Our Solar System: A Virtual Tour

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Adults, Everyone
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Program Description

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Event Details

This live planetarium show presented by Wayne State University PhD student Ethan Partington will start with a tour of the night sky over Detroit, then fly you to each planet in our solar system (and Pluto) for a virtual exploration. The program will conclude with a Q&A about the astrophysics of our solar system and beyond. Ethan is currently studying the extreme environments around distant super-massive black holes using NICER, a state-of-the-art X-ray detector located on the International Space Station.

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Adult Services Zoom Event

Zoom meeting details will be emailed to the address you provide in your registration. Do not share Zoom Meeting details with others. 

If you have questions about using Zoom, please contact techroom@troymi.gov before the day of the program.