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Planetarium Education (K-12)
Each new academic year a student participates in a new and progressive show that not only covers topics
from the school curriculum but also a lot more that is there in the universe to discover, explore and learn.
The night sky has
been a source of
countless tales and
legends. Cultures
from all around
the world have
woven several
tales around the
stars. The show
STORIES IN SKIES
covers star stories
Stars in Mythology/ Sky Culture
from different sky
KG to II
cultures like the
fascinating story of the Moon and his 27 beautiful star
wives (nakshatra) from India, The seven chicks who
became stars from Thailand and many more.
It is a cartoon
story
of an
adventurous and
inquisitive baby
dog
called
“Puppy”, who by
virtue
of his
astronaut friend
“Arundhiti” gets a
chance to hitch
hike a ride to the
Moon. Puppy
The Moon sometimes
becomes fatter and
fatter day by day.
Sometimes the Moon
goes on dieting and
becomes thinner and
thinner day by day.
The picture or the
shape of the Moon
PUPPY ON THE MOON
THE MOON
changes bit by bit and
Shapes of the Moon
Adventure ride to Moon
day by day in our sky.
KG to II
KG to II
This is called the
phases
of
the
Moon.
Each
shape
of
the
Moon also has a
becomes the first dog to be on the Moon and as an
name. The show covers shapes of the Moon and related
astronaut dog explores the barren Moonland.
festivals (lunar calendar).
Many modern
There is one star in our sky
constellations in
that is more famous than
science have been
any other movie star. It is
named
after
the Pole star. It acts like a
Ancient
Greek
mark in the sky. It has
constellations
helped us since ages in
(stick figures) and
finding our way. The show
carved around
covers the story of Pole star
them. The show PRINCESS ANDROMEDA
as in Ancient Sky Culture and
THE POLE STAR
covers the famous
how to find it in the skies
Constellations Drawings
Finding Pole Star
Greek story of
from different locations
in the Sky
III to V
P r i n c e s s
and in different seasons
III to V
Andromeda and its various characters like the princess
with the help of stick figures Big Dipper (Sapt Rishi) and
herself, King Cepheus, Queen Cassiopeia, Monster Cetus, Celestial W formed by joining stars.
Hero Perseus and Flying Horse Pegasus as stick figures and
illustrations in the sky.
Our
solar
neighbourhood
is a fascinating
place. The Sun's
family has many
members like
Planets, Dwarf
Planets, Moons,
Asteroids, and
Comets.
The JOURNEY TO WONDERLANDS
Solar System Model
show takes twin
III to V
sisters
on
fascinating journeys to various places in our solar system.
It creates skies from places that have been never seen
before. The show also traces the journeys of various
earlier space missions.
About 400 years ago
Galileo Galilei from
Italy changed the way
we viewed
and
understood the sky.
He was the first Man
who observed the
sky through
a
telescope. The show
GALILEO’s SKY
covers the classical
Classical & Modern Sky
sky (naked eye) that
VI to VIII
is the sky observed
and understood by various ancient civilizations, the
Modern sky (through telescope) and phenomena
like Eclipses, Conjunction, Opposition, Occultation,
Transit and Modern Constellations. The show is
about history of science.
Knowledge of Celestial
Gymnastics is the first
step towards reading
the night sky. The show
covers the motion of the
celestial objects in our
skies from different
locations like the Poles,
Equator and 27 degree
CELESTIAL GYMNASTICS
latitude. It covers the
Motion of Celestial Objects
celestial merry go round
VI to VIII
of stars and the path of
the solar system objects that is ecliptic- commonly called
Zodiac.
Charles Messier an
18th century French
Astronomer was a
comet hunter. He
made a Catalogue of
110 celestial objects
which are not comets
but look like comets.
Now we know that
MESSIER MARATHON
they are deep sky
Comets and Deep Sky Objects
objects like Galaxies,
VI to VIII
Nebulae, and Star
Clusters. Thousands of hobbyist astronomers across the
world on this day follow the footsteps of Messier and
observe the Messier objects in one glorious dusk to dawn
observing run called the Messier Marathon. The show
covers comets, deep sky objects and the Marathon.
Each and every
twinkling dot that we
see in our night sky is a
gigantic gas ball of fire
that has embarked on
a stellar journey of
millions and billions of
years that will bring
forth
dramatic
WE ARE BUT STAR DUST
changes in its life. The
Life cycle of stars
show covers life story
IX to XII
of stars (HR Diagram)
including our Sun from a protostar in a nebula to their
violent deaths like a Supernova and their remnants like a
Black Hole. Stars' are like factories that produce elements
in the Universe, elements that are there on the Earth and
even inside us. We all are but star dust.
The show depicts
celestial gymnastics
of Precession
(wobbling of Earth's
axis); Analemma
(yearly dance of the
sun in our sky that
causes seasons);
Eclipses and phases
ANCIENT OBSERVATORIES
of the Moon. It also
Astronomy versus Astrology
covers
various
IX to XII
ancient
sky
cultures, temples
cum observatories and debunks astrology.
The show covers life
from the point of view
of science (evolution
and DNA) and its
possibilities
(Extra
terrestrial -ET) beyond
our home planet in the
Universe on the basis
of Drake's equation
LIFE BEYOND CRADLE
and its search on the
Life as in the eyes of Science
basis of SETI (Search
IX to XII
for Extra Terrestrial
Intelligence) project. The show also debunks UFOs
(Unidentified Flying Objects and related incidents).
Average show duration is 40 min. (KG-12). Many more 3rd party shows are also available on request.