Sharing Star Stories: Planetarium Show with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 at 3:30 pm at the AYP in Manistee | Join rangers from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore inside their new StarLab inflatable planetarium dome to become fully immersed in the night sky. Attendees will learn how to locate Polaris (aka the North Star) and learn about different constellations that the Anishinaabe, the Native Americans of this region, have looked up to since time immemorial. The dome uses a vertical laser projector with a fisheye lens in combination with the software Stellarium to turn the inside of the dome into a realistic representation of the night sky.
 
 
 
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 at 3:30 pm at the AYP in Manistee
Join rangers from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore inside their new StarLab inflatable planetarium dome to become fully immersed in the night sky. Attendees will learn how to locate Polaris (aka the North Star) and learn about different constellations that the Anishinaabe, the Native Americans of this region, have looked up to since time immemorial. The dome uses a vertical laser projector with a fisheye lens in combination with the software Stellarium to turn the inside of the dome into a realistic representation of the night sky.