When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Where: UNK Fine Arts Building, Miriam Drake Theater Cost: Free KEARNEY – This spring, University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty developed what became a popular series of presentations at the Planetarium to explore eclipse-related science, history and art. Six of these faculty will repeat these presentations back to back at a PREclipse panel Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. at UNK’s Miriam Drake Theater. “TEDtalk”-style, the mini-lectures will give eclipse … [Read more...]
Planetarium shows feature glimpse into Aug. 21 solar eclipse
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Planetarium is offering opportunities to learn about the upcoming total solar eclipse. At 12:57 p.m. Aug. 21, the city of Kearney will plunge into darkness for 1 minute and 54 seconds. In a rare celestial alignment between the sun, moon and earth, the moon will cast a shadow over a small patch of the earth’s surface. That shadow will traverse the entire width of the United States in 90 minutes. The … [Read more...]
New planetarium director Lazarova plans more frequent shows, viewings
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Associate Professor Mariana Lazarova is the new planetarium director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The 60-seat UNK Planetarium, which opened in 2010, features a state-of-the-art projector, the Zeiss Skymaster ZKP4. Using fiber optic technology, each star is individually projected on the dome, creating a replica of the night’s sky. Since the functions of the projector are controlled entirely by a computer, it is possible to use the … [Read more...]
Kearney-Ravenna positions itself as prime watch area for 2017 eclipse
Plans under way for weekend festival, watch party KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 9, 2016 – At midday, the sky will go dark. And for about 2 minutes, tens of thousands of people in the middle of Nebraska will participate in the most astounding astronomical phenomenon of their lifetime. The area of Kearney and Ravenna will be the best place in virtually all of North America to be cast in the shadow of the moon entirely blocking the sun during the best total solar eclipse of the century on Aug. 21, 2017, … [Read more...]
New astronomy major at UNK is one-of-a-kind in Nebraska
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – A new astronomy major sets the University of Nebraska at Kearney apart from other campuses in Nebraska. The program, which launched during the 2014-15 academic year, is the only undergraduate astronomy major in Nebraska. Under the new program, students can earn a bachelor of science in astronomy or a bachelor of science in astrophysics. Four new classes will now be offered to students majoring in astronomy – astronomy methods I and II, and … [Read more...]
