Picture of the Day - 21 January 2010

That's no moon...

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Hayden Planetarium

New York, NY

1 August 2006

1/15sec @ f/3.5; Pentax *ist DS; 18mm focal length

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It has been something of a struggle over the years for the people of the Minnesota Planetarium Society. They've been trying to get a planetarium in Minneapolis for some time now, but for a number of reasons (not their fault) this has proved too difficult. Now there is good news.
A planetarium is cool. Kids and adults alike are exposed to the vastness and intricacy of the Universe. A planetarium and the educational programs that go along with it can be a pillar of science education in a community. All the cool metropolitan areas have one.
I'm so used to seeing nothing but bad news, it's surprising to see a community actually making a substantial investment in its educational infrastructure.
Adler Planetarium is getting a new projector.

Thanks so much for the images. I've been greatly improving my collection of desktop backgrounds.

I like to collect interesting ones and change them periodically.

By Jim Ramsey (not verified) on 21 Jan 2010 #permalink