This page will be populated with our new shows as they are created. If the show is listed here it is mostly done and ready for audiences. If it is not listed here we either are not able to cover that topic at the current time or have a show that is completed. This does not mean we cannot offer those topics to you if you request them but we make no promises to have everything we offered in the past. Stay Tuned for updates. The following links to a page with descriptions of prerendered shows and fulldome movies.
Night Sky 101
Description
This show describes the night sky as you will see it tonight. It also teaches about the motions of the sky and the interlopers that move through it, our planets. This show is relevant to those who are looking to prepare for a trip to the John Glenn Astronomy Park in Hocking Hills, youth groups working on an activity or merit badge, or topics for multiple grades for Earth and Space Science in the Ohio State Science Standards.
Program Length
- 40-50 minutes plus Q&A
Topics
- Directions, Coordinate systems, Ecliptic, Right Ascension and Declination, Meridian etc
- Bright Constellations up tonight
- Daily Motion, Polaris, Circumpolar Stars, Rising and Setting
- Annual Motion including Seasons
- Path of the Sun
- Ecliptic and the path of the planets
- Retrograde Motion
- Seasons on the Earth
- Changing locations on the Earth, Northern and Southern skies
Tour of the Solar System
Description
This show describes our Solar System and will visit each of the planets and other major bodies. All groups may find this show interesting but we cover topics relevant for multiple grades for Earth and Space Science in the Ohio State Science Standards.
Program Length
- 40-50 minutes plus Q&A
Topics
- Visiting all 8 planets as well as the Sun and Pluto.
- Similarities and differences of the planets we observe in our Solar System
- Asteroids and Kuiper Belt Objects
- The plane of the Solar System
- Saturn's Rings
- Nearby Extrasolar Planets