The Moon! Scopes will be out on the south campus this evening to look at the Moon (and maybe Saturn, since it is Saturdaya). 7 pm #ObserveTheMoon

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Monday Morning Watch party next week. June 23rd, 10-12, come see the first data releases from the Vera Rubin Observatory, live on the dome.

The Spring semester is winding down... only a few planetarium shows left.
This week: Letters from Luna Wed - April 30th, 3pm at CCNY Planetarium, Marshak Building at the City College Campus in Manhattan.
Free tix at ccnyplanetarium.org/shows

Still some seats available for tomorrow’s live space show.

Eyes in the Sky 🛰️
Feb 26, 3 pm

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New Shows coming this Spring! Most Wednesdays at 3pm. Free tix available soon.

Lunar Occultation of Mars tonight (1/13/2025)! If it's clear around 9:15 pm (in NYC) and you look (with binoculars probably) at the lower left part of the moon, you'll see Mars sneak behind the moon for a little more than an hour. Simulated view made with OpenSpace

Join us for the last planetarium space show of the 2024 Fall semester:
Dec 4th, 2:30-3:30 pm
Free tix at ccnyplanetarium.org/shows

4 spheres. 3 nearby + 1 (the moon) far away. Same illumination phase.

Check out our total Eclipse photos and videos:

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Let's all shed a tear for every sundial that is now broken thanks to daylight savings time. During standard time, they point north at noon (roughly). Now, everything is off by 30º.

End #daylightsavings ! #northatnoon !

Reserve a ticket for next week’s live space show.

March 6, 2024 (special time: 2pm)

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Live Space Shows! Travel the universe with us.

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The Holmdel Horn! We visited this famous site a few months ago. Here are some images and more from the trip.

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It’s International Lego Day! This Planetarium set is not currently available.

Come join us for live Space tours this spring. Book a seat in the capsule here: ccnyplanetarium.org/posts/2024/0...

Craters on the moon can be huge!

Below are some simulated views showing Manhattan (13 mi) if the island was situated at the bottom of Copernicus Crater (58 mi).

[Sims done with OpenSpaceProject]

Spheres on Earth are just like the Spheres in the sky!

Hold up a spherical object in the bright sun, align it with the moon, and it will have the same phase as the moon!