Formed in 1989, the non-profit York County Astronomical Society aims to promote interest, public education, and advancement of the science of astronomy. In addition to planetarium shows, the society presents regular public sky watches and astronomy classes.

Featured shows March 10

Big Bird and Elmo explore the stars on the York Learning Center planetarium dome in “One World, One Sky” Saturday March 10 at 2:00pm. See all movie trailers below.

Seating-Please note: All planetarium programs will start on time. Seating is limited and all seats are available on a first come first serve basis. As the program requires the room to be dark, there will be no seating once the program has begun. No food or beverages allowed. Be courteous of others and please silence your cell phone, camera, or other devices, digital or not, that may make sound or light. These lights and sounds can be very disruptive during the program. Thank You.

March 10, Afternoon Shows

Saturday, March 10, 2018 at: 2:00pm One World, One Sky 2:40pm StarWatch 3:20pm Defying Gravity: It Is Rocket Science! See: Afternoon shows

March 10, Evening Shows

 Saturday, March 10, 2018 7:00pm Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter 7:40pm StarWatch 8:20pm Distant Worlds: Alien Life? See: Evening shows

 

Planetarium Location

The planetarium is located in the York Learning Center at 301 East 6th Avenue in York. See detailed: Directions

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March 10, Afternoon Shows

“One World, One Sky” 2:00 p.m.

A Fulldome Planetarium Show

Fulldome” designed to envelop the audience 180 degrees when projected on planetarium dome.

In One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure! Elmo and Big Bird live in the United States and Hu Hu Zhu lives far away in China, but they discovered that they still see the same stars at night! The word for star in Chinese is xing xing (pronounced sing sing). How many xing xing do you see in this sky? When Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu “travel” to the moon, they discover some basic but surprising scientific facts. For example, they can’t fly a kite there because there is no wind. The fuzzy friends then excitedly realize that children like to fly kites in both China and the United States! Age Range 3 – 7 years. Runtime 25 minutes. Watch trailer below.

StarWatch Live 2:40 p.m.

What can be seen with a telescope tonight?
How do I find the North Star?
Is there really a bear in the sky?
Why do stars have different colors?
What are the names of the brightest stars?

StarWatch Live Become a star watcher by exploring the current month’s night sky in the planetarium, locate visible planets and constellations, and enjoy some sky lore. This live presentation is for the whole family, presented by the York Learning Center Planetarium director, using the star projector to its fullest capabilities. Receive a star map and get a tour of tonight’s sky. Runtime:35 minutes.

Defying Gravity, It Is Rocket Science!” 3:20 p.m.

A Fulldome Planetarium Show

Fulldome” designed to envelop the audience 180 degrees when projected on planetarium dome.

Meet Apollo Aurora, host of the Planetarium Channel’s universally loved gravity news source, Defying Gravity, It Is Rocket Science! With special robot correspondents Apple 1-6-8-6 and EGR-1, Apollo and her team will explore rocket power, gravity on other planets, monstrous black holes and even what keeps us grounded on Earth! Tune into this brand new planetarium show and uncover the mysteries of gravity. Target audience: ages 8 and up. Runtime: 25 minutes.

March 10, Evening Shows

Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter” 7:00 p.m.

A Fulldome Planetarium Show

Fulldome” designed to envelop the audience 180 degrees when projected on planetarium dome.

Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter is an exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. The show reveals the first hints of its existence through the eyes of Fritz Zwicky, the scientist who coined the term “dark matter.” It describes the astral choreography witnessed by Vera Rubin in the Andromeda galaxy and then plummets deep underground to see the most sensitive dark matter detector on Earth, housed in a former gold mine. From there, it journeys across space and time to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, speeding alongside particles before they collide in visually stunning explosions of light and sound, while learning how scientists around the world are collaborating to track down the constituents of dark matter. Run time: 30 minutes. Recommended ages: 6th grade to adult. Content includes: Dark matter, dark energy, physics, astronomy, Vera Rubin, Fritz Zwicky, CERN, The Higgs Boson particle.  Run time: 30 minutes. Recommended ages: 6th grade to adult. Watch trailer below.

StarWatch Live 7:40 p.m.

What can be seen with a telescope tonight?
How do I find the North Star?
Is there really a bear in the sky?
Why do stars have different colors?
What are the names of the brightest stars?

�StarWatch Live� Become a star watcher by exploring the current month’s night sky in the planetarium, locate visible planets and constellations, and enjoy some sky lore. This live presentation for the whole family, presented by the York Learning Center Planetarium director, using the star projector to its fullest capabilities. Receive a star map and get a tour of tonight�s sky. Runtime 35 minutes.

“Distant Worlds Alien Life?” 8:20 p.m.

A Fulldome Planetarium Show

Fulldome” designed to envelop the audience 180 degrees when projected on planetarium dome.

Do you ever wonder if extraterrestrial life actually exists? Come enjoy a fulldome viewing of Distant Worlds Alien Life?

Distant Worlds Alien Life? is a beautiful planetarium film exploring one of the most enduring questions of humankind  are we alone? For millennia our ancestors watched the stars, questioning the origin and nature of what they saw. Still today we ask these questions, knowing that the Universe is a vast place filled with billions and billions of stars and planets but yet, Earth is the only planet we know for sure to be inhabited..

The York County Astronomical Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the science of astronomy. *Formed in 1989, the non-profit York County Astronomical Society aims to promote interest, public education, and advancement of the science of astronomy. In addition to planetarium shows, the society presents regular public sky watches and astronomy classes.

Watch Video: The Known Universe

See other shows upcoming.: Planetarium Programs

The planetarium is located in the York Learning Center at 301 East 6th Avenue in York.

For more information contact: Stars@YCAS.org 

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