Benedum Planetarium at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center

Benedum Planetarium

Coming Soon! Evening Skies of Spring
Show Times:	Cost:
Starting April 1 on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm and 3 pm Through May 24, 2009	Non-member adults: $3.00 Zoo member adults:$2.50 Non-member children under 12: $1.75 Zoo member children under 12: $1.25
A 20-minute, family planetarium program that gives a brief description of some of the major stars and constellations visible in the Spring sky, and how to locate them. The program also contains a brief summary on what you are really seeing when you look up and see all of those points of light in a clear, dark sky.

Worldwide “100 Hours of Astronomy” Event

Saturday, April 4

Planetaria, science centers and astronomy organizations worldwide are celebrating “100 Hours of Astronomy” as a cornerstone component of the U.N. International Year Astronomy, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first astronomical observation through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. “100 Hours of Astronomy” is a-round-the-clock, worldwide event with 100 continuous hours of wide-range public outreach, April 2-5, 2009.

The Benedum Planetarium will be participating in this event from 11:00am to 4:00pm, Saturday, April 4 by presenting programs throughout the day. “Evening Skies of Spring” will be presented at 1:00pm and 3:00pm. NASA ViewSpace, a high definition, internet broadcast highlighting the phenomenal accomplishments of the Hubble Space Telescope, will be running in the planetarium from 11:00am to 4:00pm (except while planetarium shows are in progress).

Weather permitting, the “100 Hours of Astronomy” event will continue at the Schrader Environmental Center - Speidel Observatory beginning at 7:00pm. Members of the Oglebay Astronomy Club will have several telescopes set up for public observing of the Moon, planet Saturn, Comet Lulin and several deep sky objects. Come and be a part of what Galileo started 400 years ago.