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Event Series The Wall – Pink Floyd

The Wall – Pink Floyd

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Pink Floyd’s progressive 8th album is put to stunning visuals that will send you to the moon. The album remained on Billboard charts for an amazing 741 weeks, longer than any other record in history. Experience “The Wall” like never before. The character Pink is the world-weary focus of this concept album as he slowly […]

Event Series Totality: Explore the Wonder of Eclipses

Totality: Explore the Wonder of Eclipses

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Explore the incredible phenomena of Eclipses, both Lunar and Solar. How and why do they occur?  What can we observe and learn from these spectacular displays of nature? Take a look at how eclipses helped prove the theory of general relativity and look forward to upcoming eclipses learning where to see them. From spectacular space […]

Event Series Halloween: Celestial Origins

Halloween: Celestial Origins

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures.  What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more…  Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday.  Experience the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

Event Series Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular

Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

You do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour. Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash". We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing myriad […]

Event Series Halloween: Celestial Origins

Halloween: Celestial Origins

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures.  What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more…  Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday.  Experience the […]

Event Series Áróra: Tales of the Northern Lights

Áróra: Tales of the Northern Lights

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

An immersive fulldome experience about the exquisite beauty of Auroras. Take a journey across time and space to understand the science behind the phenomena and to experience the stories of our ancestors. Guided by the lullaby of the Dawn Goddess, this cinematic adventure invites the audience to join the dance of these eerie lights over […]

The Dark Matter Mystery: Exploring a Cosmic Secret

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is […]

Event Series EXO: Are We Alone?

EXO: Are We Alone?

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Humankind has always sought to understand the mysteries of the Universe and speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Today we know of thousands of exoplanets — planets located outside our Solar System — that offer valuable information about our own planet, its origins and life on Earth. We’re on the cusp of making some […]

Big Astronomy: People, Places and Discoveries.

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Big Astronomy – "People, Places, and Discoveries" will take audiences to cutting-edge telescopes in the remote mountains of Chile and introduce the people who make sure these instruments operate day […]

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