December is Mars Month at the Museum

Mars Will Be Its Closest, Biggest And Brightest This Holiday Season Until 2016!

It is officially "At Opposition" * on Christmas Eve, will be brighter than the brightest star and will take its highest path across the sky until 2040!

To celebrate this event the Planetarium at The Miami Science Museum will be hosting Mars lectures in the Planetarium and special Mars observing in our Weintraub Observatory on Laser Fest nights Friday, Dec. 28 and Saturday Dec. 29.

"Laser Fest & Mars At Its Best"

Friday & Saturday, December 28th & 29th, 2007
8:00pm "Mars At Its Best" Star Show. Also showing: Star Gazer's Mars episode, Planetarium tour of the night featuring Mars, and How to Use Your New Telescope? (FREE)
8:30pm - 11:00pm Observatory Open (weather permitting) - Come and check out Mars yourself! (FREE)

Laser Shows
9:00pm Radiohead (Ticket Required)
10:00pm Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (Ticket Required)
11:00pm Bob Marley (Ticket Required)
Midnight Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (Ticket Required)


For 2008 Laser Show Schedule, please CLICK HERE!


Laser show admission:
Adults $7.00
Children $4.00

*Laser show admission includes laser glasses.