GLPA Script Bank

These planetarium show scripts can be obtained by sending the completed order form and check to Geoff Holt or by ordering through our Online Store (see below). The cost is 10 cents/page for copying; postage and handling is $1.50 for orders from 1 to 25 pages, $2.00 for 26-50 pages, and add 50 cents for each additional 50 pages or fraction thereof. As specified on the order form, checks are to be made out to GLPA. Non-members pay an additional 10% fee.

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Script#	Title	Year Written	Audience	Pages	Author	Description	PDF?
1	ACME FIREWORKS	1977	S-C-P	17	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	A thorough social history of the development of rockets from Chinese fireworks to the military use of rockets in WWI, tracing the transformation to peaceful use.
2	AFRICAN ASTRONOMY	1976	S-C-P	17	Pat McGee	Egyptian beliefs related to the pyramids, celestial sphere, North circumpolar constellations, sun, and seasons. On to Thebes, where the construction of tombs or religious shrines are related to the ecliptic. African beliefs are examined by traveling to Ethiopia, where sky myths of Cassiopeia, Anasi, moon and the sun are related.
3	AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY	?	P	24	Dorothy Angeloff	This relates the folk hero of the Black Anasi, a spidery folk hero, with human qualities.
4	AGE OF AQUARIUS	?	S-C-P	5	Jack Dunn	Program examines how the concept of the zodiac became related to the ecliptic, zodiac constellations, and the Greek astrologers casting horoscopes. Scientific discoveries are then discussed which have disproved astrology concepts.
5	ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY	?	E	13	Quentin Carr	Space Shuttle trip to the planets with the cartoon character Snoopy.
6	AMERINDS: ASTRONOMERS BEFORE COLUMBUS	1977	E-C-P	15	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	North American Amerind astronomical evidence. This program identifies where the Indian tribes lived on a map of North America, then ties their myths and archeological evidence in with astronomy.
7	ALMODHI, THE TITAN, AND HIS SPINNING TOP	?	S-C-P	33	G. Stasiuk & D. Gruber	Celestial motions are demonstrated through the most universal language known — mythology.
8	AMOS AND BEN: AMERICA'S FIRST ASTRONOMERS	1976	E	7	Thomas Torson	An adaptation of the book Ben and Me, by Robert Lawson, Little , Brown & Co. Boston, 1939, where Amos the church mouse helps Ben Franklin with his discoveries of electricity, telescopes, the Franklin stove, and stellar chemistry.
9	ANCIENT MYSTERIES: VON DANIKEN/FACT OR FICTION?	1975	S-C-P	17	Eugene Jenneman	Examines “fiction” of Von Daniken compared with actual FACTS about the archeological proofs of visits of gods from outer space.
10	ANDROMEDA AND THE WHALE	1978	E	3	G. Stasiuk & L. Raybern	Myth of Cassiopeia, Cetus, Andromeda, Perseus, Pegasus, and King Neptune retold in level appropriate to K-2.
11	AN EVENING IN MADRID	1980	S	7	Frank Arthur	Script takes the Spanish class on a trip to Madrid, and views the night skies.
12	APOLO ANNIVERSARY SHOW	1978	E-S	11	C. McCarty & Jack Dunn	This program goes back to the Apollo landing on the moon and captures the mood of the times that brought about “manned flight” to the moon.
13	ARE WE ALONE?	?	S-C-P	6	?	Out solar system surveyed as to possibilities of supporting life: Moon, Venus, how life began on Earth, and Mars (predates Viking).
14	ARE WE ALONE?	1972	P	32	Dorothy Angeloff	Traces the probable origin of life on Earth; then provides a new view of the possibility of life on other planets.
15	EARTH SCIENCE PLANETARIUM PROGRAM	?	P	6	S. C. Hallock	A lecturer takes the audience on a trip to the North Pole, the equator, and the South Pole.
