SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium Announces Summer Shows

Starting point is 00:00:00 Text to Speech audio articles made possible by Cast 11 Talking Glass Media. Tickets are now on sale for summer shows at the gym and Linda Lee Planetarium, located on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott Campus, in STEM Building 76, at 3,700 Willow Creek Road. Our newest program features sweeping views of polar bears and caribou navigating the snow-laden landscapes of the American Arctic. Alongside journeying through the frosted lands of our planet, this season we will venture out into the chilly depths of space, visiting monstrous black holes,

Starting point is 00:00:33 clusters of distant moons, and more. The planetarium's online ticketing system allows audiences to select their seats in advance for upcoming shows. All shows are open to the public and are held most Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. For details, or to reserve your tickets today, visit. Show times and dates for the gym and Linda Lee Planetarium's summer 2025 season include Whale Super Highway Friday, May 9th, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10th, 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Starting point is 00:01:07 Whale Super Highway follows humpback whales and blue pygmy whales on their 4,000 mile migration down the coast of Western Australia to the freezing waters of Antarctica and back again. Whale Super Highway provides a stunning look at life in the waters of Western Australia and reveals fascinating information about whales, while underscoring how much we still have to learn. View this event on Signalsauz.com. Across the visible universe. Friday, May 30th, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31st, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. This show is all about the concept of size and scale when it comes to the universe. Starting from Earth, viewers will fly farther and farther away from home,

Starting point is 00:01:48 encountering the incredible structures that populate the cosmos, traveling right to the edge of our visible knowledge of what surrounds us. View this event on Signalsauz.com. Storytime Under the Stars. Saturday, June 7th, 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28th, 11 a.m. Saturday, July 26th, 11 a.m. The night sky can be a source of wonder, spark curiosity, inspire silly adventures of the imagination,

Starting point is 00:02:16 and connect us to our ancestors across space and time. Join us while we read some fun, some wacky, and even some poignant children's books that take place on other. planets and other places across the universe in the future, the past, and in the imagination. Each book will be read under the star-filled sky. Expect some special surprises only possible in the planetarium. View this event on Signalsauze.com. Uncovering black holes. Friday, June 6th, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7th, 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. From the collapsed cores of massive stars to the dark, unfathomable behest, hemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies, we will explore the wealth of knowledge scientists have

Starting point is 00:02:59 gathered about black holes across the universe. With the help of tools like the Event Horizon Telescope, we now know more about these mysterious objects than ever before. But how much can we truly discover about something that only offers one-way trips within its steps? View this event on signalsaws.com. The Cosmic Web. Friday, June 13th, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 14th, 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. This program uses the London Symphony Orchestra's recording of Rachmaninoff's piano concerto number two to explore the science and discoveries of the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. Each of the three movements of the concerto becomes a miniature episode of cosmic wonder. From the beginnings of the universe and the formation of galaxies to the incredible views of gas, dust, and stars populating our galactic neighborhood, we will explore it all.

Starting point is 00:03:51 View this event on Signalsauz.com. Rising Stars of Prescott. Friday, June 27th, 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, June 28th, 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. June 27th shows will start later than normal to ensure dark skies for telescope viewing following the programs. Are you interested in getting to know your night sky? This live planetarium program will show you what constellations, planets, meteor showers, and more will be coming to the Prescott skies for your viewing pleasure. The content for this program changes every month it is shown. Telescope viewing will be available after the evening shows, weather permitting. View this event on signalsaws.com.

Starting point is 00:04:35 The Arctic. Friday, July 11th, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12th, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. Imagine a place in America that is vast, wild, and untouched, where some of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, located in the northeastern corner of Alaska, is one of the wildest places left on the planet, a symbol of wilderness that few have ever seen. America's Arctic will feature the first cinematic exploration of this little-known land, allowing people to experience a world that has evolved, intact, and

Starting point is 00:05:10 wild since the beginning of time. View this event on Signalsaz.com Are many moons. Friday, July 25th, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26th, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. In honor of the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we will explore the discoveries that have been made on our moon, as well as many other moons within our solar system. While space exploration has accomplished much since the time of the Apollo missions, there remains a bright future of exploration ahead of us with robotic proxies venturing into the incredible celestial bodies that populate our cosmic backyard. view this event on signalsaws.com. About the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium. The Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium is the only Arizona Planetarium north of Phoenix,

Starting point is 00:05:58 capable of seating 116 students and visitors. The facility contains multimedia learning software that can take viewers from the inner complexities of the human body to the farthest reaches of the known universe. In addition to being an invaluable resource for the Embry-Riddle community, the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium hosts events and programming open to the human to the Greater Prescott and Quad City Public year round. Read more stories from dining, entertainment, recreation, and travel on signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1RSD2 know.

SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium Announces Summer Shows

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