Treworgy Planetarium Offering Summer Evening Series

The Treworgy Planetarium is hosting its six-part Summer Evening Series. Programs will begin at 8:30 p.m. with the presentation of the topic for that evening, followed by a brief indoor star show highlighting current events in the evening sky.

Afterward, if weather permits, the indoor program will be followed by an outdoor observation session using the Planetarium’s telescopes. If weather is not favorable, the indoor star show will be extended.

Tickets: member: $6 / non-member: $9 / youth (15 and under): $3 - Tickets for individual programs will be sold at the Planetarium the evening of the event.

Mystic Seaport is located at 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic.

2015 Presentations:

• Wednesday, June 17 – The Zodiac: An Ancient Calendar
• Friday, July 3 – Stellar Evolution: The Birth, Life, and Death of Stars
• Wednesday, July 15 – Destination: Pluto–The New Horizons Spacecraft
• Friday, July 31 – Cosmic Evolution: Theories on the Timeline of the Universe
• Wednesday, August 12 – The Perseids are Coming! Meteors and Meteorites
• Friday, August 28 – The Unseen Cosmos: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and Black Holes

For more information, call 860.572.0711, ext. 5151 or email planetarium@mysticseaport.org.