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EXPLORATION DOME SPRING BREAK (March 26 - 30) DOME SHOWS: 1pm Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity 2pm Seasonal Stargazing - Spring See the schedule. Playing Saturdays & Sundays: BLACK HOLES: The Other Side of Infinity BLACK HOLES: The Other Side of Infinity at the Science Factory is made possible by: 
Imagine navigating through the brain as part of a virtual voyage through the human body, living through an ice age after a mass extinction event, navigating the deep ocean, or experiencing a rocket launch as you travel to space as an astronaut! It’s HERE at the Science Factory! That’s right, the Science Factory Exploration Dome delivers truly immersive virtual adventures that engage all the senses, making it a highly rewarding and powerful educational experience.
Dome Shows WINTER/SPRING, 2012
 Playing Saturdays & Sundays: 10:30 am, 12 noon, 3 pm This 20-minute show gives audiences an introduction to the season's night sky, including stars, constellations and related stories. By the end, you'll be able to identify all the major sky players and tell stories about them! Most suitable for children ages 7 and up. Note: Seasonal Stargazing: Spring* begins in late March.  Playing September 3 through December 31, 2011, Saturdays & Sundays: 11 am, 2 pm What lived in the water during the dinosaur age? Narrated by Liev Schrieber, "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure" takes audiences on a remarkable journey into the relatively unexplored world of reptiles that lived beneath the water. Funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the film weaves together photorealistic animation with standout finds from paleontological digs around the world — treasures that shed light on the film's incredible cast of characters. From fossil digs to larger-than-life visions of predatory chases in shallow seas, the film immerses audiences in a rarely explored environment during the dinosaur age. See the trailer. Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure at the Science Factory is made possible by the Anonymous Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation, and the J. Glenn and Ellen A. Cougill Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.  Playing January 7 through April 30, 2012, Saturdays & Sundays: 11 am, 1 pm, and 2 pm Narrated by Liam Neeson, this 24-minute full-dome movie features immersive animations of cosmic phenomena created in order to bring the science of black holes to the dome screen. Encounter spectacular cosmic wonders as you wander deep space — the beginning of the universe, the formation of stars, a collision of two galaxies — then experience a breathtaking journey as you are drawn inside of a simulated super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy! Produced by Thomas Lucas Productions in collaboration with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, NOVA and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Most suitable for ages 8 and up.  Playing October 1 - December 31, Saturdays & Sundays: 1 pm, and Saturday, January 21 at 1 pm If a dinosaur astronomer from the middle of the Jurassic Period looked up at the night sky, what would it have looked like? The Earth has seen many changes in the approximately 200 million years since the beginning of the Jurassic Period, and it didn't stop at the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Join us as we travel back in time and explore just what would have been different in the night sky of the dinosaurs. Note: This is a live show. Astronomy for the Fun of It: Jurassic Skies** may be replaced with a feature full-dome video on dates when the Planetarium Director is absent.  Playing Saturday, March 17 and Saturday, April 21 at 1 pm If a dinosaur astronomer from the middle of the Jurassic Period looked up at the night sky, what would it have looked like? The Earth has seen many changes in the approximately 200 million years since the beginning of the Jurassic Period, and it didn't stop at the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Join us as we travel back in time and explore just what would have been different in the night sky of the dinosaurs. Note: This is a live show. Astronomy for the Fun of It: Jurassic Skies** may be replaced with a feature full-dome video on dates when the Planetarium Director is absent.  Astronaut, takes you from earth into outer space, and beyond. What training do astronauts need? What dangers do astronauts face? What is it take to live on the space station? Presented in stunning high-definition 180-degree full dome video and explosive surround sound, Astronaut takes you out of this world! Astronaut is a production of the National Space Center, distributed by SkyScan, Inc. Suitable for all ages.  Impeccably narrated by Dame Judi Dench, this fascinating 40-minute full-dome movie draws you close into the intimate world of insects. Viewers are invited to see how the jungle in Borneo looks from an insect's vantage point, and to "...imagine a place where raindrops fall like cannon balls and a blade of grass soars like a skyscraper..."1 Although you'll see many amazing close-ups, such as male rhinoceros beetles battling over a female and a leopard gecko stalking his prey, the movie primarily chronicles the lives of Papilio, a butterfly, and Hierodula, a praying mantis, from hatching through adulthood, and their eventual dramatic encounter in the rainforest. See the trailer.  This 30-minute show invites audiences to turn back the pages of time and witness the ancient wonders of the world as they have not been seen for thousands of years. Seven Wonders investigates the theories of how these wonders were created, and then gives the audience a tour of what are considered some ofthe universe's greatest wonders as well. Seven Wonders is produced by Evans & Sutherland Digital Theater and narrated by British actor Sean Bean, best known for playing Boromir in the feature film trilogy Lord of the Rings. Recommended for children in third grade or older. Sue Peterson is the Planetarium Director at the Science Factory. Notes: *Seasonal Star Show admission: free for Science Factory members and children under 3. Non-members: $4. **Science Factory live shows and full-dome movies are $2 for Science Factory members, $4 for non-members.
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