3D Sun
From Earth, the Sun can never be directly looked at with human eyes. 3D Sun, a new space show now playing at the Adler Planetarium, gives audiences the chance to see the sun up close in dazzling, high-definition 3D.
Location: Universe Theater (see map)
Appropriate for: General Audiences
Length: Approximately 23 minutes
Weekday Times
11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Weekend Times
11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Show Highlights
Stand above the Arctic Circle and witness brilliant auroras. Take a ride on a solar blast from the Sun's surface to Earth's Magnetosphere. Witness the most powerful explosions in the solar system - equal to the force of a billion megaton nuclear bombs. In October 2006, NASA launched twin spacecraft from a single rocket in Florida to capture space-born, high-definition 3D images of the Sun. In 3D Sun, leading NASA scientists from the mission unveil these images and take us behind the scenes to discuss why the Sun is of crucial importance to all of us.
3D Sun is available to CityPASS and Go Chicago holders.
Sponsors and Partners
3D Sun was produced by Melrae Pictures and distributed by K2 Communications.
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