16	ASTEROIDS: THE MINOR PLANETS	?	P	3	S. C. Hallock	Discussion of asteroids.
17	ASTROLOGY AND THE ZODIAC	1971	P	30	Abrams Planetarium	Survey of the Babylonian origins of astrology, and the naming of the zodiac constellations by Egyptians. The Chaldeans named the planets according to their mythology. How a modern-day astrologer casts horoscopes in explained and interpreted.
18	ASTRONOMISCHE MIBVERSTANDNISSE (ASTRONOMICAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS)	1980	C	16	Uwe Lemmer	A booklet of astronomical misunderstandings for teacher education, written in German.
19	ASTRONOMY IN THE SPACE AGE	1978	E-S	6	Martha Schaefer	Discusses the summer sky and the 20th anniversary of the space age by covering the space vehicles presently exploring our solar system and Universe.
20	ASTRONOMY JUST FOR YOU	1977	E	6	D. Forror	Done in entertaining “play” form. Director introduces solar system objects, then the spring constellations are introduced along with the Milky Way Galaxy.
21	ASTRONOMY SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR	1966	S-C	15	USAF Academy Planetarium	Part I takes “trip” to Rio de Janeiro, looking at constellations Orion, Ursa Major, Canis Major, Scorpius, Crux, Centaurus; celestial objects: Magellanic clouds, sun's position. Part II discusses H-R Diagram and its relationship to the birth and death of a star.
22	ASTRONOMY THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS	1977	C	25	Lee Shapiro, Abrams Planetarium	In his book Worlds in Collision, Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky makes specific statements and predictions as if based on scientific evidence. This program compares his “theoretical” evidence with solid, scientific fact, and lets you draw your own conclusions. Astronomy versus astrology section follows.
23	AUTUMN SKIES	1981	E-S-P	34	Gail Bouslog	Discussion of the autumn skies, and mythology of Perseus, Andromeda, Cetus, Pegasus, Aries, Pisces, and Aquarius.
24	BACKYARD ASTRONOMY	?	E	20	S. C. Hallock	Constellations “talk” to the audience, telling the audience about themselves and their mythology.
25	BEFORE COPERNICUS AND BEYOND	1979	S-C-P	12	Jack N. Blaine	Mythology of the zodiac constellations tied in to the sun's movements through a year.
26	BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS	?	S-C	25	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Springtime sky: 1. Orion discussed — stars plus nebula; 2. North Celestial Pole pointed out: a. Home latitude; b. North Pole; c. Equator; 3. Trip to Rio de Janeiro: Objects south of equator plus Canopus and navigation in the Southern Hemisphere are discussed.
27	BETWEEN THE PLANETS	1981	P	22	Don Knapp	Discusses comets, meteors, and asteroids.
28	BEYOND STONEHENGE	1974	S-C-P	20	D. Grauber & G. Stasiuk	Motions of the sun and moon, and how Stonehenge demonstrates the intellectual development of preliterate humankind by its possible use as an eclipse computer.
29	BICENTENNIAL SKIES	1976	P	5	Tom Hamilton	Program goes back 200 years and traces the “astronomy revolution” from bicentennial times to the present.
30	BLACK HOLES IN TIME AND SPACE	?	S-C-P	26	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Dialogue between male and female on Earth, while in heavens stars are dramatically being born and even more fantantastically, dying.
31	BLACK HOLES: THE INFINITE VISION	?	S-C-P	8	Jack Dunn	This program begins with entry of a spacecraft into a black hole, then continues to survey the discovery of a black hole, its location (Cygnus), and what might happen in man entered one.
32	BLINK, THE PATCHWORK BUNNY	?	E	7	Adapted by Joseph Nottsinger & Brent Mc Cormack	A bunny has a fur of unusual colors, and all the animals try to guess why, but none learn his secret, and Blink keeps it.
33	BLOW WEST WIND	1974	E	10	S. Wieser, Calgary Centennial Planetarium	Story for young children dealing with the heavens, sun, moon, stars, comets, and directions.
