SHSU Planetarium

Hey ! Took a little trip out to Terlingua, Texas. This is looking east through a mountain valley near Christmas Mountain and Bad Rabbit Cafe.

Bad lighting doesn’t protect you or your property.

In fact, it can make things worse.

Overlit areas can expose people and property while creating deeper shadows nearby.

That imbalance reduces awareness instead of improving it.

https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/effects/safety/

Still plenty of seats for tonight's planetarium show at 7:00.

Plenty of spots left for tonight's 7:00 show! Come see what's up!

Lift off! Go Artemis!

Hey ! When galaxies collide! This is NGC 4038 and NGC 4039...aka The Antennae. This collision produces long tidal tails of stars and gas, eventually merging together as one galaxy.

Hey ! It's been a long time, the weather hasn't exactly done us much of a favor. In any case, I did catch this a few days ago. Messier 81 is a very large spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Also called Bode's Nebula, it was discovered in 1774 by German astronomer Johann Bode. The word nebula was usef to describe any fuzzy patch of sky long before any understanding of the nature of galaxies.

Don't forget, Magic Tree House tonight at 7:00. Still have about 10 spots open.

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Hey Super late start on the Spring 2026 schedule...but it is here!

First show is this Thursday 1/22 at 7:00 featuring Dark: Understanding Dark Matter.

Complete Schedule to be posted in Events today!

Hey ! First image from 2026! This is the Medusa Nebula, also called Abell 21. This planetary nebula was discovered in 1955 UCLA astronomer George Abell. It measures 4 lightyears across.