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NORMAL— The Illinois State University Planetarium will present its holiday program, "Season of Light," starting Dec. 1.
The show will run through Dec. 16, with showtimes at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays. The planetarium is in the Felmley Hall of Science Annex, at the intersection of College Avenue and School Street in Normal.
The show is narrated by National Public Radio's Noah Adams and recounts the historical, religious and cultural rituals surrounding the coming of winter and the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice.
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Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for children ages 5-12, seniors and ISU ID holders; and $3 for children ages 3-4. Cash or checks only. Tickets may be purchased next to the planetarium beginning 20 minutes before each show.
Call 309-438-2496 or visitnewsevents.illinoisstate.edu/news for more information.
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A spherical projector brings new capabilities to the Illinois State University Planetarium.
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- DAVID PROEBER, The Pantagraph
Thomas Willmitch, Illinois State University planetarium director, watches an image of an astronaut about to take a space walk during a demonstration of the planetarium's new Freefall Technologies projector. The device creates an image that fits the planetarium's 30-foot-wide dome.
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- DAVID PROEBER, The Pantagraph
A spherical mirror on the Freefall Technologies projector, lower right, fills the 30-foot dome at Illinois State University planetarium with images.
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- DAVID PROEBER, The Pantagraph
Thomas Willmitch, Illinois State University planetarium director, watches the separation of a Saturn V rocket during a demonstration projection of the planetarium's new Freefall Technologies projector.
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- DAVID PROEBER, The Pantagraph
A computer monitor at Illinois State University planetarium displays the 2D view of a program run on the new Freefall Technologies projector. Once the image reaches the projector, a spherical mirror projects a correct image on the planetarium's screen.
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- DAVID PROEBER, The Pantagraph
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