34	CAMPING WITH GRANDFATHER	?	E	13	John Burgess	Written in play form, this program has two boys learning about the constellations and mythology associated with the summer sky from their grandfather.
35	CELESTIAL MUSIC	1977	P	7	D. Forror	This program surveys music from classical to present-day times, relating it to celestial objects using slides and the planetarium
36	CELESTIAL NAVIGATION	?	C	23	?	A very difficult discussion of a planetarium classroom lesson on celestial navigation.
37	CHARTING THE UNIVERSE	1975	S-C	22	Jane Menville	A program beginning with celestial navigation, then continuing to space navigation.
38	CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD	?	P	26	Dorothy Angeloff	Christmas customs of England, Spain, Austria, Scandinavia, Italy, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Germany, and Poland are discussed.
39	CHRISTMAS STAR	?	P	20	Dorothy Angeloff	Discusses the Star of Bethlehem.
40	CHRISTMAS STAR	1974	S-C-P	15	Don Knapp	Review of the Star of Bethlehem story.
41	CIRCUMPOLAR MYTHOLOGY	1981	E-S-P	16	Gail Bouslog	Discussion of the mythology of the two bears: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor; Cassiopeia and Cepheus; and Draco.
42	COLONIZATION OF SPACE	1977	S	26	Dorothy Angeloff	This program explores the concept of orbiting manmade worlds having unlimited amounts of clean energy, beautiful environments. and total productivity far greater than ever envisioned on Earth.
43	COLOR OF SPACE	1975	P	19	Manitoba Museum of Man & Nature, Adapted by Dorothy Angeloff	Color of space lets us consider the enormous impact that colors have on what would otherwise be a black and white universe.
44	COLOR OF SPACE, THE	1975	S-C	22	Alan Dyer & Don Davis	A complete discussion of color: why sky is blue; color as we perceive it on Earth; star colors; planet colors; temperature as it relates to star colors; nebula colors.
45	CONSTELLATIONS OF THE ANCIENT SEA	1981	E-S-P	10	Gail Bouslog	Discusses the mythology of the ancient sea constellations: Pisces Australis, Aquarius, Capricornus, Pisces, Cetus, and Eridanus.
46	CONSTELLATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SKY	1964	P	5	S. C. Hallock	Planetarium lecture about the North circumpolar constellations.
47	COSMIC CHOREOGRAPHY	1977	E-S-C-P	8	Doris Forror	Using the planetarium as a space-time machine, the audience observes a ballet of celestial movement: Act 1: diurnal motion; Act 2: annual motion; Act 3: annual motion of inferior and superior planets; Act 4: meteors, comets, stars, and galaxies. Finale: all moving together simultaneously.
48	COSMIC CONNECTION	?	S-C-P	25	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	Surveys discoveries of Cygnus X-1; solar system; Doppler shift; our galaxy and galaxy clusters; quasars; Crab nebula pulsar; and concludes with the black hole — Cygnus X-1.
49	COSMIC CONNECTION, THE	1975	S-C-P	13	R. Reese, R. Brooks, P Catalana, & R. Baker	Survey of origins: of universe: Genesis compared to Big Bang theory; of first generation of stars; of second generation stars and their by-product: Earth; of life on Earth; of possibility of life elsewhere.
50	COSMIC DANCE	?	S-C-P	10	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Universe: What is it? Scene 1: Matter; Scene 2: Energy; Scene 3: Time; Scene 4: All come together in space to form. Scene 5: Our Universe.
51	COSMIC FIREWORKS	1980	P	29	David Romanowski	Excellent survey of meteors, meteorites, and the impact craters they make. Then the sun and other stars are surveyed, from cepheid variable stars to black holes.
52	COSMIC TIME ODYSSEY	1972	C	15	USAF Academy	Trip back into time at speed of light stopping to observe celestial objects as we travel: Moon, sun, Jupiter's Ganymede, Pluto, Alpha Centuari, Sirius, Rigel, Crab Nebula, globular cluster in Hercules, Andromeda Galaxy, Coma Berenices Galaxy, and quasar.
