{"id":3505,"date":"2026-08-12T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/?page_id=3505"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:42:13","slug":"friends-of-the-planetarium-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/friends-of-the-planetarium-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of the Planetarium Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fc57c17 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-friends-of-the-planetarium-events\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/luisarebullsmall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Luisa Rebull\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-attachment-id=\"1031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/infrared-astronomy\/luisarebullsmall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/luisarebullsmall.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"250,274\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LuisaRebull\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Astronomer Luisa Rebull&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/07\/luisarebullsmall.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/infrared-astronomy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Infrared Astronomy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Join the Friends of the Palomar College Planetarium at 6:30 pm on Saturday, September 15th as astronomer Dr. Luisa Rebull presents an engaging talk on Infrared Astronomy. The doors open at 6:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. This event is exclusive to Friends of Palomar College Planetarium members. Contact the planetarium to reserve your seat.&hellip;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-07-16T11:27:42-07:00\">July 16, 2018<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-743 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-friends-of-the-planetarium-events\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/FrancisFrench-327x330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Author and Space Historian Francis French\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/FrancisFrench-327x330.jpg 327w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/FrancisFrench-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/FrancisFrench-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" data-attachment-id=\"744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/the-race-to-the-moon\/francisfrench\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/FrancisFrench.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"327,481\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FrancisFrench\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Author and Space Historian Francis French&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/FrancisFrench.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/the-race-to-the-moon\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Race to the Moon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Join us on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. as the Friends of Palomar College Planetarium welcomes space historian and author Francis French for an exciting talk on the space race. In the 1960&#8217;s, two superpowers were engaged in a titanic battle to land the first human on the moon. Why did America get&hellip;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-08-29T16:03:48-07:00\">August 29, 2017<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-friends-of-the-planetarium-events\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/07\/Les-and-Mary-Anderson-photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Les and Mary Anderson photo\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-attachment-id=\"528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/the-great-american-eclipse-of-2017-how-to-view-and-photograph\/les-and-mary-anderson-photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/07\/Les-and-Mary-Anderson-photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"250,198\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Les and Mary Anderson photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/07\/Les-and-Mary-Anderson-photo.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/the-great-american-eclipse-of-2017-how-to-view-and-photograph\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Great American Eclipse of 2017 &#8211; How to View and Photograph<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Saturday July 8th, 2017 On August 21st, 2017 the continental US will be treated to a total solar eclipse for the first time since 1979.\u00a0 This WILL be a bucket-list-level event, and you need to start planning NOW!\u00a0 Whether you are traveling to an area of totality or staying in San Diego, you need to&hellip;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-07-05T15:09:01-07:00\">July 5, 2017<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-532 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-friends-of-the-planetarium-events\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/the-prevalence-properties-and-architectures-of-exoplanets\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Prevalence, Properties, and Architectures of Exoplanets<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">May 6th, 2017 with Dr. Erik Petigura, a Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech Exoplanets orbit stars other than our Sun.\u00a0 At first, the study of these objects focused upon individual discoveries.\u00a0 But, thanks in large part to the many identifications made by NASA&#8217;s Kepler Mission, the direction of exoplanet research has changed.\u00a0 We now know,&hellip;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-03-05T15:10:59-08:00\">March 5, 2017<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-534 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-friends-of-the-planetarium-events\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/solar-eclipses-2016-and-2017-and-more\/\" target=\"_self\" >Solar Eclipses, 2016 and 2017 and More<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">May 14th, 2016 with Professor Jay Pasachoff of Williams College A veteran eclipse chaser, Professor Pasachoff has probably seen and studied more total solar eclipses than anyone else on Earth.\u00a0\u00a0By one count, he has witnessed 65 total eclipses between 1959 and the end of 2015.\u00a0\u00a0He recently went on an expedition to study the eclipse that&hellip;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2016-04-05T15:11:51-07:00\">April 5, 2016<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-536 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-friends-of-the-planetarium-events\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/the-restless-universe-palomar-transient-factory\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Restless Universe (Palomar Transient Factory)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">April 25th, 2015 with Dr. Shrinivas Kulkarni &#8211; Caltech John D. &amp; Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) &amp; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories Abstract of Lecture: Cosmic explosions were first noted nearly two thousand years ago. However, secure recognition and study began only a hundred&hellip;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2015-03-15T15:13:02-07:00\">March 15, 2015<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-538 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-friends-of-the-planetarium-events\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/the-new-era-of-exoplanet-direct-imaging\/\" target=\"_self\" >The New Era of Exoplanet Direct Imaging<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">April 26th, 2014 with Dr. Sasha Hinkley &#8211; Caltech Most of the hundreds of extrasolar planets identified in the past 15 years have been detected indirectly through careful monitoring of the planets&#8217; effect on their host star&#8217;s light.\u00a0 By overcoming the extremely large brightness ratio between the stars and their faint exoplanetary companions, we are&hellip;&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-03-05T15:14:05-08:00\">March 5, 2014<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1600","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3505","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8QaUO-Ux","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3538,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/friends-of-the-planetarium\/","url_meta":{"origin":3505,"position":0},"title":"Friends of the Planetarium","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"August 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mission of the FOP The Friends of the (Palomar College) Planetarium (FOP) is a non-profit association affiliated with the Palomar College Foundation formed to help the Palomar Community College District promote the Planetarium and develop educational outreach activities for the community, to inspire and educate the next generation of\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/4fcee2c51c02d_preview-620.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":294,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/donate-to-the-planetarium\/","url_meta":{"origin":3505,"position":1},"title":"Donate to the Planetarium","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"June 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The planetarium at Palomar College is a beautiful facility built to serve Palomar College and the Community of San Diego. However, it is a very expensive place to operate. Funds from Proposition M were used to build this state-of-the-art venue, but operational costs are paid for from our weekly revenue\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Dome display from the inside.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/06\/DomeDisplay4.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":359,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/contact-us\/","url_meta":{"origin":3505,"position":2},"title":"Contact Us","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"June 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Planetarium is part of the Palomar Community College District. 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