FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Juan Alvarez
Planetarium Director
Phone: (505) 428-1677
Jill Janov
Marketing and Public Relations
Phone: (505) 428-1776
ATTN: Calendar editors
Santa Fe Community College Planetarium Schedule - 2005
All events are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors. Admission is free for SFCC students,
employees and planetarium members. The planetarium is located at Santa Fe Community
College, 6401 Richards Ave., Santa Fe. For information, call (505) 428-1677.
Feb. 4 and 11
7 p.m.
The Night Sky
A history of astronomy from Plato through today, with a stop at Stonehenge.
March 4 and 11
7 p.m.
Our Solar System
An overview of our solar system with emphasis on the planets, asteroids, comets and
satellites that call it home.
April 8 and 15
7 p.m.
The Deep Sky
A journey to some of the universe’s most distant objects like galaxies, star clusters and
nebulae.
Feb. 9, March 9, April 6
7 p.m.
Enchanted Skies
Weather permitting, an evening of outdoor star-gazing.
Feb. 10, March 10, April 7
7 p.m.
Echoes of the Night
An evening of Native American myths, stories and legends told with musical
accompaniment.
Feb. 16
7 p.m.
Ring World
Presented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
An account of the curiosities, questions and facts revealed by the spacecraft Cassini,
which visited the ringed planet in 2004 after a seven-year, one-billion mile journey.
Reservations required. 428-1677 or www.planetarium@sfccnm.edu
March 16
7 p.m.
The Maya
A look at the ancient Mayan civilization’s still-relevant (and accurate) insights about the
heavens and mathematics.
Reservations required. 428-1677 or www.planetarium@sfccnm.edu
April 13
7 p.m.
Mars: Past, Present and Future
A contemporary look at the planet that has long filled humanity with fear and curiosity.
Reservations required. 428-1677 or www.planetarium@sfccnm.edu
May 4, 11 a.m., and May 11, 8 p.m.
Solar Phenomena
A primer of solar energy, its pitfalls and the prospects for its future.
June 8, 11 a.m., and June 15, 8 p.m.
Let the Sun Shine In: Designing, Living and Building With the Sun
An overview of ways to harness the sun’s energy for your home.
July 6, 11 a.m., July 13, 8 p.m.
Practical Solar Solutions: Passive and Active Systems
An introduction to the various types of solar energy systems.
May 4, June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, all at 8 p.m.
Summer Backyard Astronomy
A series that combines demonstrations in the planetarium with hands-on sessions with the
planetarium’s telescopes, capped with an outdoor look at the night sky (weather
permitting.)
Free Events
Sept. 2
8 p.m.
The Big Bang
Sept. 9
8 p.m.
The Sun and the Stars
Sept. 16
8 p.m.
The Planets
Sept. 23
8 p.m.
Searching For Other Life Forms
Oct. 14
7 p.m.
Theatre in the Planetarium
Otzi the Iceman
A journey back into time through the eyes of Otzi, a Copper Age man who died 5,000
years ago.
Oct. 28
7 p.m.
Halloween Feature Presentation.
An adults-only night that looks at the moon’s dark side, its phases, and our nearestplanetary neighbor’s capacity to bewitch.
Nov. 18
7 p.m.
Music in the Planetarium
An evening of other-worldy music and sounds.
Dec. 9
7 p.m.
‘Tis the Season
An assortment of theories that decipher the Christmas Star as perhaps a meteor, a comet
or an unusual conjunction of planets.
All events are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors. Admission is free for SFCC students,
employees and planetarium members.