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Public Show - Europe to the Stars (Updated 2025) (7:00 pm)

  • 700 North Mockingbird, Abilene, TX, United States, Texas 79603 · Abilene
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Public Show - Europe to the Stars (Updated 2025) (7:00 pm)
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Europe to the Stars (Updated 2025)
This feature takes the viewer on an epic journey behind the scenes at the most productive ground-based observatory in the world, revealing the science, the history, the technology and the people.
Discover the European Southern Observatory in a story of cosmic curiosity, courage and perseverance; a story of observing a Universe of deep mysteries and hidden secrets; and a story of designing, building and operating the most powerful ground-based telescopes on the planet.
The movie focuses on the essential aspects of an astronomical observatory, while offering a broader view of how astronomy is done. From site-testing to locate the best places in the world for observing the sky, to how telescopes are built and what mysteries of the Universe astronomers are revealing.
Release date: August 2018 (Updated - May 2025)
Duration: 37 minutes
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen
Narration: Sara Mendes Da Costa
Pricing is $5 per person. Seating capacity is 70 plus two wheelchair access seating areas. Tickets can be purchased online starting Monday, October 12th - bit.ly/planetabi-tickets or at the door the day of the show at 5 pm.
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
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700 North Mockingbird, Abilene, TX, United States, Texas 79603

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