Party With the Stars
Friday, November 15 • 7:00-8:30 pm

Find out what planets and constellations are visible in the night sky and how to find them. Following the indoor presentation, we will set up telescopes on our rooftop deck, weather permitting.

The Evening Sky Map
Click here to download a monthly sky chart from Skymaps.com.

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Space Place family workshops are offered during the school year on Saturdays at 10 a.m. for children ages 6-10 and their families. The workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is required.

November 16 - "Card Tower"
Take the engineering design challenge and see if you can build a tower out of index cards to support a stuffed animal.

November 23 - "Thanksgiving in Space"
What do astronauts aboard the Space Station have for Thanksgiving? Join us to sample an Thanksgiving in space meal.

November 30 - "No Workshop"

Space Place guest presentations are always free and open to the public, and are offered the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

Guest Presentation
Tuesday, November 12 • 7:00-8:00 pm

"The Big Picture: Science from Astronomical Surveys" by Keith Bechtol, UW Department of Physics

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), now under construction in Chile, will image the entire southern sky nearly a thousand times over the next decade. LSST is an example of astronomical surveys that map as much of the sky as possible as quickly as possible in order to make a statistical census of the cosmos. The recent technologies that make such surveys possible will generate rich datasets for exploring the universe.

Watch past guest speakers on WPT's University Place

Other opportunities for star gazing

Washburn Observatory
Click on the Washburn Observatory link for schedule information.

Universe in the Park
Check the UitP web site for a list of dates and locations.

Transit of Mercury on November 11th

Here in Madison the clouds (and snow) kept us from seeing the transit of Mercury. Fortunately, others were luckier and shared them.

Click here for photos taken of the transit.

Playtime Productions at Space Place
Tuesday, December 3 • 6:30 pm

Playtime Production, a community theater by and for children, will present "Ali Baba and a Few Thieves". The show is free but donations are accepted. The event is co-sponsored with the Goodman South Madison Library.

Click here for more information.