The Manitoba Museum presents [email protected], a bi-weekly series of FREE virtual programming inviting Manitobans to explore the universe.
Join Planetarium Astronomer Scott Young as we identify constellations and planets in the real sky, discover upcoming celestial events, and look at trending space science and astronomy news.
As pioneering Canadian astronomer Helen Sawyer Hogg always said, “The stars belong to everyone.” Learn how to find your stars and get to know the night sky, every second Thursday at 7 pm.
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UPCOMING EPISODES OF [email protected]
[email protected] is now bi-weekly.
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[email protected] | AUGUST 11, 2022 | 7 PM CDT
Image: Alexander Andrews via Unsplash
This week’s annual Perseid meteor shower is the best-known, if not the best, meteor shower of the year! This week on [email protected], we’ll preview this year’s shower, and look ahead at other major meteor showers for the year.
Plus, we’ll share some binocular and telescopic highlights of the summer sky and all the cool space stuff that’s happening.
[email protected] | AUGUST 25, 2022 | 7 PM CDT
Image: Thomas Ciszewsky/Unsplash
With the first launch of the Artemis mission to the Moon planned for a few days from now, on [email protected] this week, we’ll take a deep dive into lunar exploration! From the early robotic missions through Apollo, to some little-known modern images, Artemis builds on decades of exploration.
We’ll also look at the Milky Way, prominent in the evening sky, and check in with the planets.
[email protected] SPECIAL EVENT: MOON LAUNCH! | AUGUST 29, 2022 | 6:00 AM CDT
Image: NASA
Live coverage of the launch of Artemis 1 mission to the Moon. The first Artemis launch will carry two crash-test dummies on a three-week mission around the Moon. It will pave the way for Artemis 2, which will carry a Canadian and three American astronauts around the Moon next year. We’ll follow the countdown and launch of humanity’s return to the Moon. The current launch date is planned for August 29 at 7:33 am CDT.
NOTE: This event is subject to change based on NASA’s readiness reviews and countdown processes. We will update our broadcast date if the launch is delayed.
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