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UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium's April show "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to different cities near the equator to explore different night skies.
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Our grade school understanding of the Solar System may not take into account the constant discoveries being made in our cosmic neighborhood.
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Jean Creighton joins Lake Effect’s Audrey Nowakowski to look back on some of the most notable moments of 2024 for UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium.
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“A Night in Greece” at the UW-Milwaukee Manfred Olson Planetarium has special meaning for its director, Jean Creighton. While there will of course be indoor stargazing, she’s also going to take visitors on a tour through her hometown of Athens to share her most beloved spots and her favorite Greek myths.
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This is your notice to head out to the great outdoors Thursday night for the Hunter's moon — look up and unplug. Ebony Javan, one Milwaukee woman who's always plugged into the moon, shares her story.
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UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium is inviting the public on a spooktacular adventure in its “Creepy Cosmos” program.
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This Saturday, Sept. 14, is International Observe the Moon Night and UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson planetarium will be marking the occasion both indoors and out to help people learn about the Moon and the personal and cultural connections we have with it.
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If the recent solar eclipse motivated you to see more astronomical events, how about shifting to the nighttime to see the northern lights?
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Milwaukee will experience 90% coverage of the solar eclipse on April 8th. Here's what to expect and how to best enjoy it.
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Fridays in March, the planetarium is trying something a little different. Choreographed laser shows are being projected onto the planetarium's dome to space-themed music.