Tuesday, February 20, 2007

A Visit to the Planetarium

Rosie, Mary Jean and I visited the Planetarium tonight for our 2nd night-time sky experience together. We saw Orion last month and Moonscapes tonight. No, those aren't marshmallows! :) They are "pretend moons". And our heads are "pretend earths", and there was a demonstration that explained why we see different phases of the moon each night. Very interesting, and very visual.
And this big machine gives us pictures of the night sky from our Clute location. I've lived in this area many years and never visited the Planetarium until last month. Thanks Rosie for inviting me, and Mary Jean makes a fun 3-some! I'm learning something new--again! There's so much to learn and life is so short!

2 comments:

SUSAN said...

We took the kids to the planetarium once and it was fun! It's just cool to streeeeeetch the mind.

Susan

Ampersand said...

Ahh, planetariums are awesome...amazing universe we have! Glad you could go and enjoy it with friends.