Henry B. duPont III Planetarium

Planetarium located at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, CT.

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Today is Fairfield County's Giving Day! Your donations can help us to reopen with COVID safety measures in place, fund free STEAM programming for local students, and much more.
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There is a chance the Northern Lights could be visible from Connecticut tonight or tomorrow in the wake of a recent solar storm. Keep an eye on the northern sky!
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Life in the upper atmosphere? Venus could be more habitable than we thought.
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#Venus #astrobiology #aliens #space

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The Iris Nebula, taken by Elliot Severn in Meriden on Saturday night.
The Iris Nebula is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. The nebula is illuminated by a magnitude +7.4 star designated SAO 19158. It lies 1,300 light-years away and is six light-years across.

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The Hubble telescope was launched 30 years ago! It has provided NASA scientists with images never before seen!
If you click the link below you can take a 360° tour of the Hubble control center, check out some of the images Hubble has taken.
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Be sure to check out The Discovery Museum and Planetarium YouTube Channel and our collection of free virtual planetarium shows!
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#Space #Astronomy #Planetarium #Digistar

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Messier 27, The Dumbbell Nebula, taken by Elliot Severn in Meriden.
M27 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1227 light-years. It consists of a glowing shell of ionized gas ejected from a red giant star late in its life.
#Space #Astronomy

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Flying over Copernicus crater, with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data rendered in Digistar 6.
#Space #Astronomy #Planetarium #Digistar #Moon

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Check out this interview with our Assistant Planetarium Director Elliot Severn about our Planetarium, his photography, and the future of our space program.
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Why are planetariums still important? Read what our Planetarium director David Mestre has to say.
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#Space #Astronomy #Planetarium

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Sunrise over Pluto, from our newest show Edge of Darkness by Evans & Sutherland.
#Space #Astronomy #Pluto #NewHorizons #Digistar

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News 12's story on our recent planetarium system upgrades.
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Flying through the rings of Saturn in Digistar 6.
#Space #Astronomy #Planetarium #Digistar

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Our retired Spitz 512 star projector, now on display in the front lobby of the Discovery Museum.
#Space #Astronomy #Planetraium

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Star trail photography with our old Spitz 512 star projector.
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Our Spitz 512 star projector in action, before being replaced by our Digistar 6 system in 2019.
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