53	CRATERS OF THE MOON	1972	E	14	Dave Hoffman	Discussion of the physical features of the moon; then three theories of crater formation on the moon.
54	CREATION	?	E-S-P	4	Negro Preacher, Adapted by Gail Bouslog	Prose of Genesis story of creation by Negro minister.
55	CRISIS OF CLIMATE	1971	S-C	14	USAF Academy Planetarium	Changing climate effects on Earth conditions; theories of why Earth's climate changes, mythology of rain-making, and rain making processes.
56	DAWN OF A NEW ASTRONOMY	1979	S	10	Don Knapp	A survey of astronomy from the Greeks through Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo, Kepler, and ending with Newton.
57	DECADE OF DISCOVERY	1976	S-C-P	29	Kerry Swanson	Planetary exploration by spacecraft: Mars — Mariners 4,6,7; Vikings 1 &2; Venus: Mariner 10, Pioneer 11; Saturn: Titan, Jupiter: Pioneers 11, 12; Space Shuttle.
58	DEEP SPACE	?	S-C-P	17	B. Spainhower, G. Stasiuk, & D. Gruber	The first part of the program describes several deep sky objects and mentions a few early cosmological beliefs concerning the universe. The second part discusses different methods used to determine stellar distances and the limits of the universe.
60	DER JUPITER EFFEKT (THE JUPITER EFFECT)	1980	P	32	Uwe Lemmer	There is a rumor which says that our Earth is threatened by a tremendous catastrophe in 1982. An unusual planetary configuration should cause chaotic conditions on our planet. After a voyage through the solar system, we will prove whether the fear for an early end of the world is justified.
61	DESTINATION: MARS	1971	P	27	Abrams Planetarium	Pre-dates Viking discoveries. Historical survey of Mars, then a discussion of the retrograde motion of Mars. Telescopic observational discussion of Mars. Excerpt from War of the Worlds radio program. Mariner 3 findings, then Viking discussed.
62	DESTINATION MARS	1971	S-C-P	17	Thomas Gates	Background history and mythology, physical properties, constellations for the evening, solar system information, information from Mariners 8 and 9, rocket trip to Mars, and information on the two moons of Mars.
63	DETERMINATION OF THE ASTRONOMICAL UNIT	?	S-C	5	Dave Hoffman	This program deals with parallax and triangulation.
64	DIVINE COMEDY OF DANTE	?	S-C	4	Dave Hoffman	A study of the style and importance of Dante's Divine Comedy. This also explores Dante's ideas of cosmology as related to the Medieval Aristotelian ideas.
65	DIURNAL MOTION	1977	S	23	Dorothy Angeloff	This program begins discussing the celestial sphere and the celestial coordinates. Then it discusses the effects of diurnal motion on the Earth, proof of rotation, and effects on the sky.
66	DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?	1980	P	22	Abrams Planetarium	Pt I: Introduction. Pt II: History of time, the calendar, as based on natural units (day, year, and month); manmade units (week, hour, and minute). Pt III: Cosmology — beginning of time.
67	DURCH RAUM UND ZEIT	1980	P	2	Uwe Lemmer	Serves as an introduction to the motions of the sky and as an introduction to the planetarium.
68	EARLY METHODS OF NAVIGATION	?	C	4	?	The purpose of this program is to discuss early navigation methods, and illustrates how early people could make long ocean voyages with only rudimentary navigation instruments.
69	EARTH: OUR WORLD	1980	E	13	Dave DeRemer	A child takes an imaginary trip into space and visits the solar system Then going home, he gets two more of his questions answered: “How do scientists know about the planets?” and “What is out in space past the planets?”
