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You can now purchase tickets online at: tickets.ocean.edu |
| Pajama Night: Story Telling Under the Stars | |||||||||
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Storybooks come to life with this cozy, family-friendly event. Giant-sized pictures float among the stars to accompany the tales. Children will enjoy the stories and learn a bit about the stars and other objects visible in the night time sky. Feel free to wear comfy pajamas, bring a pillow or blanket and spend a fun and relaxing hour under the planetarium stars. Recommended for any child that still enjoys bedtime stories. |
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Next Show Date: Future dates: June 16, July 21, August 18 |
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Tickets sell quickly & advance purchase is highly recommended. |
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The City Dark Screening and Q&A with the Film's Director Ian Cheney |
| As part of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society's 2012 Conference being held at the Novins Planetarium, we are pleased to be able to offer this special program. The event will be followed (weather permitting) by an observing session with members of the Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area. THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night sky. After moving to light-polluted New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks: “Do we need the dark?” Exploring the threat of killer asteroids in Hawai’i, tracking hatching turtles along the Florida coast, and rescuing injured birds on Chicago streets, Cheney unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights—including increased breast cancer rates from exposure to light at night, and a generation of kids without a glimpse of the universe above. Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, philosophers, historians, and lighting designers, THE CITY DARK is the definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars. |
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Thursday, May 17 |
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Lasers are back! The Novins Planetarium dome will fill with color and music as brilliant lasers dance among the stars. Our new laser system is capable of covering the entire dome with spectacular laser effects. Click Here for Complete Show Playlists |
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Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area (ASTRA) Meetings
If you're interested in learning about astronomy, telescopic observing, and other things space-related, join the amateur astronomers of ASTRA. Interested people of all ages are invited.
Second Friday of Each Month (Except August)
7:00 PM
Robert J. Novins Planetarium (Building 17)
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more information:
Recorded information: 732.255.0342
Planetarium Office: 732.255.0343
Planetarium Director: 732.255.0400 ext 2111
Email: planetarium@ocean.edu
College Drive, P.O. Box 2001 • Toms River, NJ 08754-2001 • Call 732.255.0400