Longway Planetarium

In trying times, give stargazing a try. Visit our website for astronomy tips and science activities you can do at home.

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Get your #SL_DailyDose of science with videos demonstrating easy, at-home science activities. Visit https://t.co/nEn5MgYl7N for today's video featuring rainbows and chemistry for St. Patrick’s Day! 🌈☘️ #StayHomeSaveLives #StayHome

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Enjoy some of your favorite shows, showing every day at Longway Planetarium this winter break. These special showtimes last through January 5!

Check out the trailers for all of our shows at https://t.co/OXJnNUiF8x.

No shows December 31 & January 1.

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Enjoy 10 of Queen’s greatest hits, including favorites like Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust, and You’re My Best Friend all set to amazing visuals. Check it out at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

Get tickets and more information at https://t.co/6Gaby0mcT1.

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Merry Christmas! Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium are closed today in observance of Christmas. Normal business hours will resume December 26. Enjoy the holidays! 🎅

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Merry Christmas! Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium are closed today and tomorrow in observance of Christmas. Normal business hours will resume December 26. Enjoy the holidays! 🎅

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Longway Planetarium breathes new life into the classic rock light show format with an original production set to the music of Queen. Showing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Get ready to rock at https://t.co/6Gaby0mcT1.

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#OTD in 1920, Gaston Chevrolet, younger brother of Louis (the co-founder of @chevrolet), died in a crash during a race at the Beverly Hills Speedway in CA. He was 28. Gaston had won the 1920 #Indy500 & was posthumously awarded a national driving title. #ThisDayInAutoHeritage

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If you are in the #Flint area AND are a Queen fan, you HAVE to see the Queen Light Show at @LongwayP! Went last night. It was awesome. Will probably go again before it leaves.

15 more minutes and they could have put three songs I love in it, but still worth seeing.

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Fun @LongwayP! @MorrishDragons

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Tonight is the peak of the Delta Aquarids meteor shower! What's special about this one is that it's known to be a long shower that lasts well into August! Curious to learn about the sky above? Join us daily at 3 p.m. for Skies Over Michigan. More info at https://t.co/VS6XU5Eanr

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Tonight the moon is in its third quarter phase and heading toward a waning crescent stage! #ExploreLongway

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Keep watch on the sky tonight and you may be able to spot a few of the infrequent but bright meteors of the Capricornids!

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Who's heard of the Dumbbell Nebula? You can find it by pointing your telescope about a third of the way between Altair and Deneb, but closer to Altair. Let us know if you spot it! 📷: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA

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Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the #Apollo11 moon landing tomorrow from 12-4 p.m! 👨‍🚀🎉

Tickets are available for pre-order at https://t.co/nehciuPO4u or on-site at the event. #Apollo50th #FlintMI

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The Summer Triangle is a fun star trio to try and spot! Just remember, as we move further toward the middle of summer, the Summer Triangle will be shifting further toward the southern sky. #ExploreLongway

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Did you know that summer is the best time of year to spot the Milky Way? Simply look for a band of light cutting across the entire night sky! #ExploreLongway

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Have you heard that tonight's full moon is also known as the Buck Moon? This is because July is commonly the month when a deer's antlers are in full growth mode! 🦌 #ExploreLongway

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Have you spotted Saturn? It's the bright object visible near the Moon tonight and also all summer long! A small telescope can also help reveal its rings! #ExploreLongway

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Apollopalooza is THIS SATURDAY! Join the celebration with hands-on activities, a special Apollo 11 feature film, food trucks, and more! Get all the details at https://t.co/skcRf1uDm9. #ExploreLongway #FlintMI

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The M4 globular cluster is a great object for beginners to find. Where is it? Point a telescope or binoculars just to the right of Antares to spot it in the south. 🔭 #ExploreLongway