Planetarium
Book a group planetarium star show and/or laser light show by contacting the planetarium director:
Ken Murphy
ken.murphy@smsu.edu
2019 Christmas & Laser Light Shows:
- Saturday, December 14th 7-8 p.m.
- Saturday, December 21st 7-8 p.m.
- Sunday December 22nd 2-3 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 24th 2-3 p.m.
Tickets are $5 and only sold at the door. Show up early to get a good seat!
| 2019 Sky & Space Calendar Preview | |
|---|---|
| January 1 | New Horizons reaches Ultima Thule—Kuiper belt Object |
| January 3 | Earth at perihelion, closest point to the Sun China to land Chang’e 4 Lunar Rover |
| January 4 | Latest sunrise |
| January 6 | Partial Solar Eclipse -- China, Japan, Korea, Siberia |
| January 17 | NASA-Space X: Launch Crew Dragon Spaceship |
| January 20-21 | Lunar Eclipse, visible in Milwaukee 9:33 p.m. to 12:51 a.m. CST |
| January 22 | Venus & Jupiter close in the morning sky |
| January 31 | India Launch—Chandrayaa 2, Lunar Orbiter, Lander, and Rover |
| February 4 | Asteroid 2002 AJ129 closest to Earth at only 2.6 million miles |
| February 5 | Chinese New Year—Year of the Pig |
| February 12 | NASA’s Juno spacecraft flies close to Jupiter (six more times in 2019) |
| February 18 | Venus & Saturn close in morning sky |
| March 3-13th | 50th Anniversary of Apollo 9 |
| March 10 | Spring ahead! Daylight Saving Time begins |
| March 14 | Pi Day and Einstein’s Birthday |
| March 20 | Spring begins at 4:58 p.m. CDT |
| April 4 | Parker Solar Probe orbit close to Sun |
| April 6 | 35th Anniversary: First orbital Shuttle repair mission (Solar Max) |
| May 4 |
30th Anniversary - Start of five-year Magellan mission to Venus (MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!) |
| May 17 | 45th Anniversary - Launch of first geosynchronous weather satellite SMS-A |
| May 18-26 | 50th Anniversary - Apollo 10—Module descends to 10 miles above lunar surface |
| May 27 | 20th Anniversary - First human visit to International Space Station (ISS) |
| June | NASA-Space X to launch astronauts |
| June 9 | Jupiter’s opposite the Sun, up all night |
| June 14 | Earliest sunrise |
| June 18 | Mars & Mercury very close in evening sky |
| June 21 | Summer Solstice starts at 10:54 a.m. CDT |
| June 27 | Latest sunset |
| July 2 | Total Solar Eclipse—South Pacific, Chile, and Argentina |
| July 4 | Earth at aphelion, the farthest point from the Sun |
| July 8 | Saturn opposite the Sun, up all night |
| July 11 | 40th Anniversary - Skylab falling back to Earth |
| July 16 | Partial Lunar Eclipse—Europe, Africa, west-central Asia |
| July 16-24 | 50th Anniversary - Apollo 11—first Moon Walk |
| August 12-13 | Perseid meteor shower peaks |
| August 13 | Venus at superior conjunction—behind the Sun |
| September 1 | Parker Solar Probe orbit close to Sun |
| September 9 | Neptune at opposition |
| September 23 | Fall arrives with the autumnal equinox at 2:50 a.m. CDT |
| October 28 | Uranus at opposition |
| November 3 | Fall back! Daylight Saving Time ends |
| November 11 | Mercury Transits the Sun; visible in Milwaukee 6:41 a.m. to 12:04 p.m. CST |
| November 14-24 | 50th Anniversary - Apollo 12 |
| November 23 | Venus & Jupiter close in evening sky |
| December 8 | Earliest sunset |
| December 10 | Venus & Saturn close in evening sky |
| December 13-14 | Geminid meteor shower peaks |
| December 21 | Winter Solstice starts at 10:19 p.m. CST |
| December 26 | Annular Solar Eclipse—Saudi Arabia, India, Borneo |
Last Modified: 12/2/19 8:41 AM