the basic ingredients for life seem to be on Mars. So I took the audience to Mars, having a look at the planet while discussing these developments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second show every Friday starts at 8:15 p.m. and pulls from a rotation of four films made especially for full-dome projection in planetariums: \u201cThe new one is called \u2018Faster Than Light,\u2019 and it looks at what kinds of technologies we could use to travel to distant stars\u2014everything from science-fiction stuff like warp drives and antimatter to the history of travel, if you will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Between the first and second shows, visitors have time to peruse the gift shop or look through the telescopes that the planetarium staff set up on the patio by the box office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis summer, we\u2019ve got bright planets to look at,\u201d said Kardel \u201cRight now, it\u2019s Venus and Jupiter, and in July, we\u2019ll look at Saturn and then Mars coming into the sky, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each of the two shows costs $6 for full-price admission, with discounts for college students, staff, children, seniors and military members. There is no cost to look through the telescopes. Free parking is available in Lot 5, directly across from the planetarium on Comet Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Palomar College Planetarium, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warm, clear Friday nights provide ideal stargazing conditions, as well as a variety of programs and talks by college staff at the planetarium. Viewers can enjoy \u2018The Sky Tonight\u2019 and one of the four full-dome films currently in rotation, plus views of the night sky through Palomar\u2019s telescopes. 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