Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Journal 7: I wish I may, I wish I might


The Planetarium, the place to study the thing that we take for granted. Stars. Growing up I loved climbing the ladder up to our roof at night, dragging a blanket behind me to snuggle up and watch the stars. Now, I enjoy taking night walks on warm evenings with my boyfriend who also enjoys the stars, maybe even more than me. But those nights, cloudy and cold… Those nights are what the planetarium was made for!
Planetarium (looks even cooler when your there)
from  www.physics.sfsu.edu

In the UWSP planetarium, on can enjoy learning about constellations; see how throughout the night other pieces of the night sky begin to emerge and the sun fades deeper and deeper to the other side of the earth. Orion of course and the big and little dipper were covered but so was Tartus the bull. We also looked at the milky way and studied stars in general. One thing that really stood out to me is how stars that we see every night may have actually already disappeared, but because they are so far away, their light is still on its way to us. Some stars could have been dead for years, decades, centuries before we know here on earth.

I find the planetarium inspiring, educational, and interesting. It is free to students and plays every week. I really encourage each and every person to make the evening trip to campus to enjoy the planetarium presentation. Hell! Go as a date, go with friends, go to procrastinate on homework; you won’t regret it. 

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