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Fall planetarium shows begin tonight on campus 2014-10-01
Ancient Egypt focus of WWU planetarium show

"Stars of the Pharohs," a full-dome digital movie playing at the Western Washington University planetarium, shows temples and tombs of the ancient world and how ancient Egyptians used science and astronomical phenomena to tell time, create a calendar, and align buildings.
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2014-08-18
WWU planetarium gets 3-D upgrade

People who want to see the depths of the universe can get a glimpse at Western Washington University's recently upgraded planetarium.

The planetarium, on the third floor of Haggard Hall, has been outfitted with a new digital projection system that can project 3-D, high-resolution…

2014-04-09
New planetarium system reaches for the stars 2014-04-07
Whatcom County library exhibits make science fun for preschoolers; see Perseid meteor shower this weekend

This weekend offers an excellent opportunity for sky-watchers to see 60 or more "shooting stars" per hour, during the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. It's also the most reliable celestial event for northwesterners, because its mid-August arrival coincides with clear…

2013-08-07
Life on Mars?

The Mars rover Curiosity is scheduled to land on the Red Planet early Monday morning. We'll talk to the manager of Western Washington University's planetarium, a self–described "space geek." He was chosen by NASA from a field of thousands to live tweet the event.

2012-08-06
Manager of WWU Planetarium is part of NASA's Mars rover team

Brad Snowder, manager of the Western Washington University Planetarium and lecturer in Western's physics and astronomy department, has been selected by NASA to join a team of 25 social networking mission specialists working to create buzz about the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory…

2012-07-30
Full moon won't wash out meteor shower in Whatcom County

The Perseid meteor shower - the sole annual celestial display that Northwesterners are almost guaranteed to see - will be a bit diminished this year because of a brilliant full moon.

Other major meteor showers occur in fall and winter months, when it's a good bet that Northwestern…

2011-08-12
Bellingham astronomer studying the edge of our solar system for New Horizons space probe

Research by Alex Parker of Bellingham could shed light on how our solar system developed.
Not bad for a 24-year-old fresh out of school.
Parker recently finished his doctoral work in astronomy at the University of Victoria, B.C., and landed a research job at the Harvard-Smithsonian…

2011-08-01
It's Not Your Grandpa's Planetarium Anymore

Western Washington University (WWU) planetarium directors recently replaced a Spitz A2 star ball with a Konica Mediaglobe digital projector.

"We spent a lot of time making the decision to go digital and consider our upgrade a major success," WWU planetarium manager Brad Snowder…

2010-12-09
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