THE USM SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM

207-780-4249     www.usm.maine.edu/planet

70 Falmouth Street     Portland, Maine  04103

43.6667° N                   70.2667° W

ASTRONOMY A LA CARTE

Class # 2:  THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Monday, February 4, 2019

7:00 p.m.

$12 enrollment for one person

($20 for two.)

We explore our small little niche in the galaxy.   Our solar system consists of a blazing hot star encircled by a retinue of exotic worlds.   Rapid Mercury,  brilliant Venus, verdant Earth,  blood-red Mars, giant Jupiter, magnificent Saturn, strange Uranus, and ocean-blue Neptune. (We'll also cover Pluto).    Join us for this odyssey through the solar system.    Learn how to find planets in the sky and how they move relative to the Earth.    We'll learn the tricks to predict their motions and position.   The class ends with a showing of the planetarium show "Eight Planets and Counting."