Past Events 2008

Sat, May 10, 9:30-4:30, Morrill Hall

Mueller Planetarium joined forces with Astronomy Magazine and Meade Telescopes to host Astronomy Day 2008. All who visited the event had a chance to win a Meade ETX-80AT-TC telescope valued at $300 given away locally, and register for a chance to win a Meade 8-inch LX 90 telescope (valued at $1999) given away nationally. We had a day of fun educational astronomy activities and exhibits for the entire family, and conclude with a "star party" during regular open hours (sundown to 11 pm) of Hyde Memorial Observatory in Holmes Park. The Planetarium also featured a special showing of the Fulldome Experience program, "Extreme Planets."

Saturday, February 2, 2008, Morrill Hall

The University of Nebraska State Museum and the UNL Department of Geosciences held their annual fun family day: Dinosaurs & Disasters. This year's theme reflected the International Polar Year.

It was a full day of discovery with three floors of hands-on activities with scientists! This year, the Antarctic Geological Drilling (ANDRILL) Program was featured in Elephant Hall. The ANDRILL Science Management Office, located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, administers and coordinates the program's scientific research.

Topics included: global climate change, fossils, geology, natural disasters, plus planetarium shows. Visitors were encouraged to bring a rock or fossil for identification.