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Are you a faculty member interested in showing one of our fulldome movies to your class but would like to view it yourself first? Are you curious what our planetarium can do for your group, event, or class? Or are you someone just interested in learning more about science through one of our entertaining and educational fulldome shows? If you answered “yes” to any one of these questions, our Fulldome Friday Series is for you!<\/p>\n

Shows will generally begin with a brief orientation to the night sky and objects currently visible from HPU that time of year using our Starry Night software. Then we will screen one of our short (20-30 min) fulldome movies<\/a> from our library.\u00a0 The entire experience will last approximately 40 min<\/strong>. Due to safety concerns associated with our low lighting conditions, we discourage people from entering or exiting the planetarium once the show has started, so please arrive on time.<\/p>\n

At this time, Fulldome Friday shows are only open to HPU students, faculty, and staff. <\/strong>We look forward to seeing you under the dome!<\/p>\n

Reservations are not required<\/h4>\n
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Over the summer we will have our Summer Star Show Series<\/em>, a spin-off of our usual Fulldome Friday<\/em> shows! For the following Fridays at 12:30pm<\/b>, join us to learn about the summer night sky and watch one of our star-related fulldome movies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 12th @ 12:30pm<\/h3>\n

Spark! The Universe in Us [New!]<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"Spark<\/a>\u201cSpark: The Universe in Us\u201d explores our deep connection to stars millions of light years away\u2014and billions of years in the past. We\u2019ll travel across space and time to discover the celestial origins of the elements we all have in common. Along the way, you\u2019ll enter the core of a giant star just before it implodes, experience the quiet demise of a star like the Sun, and see how colliding stars seed the universe with the building blocks of life!<\/p>\n

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June 19th @ 12:30pm<\/h3>\n

We Are Stars<\/h4>\n

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What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, our explosive origins, and humanity’s current understanding of where everything, including us, came from. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of Hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of Carbon, and the molecules for life.<\/p>\n

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July 17th @ 12:30pm<\/h3>\n

Black Holes: the Other Side of Infinity<\/h4>\n

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\u201cBlack Holes: the Other side of Infinity\u201d features a high-resolution visualization of a black hole, using data generated by computer simulations to bring this cosmic phenomenon to life. Narrated by actor Liam Neeson, learn about the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and take a simulated flight through a supermassive black hole that lurks in the center of our own galaxy.<\/p>\n

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The Fall Fulldome Friday<\/em> schedule will be posted in August.<\/h5>\n
Have a great summer!<\/h5>\n

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