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 International Year of Astronomy 2009 |
The Adler Planetarium is celebrating the International Year of Astronomy with special exhibitions and programs designed to inspire a new generation of space explorers to look up in the sky. The International Year of Astronomy is a world-wide effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (89.9 KB, JPG) |
 A Virtual Art Gallery |
Take a musical 3-D journey through space in 3-D Universe: A Symphony. Audiences begin the experience in a virtual art gallery where pictures serve as portals into space. Viewers can discover stars, black holes and faraway galaxies. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (585 KB, JPG) |
 Art, Music, Infinity |
Take a musical journey through space in the new show 3-D Universe: A Symphony. The images are synchronized to the music of Mussorgsky's suite, Pictures at an Exhibition, as performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (360 KB, JPG) |
 Space in 3-D |
Journey throught a virtual art gallery in the new show 3-D Universe: A Symphony. Images of space are synchronized to Mussorgsky's, "Pictures at an Exhibition," as performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (920 KB, JPG) |
 3-D Universe: A Symphony |
Explore the Universe like never before in the new show 3-D Universe: A Symphony. Audiences will travel through galleries that transport them into space. Viewers can discover stars, black holes, and faraway galaxies. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (300 KB, JPG) |
.jpg) 1630 Trumpet-Shaped Telescope (M-421) |
The Adler proudly owns this beautiful Italian telescope, dating from around 1630, the only early telescope found outside of Europe. This rare example of a "trumpet-shaped" telescope has a main tube that tapers outwards from the eyepiece. Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass explores 400 years of the telescope and how it continues to provide new views that improve our understanding of the marvelous cosmos in which we live. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (300 KB, JPG) |
 Hubble Telescope |
The Hubble Telescope, a large satellite telescope launched in 1990, revolutionized astronomy by providing clear views of the Universe as far as 12 billion light years away. The Hubble, named for astronomer Edwin P. Hubble, orbits the earth every 96 minutes, providing astronomers with new images of the Universe. From the earliest telescopes used by Galileo 400 years ago to the Hubble telescope and into the future with leading-edge technologies, Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass looks at how telescopes have changed our concept of the Universe and our place in it. © NASA. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (224 KB, JPG) |
 Dearborn Telescope 1864 |
The largest telescope in the world in the 1860s was made in Boston by Alvan Clark & Sons for the University of Mississippi. Check out the Dearborn Telescope on display in Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass The exhibition explores 400 years of the telescope and how it has changed our concept of the Universe and our place in it. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (36 KB, JPG) |
 IBEX Spacecraft |
Where does the Solar System end? Shown here is NASA's IBEX spacecraft. It is currently orbiting the Earth collecting data to map the boundary between the Solar System and the rest of our galaxy. The space show IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System will introduce the public to this exciting mission. Photo courtesy of the Adler Planetarium and NASA Download Image (306 KB, JPG) |
 Our Solar System |
Learn about NASA's mission to map the boundary between our Solar System and the rest of our galaxy in the Adler's space show IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System. The mission will teach us about the shape and nature of the invisible bubble that surrounds our Solar System. The bubble is called the heliosphere. Photo courtesy of the Adler Planetarium and NASA Download Image (306 KB, JPG) |
 IBEX Deployment |
Artist's rendition of IBEX launch and deployment. Where does the Solar System end? Learn about NASA's mission to map the boundary of the Solar System for the first time. The space show IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System will educate the public about this exciting mission. Photo courtesy of the Adler Planetarium and NASA Download Image (306 KB, JPG) |
 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 First Moon Landing |
On July 20, 1969, Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong made history as the first humans to walk on the Moon. The Apollo 11 mission, which also included Command Pilot Michael Collins, fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of sending a man to the Moon by the end of the 1960s. Check www.adlerplanetarium.org for details on the Adler's anniversary celebration. © NASA. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (306 KB, JPG) |
 M101 as Viewed by Spitzer, Hubble and Chandra |
These images of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 were taken by the Spitzer, Huble, and Chandra telescopes. NASA released these images on February 10, 2009 as part of their celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. These images are on display at the Adler Planetarium. © NASA. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (10.4 MB, PNG) |
 M101 Composite |
This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of views from the Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra telescopes. NASA released this image on February 10 as part of their celebration of IYA 2009. This image is on display at the Adler Planetarium. © NASA. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (10.6 MB, PNG) |
 Astronomy Day |
May 2, 2009 is International Astronomy Day. Celebrate at the Adler Planetarium with hands-on activities and giveaways. Visitors can meet an Adler astronomer, look through a telescope and visit the Adler's Doane Observatory, home to the largest public telescope in Chicago. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (10 KB, JPG) |
 Brother Guy Consolmagno |
Join Br. Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer from the Vatican Observatory, as he explores The Galileo Wars: Thirty Years and Four Centuries at a special Far Out Friday lecture on March 6, 2009. Photo courtesy of the Adler Planetarium Download Image (49 KB, JPG) |
 Dr. Scott Gaudi |
At a special Far Out Friday lecture on March 6, 2009, Dr. Scott Gaudi will provide a guided tour of the golden age of the exploration of extrasolar worlds and the search for extraterrestrial life. His lecture will focus on the hunt for analogs to our Solar System, and the search for the 'pale blue dot' - another world just like our own. Photo courtesy of the Adler Planetarium Download Image (17 KB, JPG) |
.jpg) Hard Rock Garden Sundial (M-286) |
Made of hard rock in Bavaria 1719, this sundial is decorated with a coat of arms, Latin mottoes and its date of manufacture (listed three times in a secret code). Discover the beauty and historical significance of sundials in Adler's new exhibition Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, part of the Special Topics in the History of Astronomy series. The exhibition includes 14 exquisite artifacts from the 17th and 18th centuries. The sundials originate from France, Austria and Germany. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (1.2 MB, JPG) |
.jpg) Heavy Metal Polyhedral Sundial (M-322) |
This heavy metal sundial weighs more than 40 ponds and has 10 scales to tell the time. Discover the beauty and historical significance of sundials in the Adler's newest exhibition Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. The exhibition includes 14-exquisite artifacts from the 17th and 18th centuries. The sundials originate from France, Austria and Germany. © Adler Planetarium. All Rights Reserved. Download Image (720 KB, JPG) |
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Adler Planetarium
312.542.2424
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Sarah Beck, Manager of Media Relations
Adler Planetarium
312.542.2424
sbeck@adlerplanetarium.org