Planetarium shows off summer series - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports

Planetarium shows off summer series

Posted: Updated:
  • More WALB News10 HeadlinesMore News Headlines

  • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:45:38 GMT
    A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer. Crisp County Investigators say 25-year-old James Aultman stole more than $10,000
    A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer.
  • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:40:13 GMT
    Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend. It's free, but they will accept donations to fund the department's annual community picnic in June. Musical artists from around South
    Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend.
  • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:35 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:35:30 GMT
    A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday. Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard and Baconton Mayor Annette
    A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday.

By Ben Roberts - bio | email

ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The Weatherbee Planetarium at Thronateeska Heritage Center hosted the second installment of its summer astronomy series Tuesday night. This one focused on stars, asteroids, comets and how telescopes help us observe objects in our solar system.

The planetarium hopes to boost attendance by offering more programs at night. Staff Astronomer Jim Friese said, "All science is important. In order to understand the universe or yourself, you've go to understand something about science. So, it's got to start somewhere, and this is kind of like an outreach to the community to try to get some kind of interest in science and astronomy kickstarted."

The final installment in the summer season will be Tuesday August 24th at seven o'clock.


©2010 WALB News. All rights reserved.   Feedback