Category: Exhibits

John Gleason Hydrogen-Alpha Astrophotography Open!

By AJG, April 16, 2010

Check out our newest astrophotography exhibit!  We welcome John Gleason (website) and his unique hydrogen-alpha astrophotography.  Come view our gorgeous universe and learn what h-alpha tells us!

Preview here at Peek 360! http://avatrian.com/Peek360/viewer.php?id=2876

Galilean Nights on Astronomy 2009!

By AJG, October 22, 2009

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Join us on Astronomy 2009 to celebrate Galilean Nights from Oct 22-24th!  Walk amongst Jupiter and the Galilean Moons!  See current views of Jupiter from Earth updated every hour in our virtual telescopes!  Watch the Let There Be Night planetarium show in our amphitheater and learn about Galileo and the importance of dark skies.

Free admission, you just need a (free) Second Life avatar and (free) Second Life viewer!

Click here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Astronomy%202009

New Exhibit! 7 Continents: Trekking Night Skies

By AJG, August 16, 2009

New exhibit now open on Astronomy 2009 island! http://slurl.com/secondlife/astronomy%202009/128/128/50/

Walk the spiral arm pathway and encounter the new TWAN (The World at Night) exhibit “7 Continents: Trekking Night Skies” which covers night sky imagery from 7 continents. Read about the photographers and Mouselook their amazing images!

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