Experience the Aurora

Name: Experience the Aurora
Start: 2024-07-12T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-07-12T21:00:00-05:00
Location: William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College

Schedule

Fri Jul 12 2024 at 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College | Champaign, IL

The Northern Lights are one of nature's awesome sights. But what are and what causes them? Over seven months in the Arctic Circle, crew captured timelapse images of the Aurora Borealis with high resolution digital cameras outfitted with fisheye lenses. The results are spectacular! For the first time, the aurora has been captured as it was mean to be experienced, as a display that covers the entire sky. The show shares the science behind the aurorae and tells the story of our quest to find and photograph these phenomena for fulldome theaters. Winner of two Telly Awards.
Admission is $8 for adults or $7 for Parkland students, seniors 65 and older, or children 12 and under. Passes may be purchased at tickets.parkland.edu or in the lobby beginning a half-hour before the first show. Members of the Friends of the Staerkel Planetarium are admitted for free.