Public Show - Europe to the Stars

Name: Public Show - Europe to the Stars
Start: 2025-01-03T19:15:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-03T20:15:00-06:00
Location: 700 North Mockingbird, Abilene, TX, United States, Texas 79603

Schedule

Fri Jan 03 2025 at 07:15 pm to 08:15 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

700 North Mockingbird, Abilene, TX, United States, Texas 79603 | Abilene, TX

Pricing is $5 per person. Seating capacity is 70 plus two wheelchair access seating areas. Cash only at the door. (We are working on adding an online ticket option!)

Europe to the Stars - This feature takes the viewer on an epic journey behind the scenes at the most productive ground-based observatory in the world, revealing the science, the history, the technology and the people. Discover the European Southern Observatory in a story of cosmic curiosity, courage and perseverance; a story of observing a Universe of deep mysteries and hidden secrets; and a story of designing, building and operating the most powerful ground-based telescopes on the planet. The movie focuses on the essential aspects of an astronomical observatory, while offering a broader view of how astronomy is done. From site-testing to locate the best places in the world for observing the sky, to how telescopes are built and what mysteries of the Universe astronomers are revealing.
Release date: August 2018