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Admission is always free, no reservations required! Show info at: http://www.wbplanetarium.org Evening programs are geared for general audiences.

The Ward Beecher Planetarium has been offering free programs on astronomy, space science, and related fields to the public for more than 40 years. Saturday afternoon programs normally are intended for families and children. Field trip programs are available during the day during the week; teachers should go to www.wbplanetarium.org for more information.

10/29/2026

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! Join us this weekend - and don't forget the special Halloween matinee on Saturday. See you soon!

10/28/2026

10/27/2026

A treat before your trick or treat! Come in costume, and get ready for a fun holiday -- doors open at 2:30!

10/26/2026

TIME GROWS SHORT! Our FINAL WEEKEND of our Halloween spectacular concludes ON HALLOWEEN! We've added a SPECIAL MATINEE of Nightlights at 3:00 PM to celebrate! Join before or after Trick or Treating to cap off your holiday!

10/24/2026

Big Day, perfect weather! Night-LITE is today at 1:00 -- 11 of the 14 songs are unique from Nightlights! Our BIG show Nightlights is at 7:00! Next to last weekend! Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Come in costume!!

10/23/2026

SHOWTIME! Ghoul with us tonight at 7:00, doors open at 6:30!!

10/22/2026

Halloween is almost here -- join us this weekend!

10/22/2026

The First Green Star, WD J1330+6435 (APOD: 2026 Oct 22)
Illustration Credit & Copyright: Mark A. Garlick/University of Warwick
https://science.nasa.gov/apod/?date=261022

Explanation: Star light, star bright: is there a green star out tonight? Other than the Sun, all stars are so far from Earth that they appear as points in the sky. They are mostly white, but sometimes noticeably red or blue. This color typically relates to the temperature: blue stars are hotter than red stars. What about other colors? The featured image is an illustration showing WD J1330+6435, a white dwarf star, surrounded by an accretion disk with gas and rocks orbiting the star. White dwarfs are small, faint star that are left over when a star like the Sun exhausts its nuclear fuel. Astronomers recently found that some white dwarf stars, despite their name, would appear yellow, green, cyan, pink, or purple. In these cases, trace elements that were accreted to these stars interact with the stellar atmosphere and shift its normally white color. But, alas! I wish I may, I wish I might, but they are too faint to see tonight...

https://markgarlick.com/
https://warwick.ac.uk/

Starship Asterisk* • APOD Discussion Page
https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=261022

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100 Lincoln Avenue
Youngstown, OH
44555

Website

http://wbplanetarium.org/programs.html

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