Shawn Laatsch
@shawnlaatsch.bsky.social
Planetarium Director, astronomy outreach professional, dog dad, and love to play in the kitchen.
Check out Living Worlds (Friday) at 7pm, Meditations on Perihelion on Saturday at 7pm, Magic Globe: Story of Seasons at 2pm on Sunday or Radiohead:Blackstar at 4pm that day. Something for everyone and a cosmic good time! Tickets at astro.umaine.edu or at the box office before the shows.
Check out our new September newsletter to learn about program offerings at the planetarium - mailchi.mp/maine/worlds...
This Moon Month at the planetarium, we're taking a giant leap forward with three out-of-this-world shows: MOONBASE: The Next Step on Fridays at 7pm, Earth, Moon & Sun on Sundays at 2pm, and Dark Side of the Moon on Sundays at 4pm. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu, 207.581.1341, or at the box office!
Join us tonight at 7pm for this spectacular live concert with Tom Luther! astro.umaine.edu/event/medita...
Meditations on Perihelion - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
“Meditations on Perihelion” is an immersive presentation featuring full-dome video partnered with live and recorded music by Tom Luther. The work is presented in seven movements that explore the diffe...
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The Vernal Equinox is approaching and to celebrate, join us on Saturday, March 21st for Meditations on Perihelion at 7pm! Local composer and musician Tom Luther will share music and stunning visuals . Tickets at astro.umaine.edu/event/medita...
Meditations on Perihelion - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
“Meditations on Perihelion” is an immersive presentation featuring full-dome video partnered with live and recorded music by Tom Luther. The work is presented in seven movements that explore the diffe...
astro.umaine.edu
Actor & playwright John Cariani, comedian Jeff Richards, @peteabeglobe.bsky.social on the Red Sox, Maine Sportscaster of the Year Jack Webb, and @shawnlaatsch.bsky.social from Versant Power Astronomy Center, all on the latest Downtown: richkimbally.podbean.com
Friday at 7pm join us for Incoming! at the planetarium. Asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout its history, changing the course of life on Earth. Discover what these impacts from above can teach us. Narrated by George Takei. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu or at the box office.
Home - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Welcome to the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium! Our center offers numerous public programs and is the perfect spot for field trips, space-based birthday parties, or any o...
astro.umaine.edu
Discover how Mars tastes and Jupiter sounds in our newest program The Universe Through All the Senses on Friday night at 7pm! Go beyond sight in this unique program which also makes a great date night too. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu, call 207.581.1341, or at the box office before the show.
Home - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Welcome to the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium! Our center offers numerous public programs and is the perfect spot for field trips, space-based birthday parties, or any o...
astro.umaine.edu
Valentine's Day is nearly here! This weekend take your special someone to the the planetarium and check out their shows. See astro.umaine.edu for all of their offerings and to get tickets. Romance and the stars make a perfect outing!
Some great programming this weekend at the Versant Power Astronomy Center astro.umaine.edu including a chance to unwind on Friday at 7pm after Black Friday shopping, and two programs on Sunday including The Great Solar System Adventure at 2pm and The Lumineers at 4pm.
Home - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Welcome to the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium! Our center offers numerous public programs and is the perfect spot for field trips, space-based birthday parties, or any o...
astro.umaine.edu
Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us! Follow Lotus as she finds her place in the world and in the Universe. This theatrical production is a collaboration with True North Theatre. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu/cosmogenesis... call 207.581.1341 or at the box office. Limited run, so get tickets now!
Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnessesthe world around her falling apart. On the brink of giving up on college, she meets amentor who introduces her to ...
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Too many satellites! We are starting to see a serious concern in the number of items launched into orbit around our planet www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘health index’
The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in the future. To this end, the European Space Ag...
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The planetarium is having a live theatre performance in November! Details at astro.umaine.edu/cosmogenesis...
Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnessesthe world around her falling apart. On the brink of giving up on college, she meets amentor who introduces her to ...
astro.umaine.edu
Tomorrow (Fri, Oct 24) join us for a "spooky treat" in our 7pm show - Phantom of the Universe! Discover the mystery of dark matter and dark energy and how astronomers are trying to track down these ghoulish "dark" items in space. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu or at the box office.
Home - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Welcome to the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium! Our center offers numerous public programs and is the perfect spot for field trips, space-based birthday parties, or any o...
astro.umaine.edu
Astronomers said this week they’ve discovered a new type of #supernova. It appears to be a massive star that exploded while trying to envelop a black hole companion in its outer layers. 🔭 Read about it at: buff.ly/idbiPkv 📸 Melissa Weiss/ CfA.
An object from another solar system is hurtling our way https://go.nature.com/44pVGjG
Rare find: interstellar visitor seen blazing through our Solar System
The comet-like body called either C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS is now zipping past Jupiter.
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Escape the heat and join us today in our nice air conditioning at 2pm for To Space and Back exploring space technologies that benefit us here on Earth. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu or at the box office before the show.
Spending a day exploring Prague! Visited a few astronomical sights including the historic clock and Tyn Church where famous Tycho Brahe is buried.
A great new episode of Downtown, with singer & actress Amy Irving, music legend Peter Asher, American Nomads’ Matt Schneider, @chadfinn.bsky.social, @shawnlaatsch.bsky.social from Versant Power Astronomy Center, and more. Click below to listen: richkimbally.podbean.com
"No president has ever accomplished these things in his first 100 days. Nice."
Join us for an epic trip from Earth to the edge of the known universe in VAST on Friday night at 7pm! Only two chances left April 18 and April 25. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu, call 207.581.1341, or at the box office.
Home - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Welcome to the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium! Our center offers numerous public programs and is the perfect spot for field trips, space-based birthday parties, or any o...
astro.umaine.edu
Exciting exoplanet news today - www.reuters.com/science/scie...
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien planet's atmosphere the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
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New programs start this weekend at the planetarium! Friday night catch VAST at 7pm, Sunday at 2pm Bebe Symphonique, and Sunday at 4pm Space Opera-Holst's Planets. Tickets at astro.umaine.edu, call 207.581.1818, or at the box office.
Home - Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium - University of Maine
Welcome to the Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium! Our center offers numerous public programs and is the perfect spot for field trips, space-based birthday parties, or any o...
astro.umaine.edu
Check out our April programming and special events at the planetarium -https://mailchi.mp/galaxymaine/vast
Our facility was highlighted on WABI's Discover: Science last night youtu.be/0ivnZQJsIBU
Discover Science WABI -Versant Power Astronomy Center
YouTube video by Versant Power Astronomy Center - Univ. of Maine
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Exoplanets have been discovered around Barnard's star (closest single star to Earth) noirlab.edu/public/news/...
Planetary System Found Around Nearest Single Star - Gemini North’s MAROON-X instrument finds evidence for four mini-Earth exoplanets around our famous cosmic neighbor Barnard’s Star
Using in part the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, astronomers have discover...
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Mars is know as the "Red Planet" but some new information might explain more about it and changes our perspective www.youtube.com/shorts/oq6Eu...
Have we been wrong about why Mars is red? 🔴
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
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