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The Kalamazoo Valley Museum will participate in Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN) on April 12 from 4pm to 8:30pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to take part in a number of astronomy-related activities and planetarium shows, free of charge, that are suitable for any age. Among the events planned are featured talks about Michigan's ties to the space program and tips on how to photograph the night sky. In addition, families can learn how to stargaze in their backyards, see a planetarium show or take in a children’s show in our theater.

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum

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Kingman Museum partners with Michigan State University and organizations around the Mitten to celebrate Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN). Join us for free activities, hands-on demonstrations, and themed refreshments. Enjoy a planetarium show and seasonal star talk while learning more about our place within the Milky Way. Participants are encouraged to set up telescopes in neighboring Leila Arboretum.

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at Kingman Museum

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Join us at MiSci for an evening of hands-on space activities, sky tours, and telescope viewing (weather permitting). This program will run, rain or shine.

Learn more about 'Scopes in the City: Statewide Astronomy Night at the Michigan Science Center

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Come watch the stars and see our Public Planetarium shows at 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm, as well as physics demos and telescopes for viewing between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm at the Wayne State University Planetarium!

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at the Wayne State University Planetarium

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The Shiras Planetarium will offer stations with astronomy activities for all ages from 6pm-7:30pm. At 7:30pm a star show will be given. Come tour the spring night sky, highlighting the stars and planets visible in the northern hemisphere. All events are free!

Learn more about Tour of the Spring Night Sky and Open House at Shiras Planetarium

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Come see our hourly planetarium shows along with hourly interactive presentations on sound, light, and fire, and maybe some weird quantum effects! Telescope observing if the skies are clear.

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at Henry Ford College: Having Fun with Sound, Light, and Fire

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We will be looking through telescopes, taking people up to the dome, and exploring the Universe through fun and exciting activities at the MSU Observatory. Visits to the observatory will take place in small groups. Come sign up for a time when you arrive.

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at the MSU Observatory: Observing the Universe and More

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The Abrams Planetarium will premiere a new show related to space exploration at 7pm, followed by a planetarium based talk on how the early missions of Mercury and Gemini helped prepare the U.S. to win the space race against the Soviet Union with the Apollo Missions. Hear the history of the Apollo program and how the space race essentially ended with the Apollo-Soyuz mission of 1975.

Learn more about Abrams Planetarium Show Premiere and Shoot the Moon: History of the Space Race

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We will have multiple telescopes and volunteers to share the night sky with the public. We have a general astronomy discussion of telescopes, as well as what is currently going on in the night sky.

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at Fox Park Observatory

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Visitors will enjoy a scenic overview of Eastern Michigan University's Ypsilanti campus, while observing a variety of objects above using a mix of high tech telescopes and guided by our enthusiastic staff.

Learn more about A Night at Sherzer Observatory

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Come enjoy a free visual presentation about backyard stargazing in the Saginaw Bay Visitor Center at 8pm. Afterward (and weather permitting), planetarium staff and members of local astronomy clubs will have binoculars and telescopes set up on park grounds to observe the real sky.

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at Saginaw Bay Visitor Center

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As part of MSU's Statewide Science Festival, the Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association (GRAAA) present hands-on activities for kids and adults alike with telescope demonstrations and presentations at the Veen Observatory, beginning at 8:30pm. Observing the quarter moon and other sky objects will follow as the sky darkens (weather permitting). Assisting with the event will be members of the GRAAA, who operate the Observatory with support from the Museum. There are three large telescopes at the Veen, including one which can be operated robotically. Portable telescopes will also be set up on the grounds for visitors to use.

Learn more about Statewide Astronomy Night at the Veen Observatory

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The observatory will be open for people to observe through our large telescope as well as smaller telescopes out front. This event is weather permitting!

Learn more about MSU Observatory Open House