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Special Event

Astronomy Night

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5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Morrill Hall
1335 U St
Lincoln NE 68503
Additional Info: MORR
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Morrill Hall, (402) 472-2637, unsmmembership@unl.edu
Enjoy a night filled with all things space! Join us for hands-on activities led by museum educators and our community partners. Morrill Hall will be open late just for this event. Come touch a real rock from space, use LEGO to look at the earth-moon system, explore telescopes, enjoy space crafts, and use AR to experience the Aurora Borealis.

Activities are included with admission. Advance tickets not required. Current admission discounts including Museums for All ($1 admission for those with WIC/SNAP/EBT) are valid for this event. Free parking available in the lot outside Morrill Hall.

A special ticketed, live-narrated planetarium show will be available during the event as well. “Navigate the Night Sky” will show at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm, with tickets available at the museum’s front desk.

Event partners include: Branched Oak Observatory; EQUATE (Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies); UNL Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts; UNL Nebraska Nanoscale Facility; The Prairie Astronomy Club; UNL Raikes School; Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museu; Solar System Ambassadors; UNL Aerospace Club.

https://museum.unl.edu/programs-events/astronomy-night.html

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This event originated in University of Nebraska State Museum.