UW Space Place

Space Place is located at 2300 S. Park Street in the Villager Mall,
which is just north of the Beltline Highway.

Space Place is the education and public outreach center of the
UW-Madison Astronomy Department.

Planet Trek Dane County,
our outdoor, scale model solar system, is down for the season. Check back in Spring 2012!

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Galileoscope
Telescope Kits
Galileoscopes are for sale ($20 cash or check only) at Space Place during any of our public programs or order directly from
the Galileoscope site.

saturday science workshops

Saturday Science Workshops

guest presentations

Guest Presentations

stargazing

Star Gazing

telescope workshops

Telescope Workshops

featured astronomical events

Featured Astronomical Events

special events

Special Events

Click here to sign up for email reminders upcoming events.

All Events are Free and Open to the Public


	Friday, February 17• 7:00-9:00 pm Party With the Stars Join us for a tour of the night sky! Starting at 7:00 Dr. Jim Lattis will give a short presentation on what objects are currently in the night sky. Following that 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. Washburn Observatory Click on the Washburn Observatory link for schedule information. Universe in the Park Universe in the Park is over for the season. Please check back in Spring 2012!
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	Space Place family workshops are offered every Saturday at 10 a.m. for children ages 6-10 and their parents. The workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is required for any of the workshops but attendance is LIMITED to the first 50 people. January 28• "Fizzy Fun" Use carbon dioxide to make exploding bags and lava lamps. February 4• "Blast Off" Make your own rocket car powered by air
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	Space Place guest presentations are always free and open to the public, and are offered the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Guest Presentation Tuesday, February 14• 7:00-8:00 pm *"The Juno Mission to Jupiter*" by Ron Oliversen, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Launched in August 2011, the 4-ton Juno spacecraft will take five years to reach Jupiter on a mission to study the planet's structure and decipher its history. The presentation will provide an overview of the mission and plans for mapping the planet's magnetic field.
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	Telescope Workshop Friday, February 17• 6:00-7:00 pm Build and learn to use your own telescope! We will construct the telescope, help you learn to use the lenses that are included, and give you some tips for observing. The fee for the workshop is $25 which includes the Galileoscope telescope kit. Please email kay@astro.wisc.edu to register for the workshop. Click to download flyer.
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	Click here to listen to a WPR podcast on the winter sky.
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	Astronomy Day at the Madison Children's Museum Saturday, January 28•Noon-4:00 pm Come to the Madison Children's Museum and learn about the cosmos by engaging in simple, hands-on activities that you can do at home! Use a telescope and astronomical binoculars to take a closer look at distant objects. Find out fun facts about the planets in our Solar System or travel further and learn about distant stars and black holes. Or stop by and help with a daylong experiment of tracking the movement of the sun! Free with museum admission. Madison Children's Museum Calendar Click here for more information and directions.