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Back to EpisodesA Planetarium Success Story featuring Loras College
Episode 22
Published 6 years, 10 months ago
Description
Professor Kristen Thompson and Loras College student Audrey Miller share with Beth:
- Why there was a need to improve the Hientkamp Planetarium at Loras College
- How a select group of honors students raised funding for a new projector
- Why the planetarium is an important part of both the college and the community
- How a man traveled all the way from Israel on the coldest day of the year to install the new projector
Key Takeaways:
- Never judge a planetarium by it's outside appearance… people are astonished when they come inside!
- The story of the stars can be told through history, different cultures, and from different perspectives
- Planetariums & observatories can be found everywhere- you don't have to go far to be inspired!
"[From the outside] you see such a different shape, and then you step inside and you feel like you're in a TARDIS and there's no limit to where we can go! We can visit Saturn, we can stand under the rings and look up at the rings. You can watch a sunset on Mars, we can go anywhere in the galaxy we have data for, and with the dome, we have our own IMAX theater!" Loras College Professor Kristen Thompson
SHOW NOTE BONUS LINKS!
Facebook page for the Loras College Planetarium: Heitkamp Planetarium at Loras College
Loras College Magazine feature article about the planetarium and project: https://www.loras.edu/news/a-
About the NASA National Space Grant and Fellowship Project:https://www.nasa.gov/offices/
About Kristen Thompson and Audrey Miller:
Audrey Miller is a senior in the Loras College
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