November 2, 2022
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Jessica Pope
Communications and Media Relations Planner
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The Valdosta State University Planetarium provides “Larry: Cat in Area” at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4. Seating for each of the discussions is restricted to 47 visitors. Free admission ticket circulation starts at 6 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis at the VSU Planetarium. Households with kids who are not able to endure the complete discussion are welcomed to go to an unique condensed program at 6 p.m., with ticket circulation starting at 5:30 p.m. 
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VALDOSTA– The Valdosta State University Planetarium provides “Larry: Cat in Area” at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4.
Seating for each of the “Larry: Cat in Area” discussions is restricted to 47 visitors. Free admission ticket circulation starts at 6 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis at the VSU Planetarium.
A full-dome program developed by Loch Ness Productions, “Larry: Cat in Area” is a spirited, creative animation discussion about a curious cat who travels to the moon.
Offered NASA’s strategy to send out astronauts back to the moon, Dr. Martha Leake, director of VSU’s Planetarium and Observatory, states now is the best time to follow Larry’s lunar experiences.
” We will take a look at the current discoveries and prepare for the moon, existing occasions like the overall lunar eclipse on Nov. 8, a number of meteor showers, and the current from Mars and the James Webb Area Telescope,” she shares.
Households with kids who are not able to endure the complete discussion are welcomed to go to an unique condensed program at 6 p.m., with ticket circulation starting at 5:30 p.m. This consists of the “Larry: Cat in Area” animation and a view of the regional skies just.
The VSU Observatory opens from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., weather condition allowing, permitting visitors the chance to see the moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and other celestial favorites.
Found on the 3rd flooring of Nevins Hall, the VSU Planetarium includes a Digitarium Kappa digital projector, which can replicate the night sky as seen from anywhere in the world or from the surface area of any item in the planetary system, at any time in history, past or future.
Restricted parking is offered in front of Nevins Hall and throughout Patterson Street.
Planetarium public outreach programs are suitable for kids and grownups ages 5 and up.
Contact VSU’s Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences, and Engineering Innovation at (229) 333-5752 to learn more.
On The Internet:
https://www.valdosta.edu/phy/
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
Map of VSU:
https://www.valdosta.edu/about/documents/campus-directory/VSU_Campus_Map.pdf
