July - September | Sunday Show Schedule
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12:30pm - One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure **Spanish Language Version**
Un cielo, un mundo: La aventura de Big Bird
Elmo y Big Bird viven en los Estados Unidos y Hu Hu Zhu vive muy lejos en China, pero ellos descubren que ver las mismas estrellas en la noche! La palabra estrella en Chino es "xīng xing" (pronouniado zin zin). ¿Cuantas "xīng xing" puedes ver en el cielo?
1pm - One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
Join Big Bird and Elmo on an unforgettable journey to the Moon and back! When Elmo’s friend Hu Hu Zhu stops by Sesame Street for a visit, he notices that Sesame Street is a little bit different from his home in China. But when he looks up at the sky, he feels right at home. Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu may live in different cities, but they share the same sky! With a little help from Big Bird, the two friends learn about the Sun, the Moon, and the Big Dipper, then blast off in an imaginary rocket to the Moon!
2pm - Magic Globe
Magic Globe is an engaging story designed to interest and challenge children from 5 to 12 years old. It has a clear educational structure with all science-related topics broken down into manageable chunks and naturally woven into the storyline. It allows children to recap knowledge they already have as well as learn multiple new concepts while following the story, which makes it perfect for mixed-ability audiences.
3pm - Unveiling the Invisible Universe
For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. Finally, in the 20th century with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the earth’s atmosphere and observe X-ray and gamma ray radiation which are the marks of the hot and violent Universe. But it is not only light that can give us information about the cosmos. Neutrinos and cosmic rays also provide vital information. Finally, the detection by The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) experiment of gravitational waves from two merging black holes opened a new window in astrophysics. This planetarium program presents images of the cosmos as revealed by all these different messengers.
4pm - Audio Universe
Experience the Solar System like never before. Travel on a spacecraft that turns the objects in space — into sound! Viewers are transported inside a special spacecraft that takes them to the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to view the stars in the night sky, before lifting them off into space to visit the Earth, Moon, Sun and all the planets of the Solar System. Unlike traditional planetarium shows, the soundtrack takes the lead role. Each of the objects in space are represented by sounds and presented with incredible 4K resolution visuals so the audience can listen to the stars appear and hear the planets orbit around their heads.
5pm - The James Webb Space Telescope Show
Grab the most stellar seat in in town on Wednesday and Sunday Evenings at 5:00pm when the Reading Public Museum, adds a new specially curated planetarium show at The Neag Planetarium. This unique show will feature the most up-to-date images and data from the James Webb Telescope. This show will be updated with new content directly from NASA on a regular basis, and run through the end of the year.
