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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. Click links below to learn more about:

Saturday Science Workshops	Guest Presentations	Star Gazing
Eyes on the Skies	Featured Astronomical Events	Special Events
Email Reminders: Click here to sign up for email reminders of upcoming events.


	Friday, July 18 • 8:00-10:00 pm Space Place "Party With the Stars" and celebrate the "Dog Days of Summer"! Join us at 8:00 to find out where the term summer "dog days" comes from and what interesting sights are visible in the night sky. Following the presentation, meet and party with our celebrity "star" for the evening. This month we are pleased to feature one of Madison's own "dog stars", Gildon, a German Shepherd from the Madison Police Dept. K9 Unit. Gildon and his partner, Officer Jeff Felt, will answer your questions before joining us on our rooftop deck to view the real stars of the night sky through telescopes (weather permitting). This is a new program we will be offering throughout the summer. All ages are welcome! Capital K9s Click on the link to find out how you can support the Madison K9 Unit. Washburn Observatory Temporarily closed for renovation. Click on the Washburn Observatory link for information on interim public viewing nights at Sterling Hall. Universe in the Park
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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. July 5 • "Groovy Science" Find our how lava lamps work and then make your own. July 12 • "Changing Colors" Explore the properties of light by building your own kaleidoscope.
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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. Tuesday, July 8 • 7:00-8:00 pm "Current and Planned Solar System Missions: An Update" by Dr. Sanjay Limaye, UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Find out more about NASA's space explorations. Click here for a list of past guest speakers.
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	Friday, July 18 • 8:00-10:00 pm The monthly "Eyes on the Skies" program has moved to the 3rd Friday of the month. In the summer we will begin at 8:00 pm, then follow with "Party With the Stars" (see "Star Gazing" above). Click here to download a PDF copy of this month's Eyes on the Skies flier
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	NASA Phoenix Mars Lander confirms that water ice has been found near the surface of the red planet. Mars Exploration Read more about this exciting discovery.
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	Children's Summer Passport 2008 Stop by the Space Place during one of our public programs and pick up your passport booklet for 2008. Each page in the passport represents a site and lists the children's activities that each of eight cultural partners offers for the summer. Children are encouraged to participate in one activity at each site , receive a passport stamp and a small prize. Other passport partners include Madison Public Library, Madison Children's Museum, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Wisconsin Historical Museum, and UW Geology Museum.

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