69A	La Tierra, Nuestro Mundo	1998	E	15	Spanish translation by Eliza Kelly	Title translation: “The Earth: Our World”
70	EINSTEIN INTERSECTION	?	S-C	21	G. Stasiuk & D. Gruber	This program traces the concept of the Universe beginning with Aristotle, continuing through Newton, discussing his laws of celestial mechanics, then covers the properties of light in relationship to Huygens' concept; Reiman's; Michelson-Morley; Fitzgerald; Lorentz and Planck. Finally, Einstein's Theory of Relativity is presented.
71	END OF THE WORLD	1978	P	27	Bryan A. Snow	Explores the way Earth might die: collision, departure from its orbit; and hellfire, where the sun explodes, consuming the Earth as it dies.
72	ENERGY: A COSMIC CONCERN	1976	S-C-P	14	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	Energy problems, definitions, solar structure, and a bit of physics. Alternative energy proposals, particularly large-scale orbital solar transfer stations.
73	EXPLODING STARS AND PULSATING VARIABLES	?	P	9	S.C. Hallock	Discusses exploding stars and pulsating variable stars.
74	EXPLORERS FROM EARTH	?	S-C-P	15	?	Surveys the solar system, beginning with Mercury to Jupiter. Discusses findings of Mariner 10, Vikings 1 & 2, Pioneers 10,11. Finishes with speculations about Saturn-Pluto. Theory of formation of solar system being a by-product of star birth; concludes with the search for extraterrestrial life.
75	FALL SKY (French: Le Ciel L'automne)	?	S	13	Doris Forror	This program is for the French class, and gives the fall sky from dusk to dawn, describing the constellations one would see. Includes both French and English scripts.
76	FARMER AND HIS COW, THE	?	E	2	Duane Stanley	Farmer goes out to milk his cow, and the planetarium day, then night is presented. During this time, students learn directions, horizon, and night falls. Big Dipper is presented.
77	FEELING OF POWER	?	S	10	Dave Hoffman adaptation	In this futuristic society, computers have taken over and people have forgotten how to use mathematics. Then Aub discovers the lost art, “graphitics,” and commits suicide when learns it will be used for negative rather than positive results.
78	FILE: 1054	1971	P	13	Kenneth Brown	Crab Nebula: Presentation of spoon fed astrophysics describing what leads to a neutron star.
79	FIRE IN THE SKY	1970	P	10	Von Del Chamberlain	Program surveys aurora borealis, meteors, fireballs, meteorites, and asteroids.
80	FIRST EASTER	1975	P	30	Dorothy Angeloff	After exploring a few customs associated with Easter, the narrator attempts to reconstruct the first Easter.
81	FIRST EASTER	1975	P	37	Thomas Torson	Written as a sequel to “The Christmas Star”. Artaban, the “other wiseman,” seeks the Christchild his three companions were searching for, carrying a sapphire, a ruby, and a pearl as a tribute. He loses his tribute, searching for the child, for the service of humanity. However, he observes the Crucifixion, then the Resurrection. Concludes with discussion of Easter.
82	FIRST MEN IN THE MOON	?	E-S	13	H. G. Wells	This is a shortened and more dramatized form of the original novel by Wells. The script accompanies the record; slides may be made from Classics Illustrated Comic Books, Dept. S., 101 Fifth Avenue, N.Y, N.Y. 10003
83	FLYING SAUCER SHOW	1975	P	24	MacMillan Planetarium Sraff	Scene 1: Encounter. Scene 2: Problem: arguments pro and con about UFO's. Scene 3: Natural UFO's (celestial objects). Scene 4: Non-astronomical UFO's. Scene 5: Remaining minority. Scene 6: Life beyond Earth. Scene 7: Recent and historical sightings. Scene 8: Betty & Barney Hill. Scene 9: Conclusions.
84	FLYING TO THE MOON	1981	E	17	Michael E. Collins, Adapted by Gail Bouslog	Michael E. Collins describes his Apollo 11 flight to the moon.
85	FOUR SEASONS	1979	S-C-P	4	Sheldon Schafer	As the background music for Vivaldi's “Four Seasons” plays, the location of the sun during the day and primary seasonal constellations are pointed out.
