After Edwin Hubble determined that the “Spiral Nebulae” were star cities comparable to our own Milky Way, the study of galaxies became a research hotbed. Today, we can “hear” the radio voices and “see” gamma and X rays from the energetic cores of galaxies millions of light years away. Come find out about the current state of our knowledge of these fascinating objects.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
April 14 and 21
The John Drescher Planetarium, which features a Digistar projection system, is located near the elevators on the second floor of Drescher Hall (1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica).
Tickets are available at the door and cost $11 ($9 seniors and children) for the evening’s scheduled “double bill,” or $6 ($5 seniors age 60+ and children age 12 and under) for a single Night Sky or feature show or telescope-viewing session.
Printed courtesy of smchamber.com – Contact the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce for more information.
3019 Ocean Park Blvd. #332, Santa Monica, CA 90405 – – Judy.kruger@smchamber.com