Night Sky Tonight addresses the following questions: How do you find the North Star? What about the Big Dipper? What constellations and planets are visible tonight? This is the planetarium’s most popular intro lesson and gives all audiences the basic tools to get oriented to the night sky.
The film, Tales of the Maya Skies, follows the introduction. The film takes you on an exciting journey back in time
to the beautiful jungle city of Chichén Itzá and the world of the ancient Maya.
You will discover how this ancient civilization learned to interpret the world
around them to develop a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, mathematics
and science - knowledge that has influenced much of our present day learning.