Comments on: Let us look to the stars https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/02/12/let-us-look-to-the-stars/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: G https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/02/12/let-us-look-to-the-stars/#comment-478650 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:12:00 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=18828#comment-478650 For a few years I’ve been predicting that anti-science ideologues would eventually go after the space program, because the data coming in from space telescopes and robotic missions to the planets directly conflict with creationism.

Blocking a planetarium is just one step shy of attempting to defund NASA.

]]> By: Calli Arcale https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/02/12/let-us-look-to-the-stars/#comment-478649 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:17:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=18828#comment-478649 Well, the Science Museum has a star projector in its Omnitheater, taking advantage of its dome-shaped screen. But it’s not the same thing, and honestly, they don’t make enough use of it. I do remember back in the 80s, attending a lot of presentations that *did* use the star projector, but I don’t think they do as many of those anymore, which is a shame.

]]> By: Nathan https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/02/12/let-us-look-to-the-stars/#comment-478648 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:14:33 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=18828#comment-478648 This will be located at Larpenteur and Cleveland Aves on the boundary of the St. Paul campus of the Univ. of Minnesota. Interesting tidbit: the state legislature in 1872 mandated the creation of a Museum to contain, preserve and exhibit all specimens from a comprehensive natural science and geological survey of the state. This is a crucial state asset for its schoolchildren, adult learners, and science professionals alike. Second tidbit: the herbarium of the Bell Museum contains 900,000 different plant/fungi/algea/lichen specimens! This is about more than just stars shows, although that’s personally my favorite aspect.

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