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Gaze upon the wonders of the cosmos with our astronomy experts in an exciting one-on-one experience. SkyWatch features our cutting-edge planetarium, private observatory deck, and professional telescopes like our Meade LX200 ACF. Purchase tickets online before the event; no walk-up sales.SkyWatch is a rain-or-shine event (unless weather conditions are deemed unsafe).
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SkyWatch: Celestial Navigation
Sat., July 25
9-11 p.m.
Become a novice at navigating the night sky, specifically locating prominent objects in Pittsburgh’s skyline, with our team of astronomy experts. Enjoy an iconic “Stars Over Pittsburgh” planetarium show and assemble your very own Star and Sun Dial Clocks. End the night by putting your knowledge to the test with telescopes on our observatory deck (weather-permitting). Viewing targets include the Summer Triangle (stars include: Vega, Deneb, and Altair), Maui’s Hook in the constellation Scorpius, and the Moon.
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SkyWatch: Saturn Deep Dive
Sat., Aug. 22
9-11 p.m.
Is life better on Saturn? Learn about the Ringed Giant through data collected from missions set to explore the planet and create Saturn’s Rings through a take-home demo. Marvel at Saturn’s rings made of millions of individual pieces of ice, dust, and rock under the dome and design your very own Pocket Solar System. Viewing targets from the observatory deck (weather-permitting) include Saturn, the Moon, and binary star Albireo A and Albireo B.
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SkyWatch: Discovering Planets
Sat., Sept. 26
9-11 p.m.
Celebrate Neptune’s discovery with us! In September 1846, Neptune became the first planet located through mathematical predictions rather than through regular observations of the sky. Explore methods used to
discover both solar system planets and exoplanets through two immersive activities investigating hidden object shadows and phenomena like stellar wobble and planet formation. The night also includes a planetarium show and time to explore the night sky from the observatory deck (weather-permitting). Viewing objects include Saturn, the Moon, and binary star Albireo A and B.
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SkyWatch: Life on Moons
Sat., Oct. 24
9-11 p.m.
Is there anyone out there? Uncover how NASA has looked for key elements of life on moons in our solar systems and how the Cassini mission contributed to these efforts. Draw an extreme environment beyond Earth and invent a living thing that could survive there, modeling NASA scientists’ study on extremophiles. Build a spacecraft and put it through a series of tests to ensure it’s ready to launch. Additionally, enjoy a planetarium show and stargazing time on the observatory deck (weather-permitting). Viewing targets include Saturn, the Moon, and Pleiades, an open star cluster located about 440 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
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