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Description
’Season of Light’ describes the legends associated with the stars that appear during the Christmas season such as Orion the Hunter, Taurus the Bull, and Leo the Lion.
Narrated by Noah Adams of NPR’s “All Things Considered" and appropriate for all ages, the show talks about all things celestial and winter traditional including the Star of Bethlehem, Jolly Old Saint Nick, holiday lights and candles, exploring traditions of gift-giving and solstice festivals. All shows are free, and everyone is welcome to join us! We do suggest that you arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the start of a show.
We are continually working on our holiday show schedule, and we know most of the dates now for our holiday show "Season of Light." These will be on Tuesday Nov.28, Thursday Nov. 30, and Friday Dec. 1 at 7:30pm (later start due to Christmas Parade in Radford); Saturday, Dec. 2 at 10:30am; Sunday, Dec. 3 at 5:00pm; Wednesday Dec. 6 at 7pm; and Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6pm and 7pm. This show is all about the stars and constellations and legends of the season, including St. Nicholas and the tradition of gift-giving. All shows are free and everyone is welcome.
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- Location: Center for the Sciences room M75 (Main Street level). Enter through the doors from Parking Lot C. Click on the map for a larger image.
- All shows are free and everyone is welcome to come join us!
- Seating capacity: 27 (at some point it will again be 55 visitors post-covid)
- All shows include a tour of the nighttime sky using our full-dome projection system. Some shows will also have a full-dome, professionally produced show on an astronomical topic. The shows are described below.
- (Pre- and post-covid: No reservations required for our regular public shows. However, if you have a group of 35 or more please email/call ahead (24+ hours) to be sure there isn't another large group coming for the same show.)
- Parking for the daytime shows:
- There are 4 metered spaces in Lots C and B, next to the Center for the Sciences.
- There are also several metered spaces in the portion of Parking Lot A that lies directly between Martin Hall and Main Street.
- You can also pick up a free parking day pass by dropping by the Radford University Parking office in Heth Hall, or the Radford University Police Station (intersection of University Drive and Main Street).
- We have hearing-assist receivers for our sound system--please bring your own earphones (1/16 inch [3.5mm] stereo jack).
- No food or drinks allowed in the planetarium!
For more information, contact Planetarium Director Dr. Rhett Herman at rherman@radford.edu.
Schedule a Group Visit
We will resume special showings once the current crisis is resolved. Once that happens, special group showings for groups of 20 or more people may be arranged by contacting Dr. Rhett Herman at rherman@radford.edu (email preferred) or calling 540-831-5441.
Who
This event is for all ages.
Cost
FREEHow
Just show up.
