First Fridays at Longway Planetarium: Shooting Stars, Meteorites and More
Date and Time
Friday Apr 5, 2019
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Location
Longway Planetarium
1310 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503
Description
Join Longway Planetarium Executive Director, Todd Slisher, as he talks about meteors or “shooting stars,” what they are, how best to observe them and how we’ve classified the meteorites that we’ve found on earth. Discuss the various meteorite showers each year, and this coming year’s best showers to observe. Todd will also discuss many famous meteorite falls and finds and will provide an update on NASA’s study of the Michigan/Hamburg meteorite that the Longway team recovered in January 2018. Admission includes the 7 p.m. opening night showing of Journey to Space. For more information and a schedule of upcoming Longway events visit sloanlongway.org.
