Hopkins Observatory Sets Planetarium Schedule01:32PM / Tuesday, January 17, 2012
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College's Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory at Williams College, is hosting free shows this spring.
Astronomy students will lead shows on Friday evenings at 7:30 on Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24; March 2, 9, 16; April 6, 13, 20, 27; and May 4. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005.
The Zeiss Skymaster is capable of demonstrating phenomena including: retrograde motions of the planets, phases of the moon, the varying temperatures/colors of stars, locations of neighboring galaxies, the mythological figures and zodiacal signs ascribed to constellations, the Southern Hemisphere's sky, comets, artificial satellites, and much more.
Spring 2012 shows will be hosted by Williams College students Pushpanjali Giri, Matthew Hosek, Soraya Membreno and Muzhou Lu. Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy Jay Pasachoff is director of the Hopkins Observatory.
For reservations (recommended) contact Michele Rech at 413- 597-2188 or mcr4@williams.edu. Others will be admitted as space permits. Large groups should call for special appointments.
The Hopkins Observatory is on a small hill on the north side of Main Street; planetarium patrons share parking with the Williams College Museum of Art. A campus map here.
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