86	FRUHLING DES UNIVERSUMS	1980	P	16	Uwe Lemmer	A German version of the Hansen Planetarium production “Springtime of the Universe.”
87	GALACTIC LIFE TOURS, INC.	1977	E	17	G. Stasiuk & D. Gruber	Mid-level oriented (grades 3-6). The audience becomes members of an advanced civilization which has a “walkabout” tradition of searching the galaxy for life. (“The Sting” type of ending.)
88	GENERAL PLANETARIUM LECTURE	?	P	5	S.C. Hallock	Discussion of the planetarium instrument (Spitz), and all the things it can do.
89	GENESIS — IN THE BEGINNING	1977	S-C-P	15	Doris Forror	This program weaves the story of Genesis into the creation of the Universe, sprinkling music and poetry to keep interest.
90	GEOGRAPHY OF THE PLANETS	1981	E-S	39	Adapted by Gail Bouslog	Discusses the physical features of the planets in “Earth Science” fashion.
91	GEORGE II, OUR LAST KING PARTS I & II	?	E-S-C-P	10	Dave Hoffman	This program is for American history classes, and is divided into two parts. It takes advantage of the fact that King George was an avid astronomer, who was not only instrumental in settling the dispute concerned so long with the longitude problem, but also inspired Herschel to name his discovery (Uranus) after him. Style is dialogue.
92	GIANT PLANETS	?	E	7	S.C. Hallock	The giant planets interact with the director as they discuss their mythology and characteristics.
93	GLIMPSES OF INFINITY	1979	S-C-P	19	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	A program that considers science and its philosophy: how it came to us; how it has changed along the way; and how today a great change is occurring in scientific thinking.
94	GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE PYRAMIDS	?	E	7	S. C. Hallock	Pyramid power is discussed in this program.
95	GODFATHER	?	P	29	Aabrams Planetarium	Discussion of Earth being visited by another civilization. Von Daniken's ideas are presented with an explanation following. An alternative conclusion with Von Daniken parody (using MSU campus).
96	GOD'S GALLERY	1977	P	24	Dorothy Angeloff	Following the currently accepted modern scientific theory of the origin of the Universe, the lecturer traces back the historical development of this concept and finally leads the audience into it Biblical account. Thus the stage is set for the sky as it might have appeared to the authors of the Bible.
97	HALLEY: A COMET'S TALE	1986	S-C-P	24	Tim Kuzinar, Dale Smith, Tom Willmitch	Halley's Comet program, told as a first person narrative.
98	HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN THE PLANETARIUM	?	P	4	Jack Dunn	Program mixes witches, music, and astrology for a special Halloween night program.
99	HALLOWEEN SYMPHONY	?	?	?	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	This script combines the music of “Danse Macbre,” “Night on Bald Mountain, ” and “Death of Tybald” with the witches' scene from MacBeth for a special Halloween night program.
100	HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA	1976	P	2	Godwin High School Astronomy Club	Program put together for America's bicentennial celebration.
101	HAVEN FINDING: RENAISSANCE NAVIGATION	?	S	6	Dave Hoffman	The purpose of this program is to give audience an appreciation of the problems faced by navigators of the Renaissance and how they surmounted some of them by taking sightings of the sun and stars.
102	HERE COMES THE SUN	?	E	6	Dave Hoffman	Sun “converses” with director, then moon and Leo get into the act in this program for K-1.
103	HIGH APARTMENT, THE	1978	S-C-P	13	USAF Academy Planetarium	Program deals with Dr. O'Neill's concept of colonizing of the moon, then the L-4 and L-5 points between Earth and the moon.
104	HISTORY OF CELESTIAL NAVIGATION	?	S-C	19	USAF Academy Planetarium	VERY detailed survey of history of celestial navigation from past to present-day space vehicle navigation.
105	HOROSCOPE	1971	P	17	Thomas Gates	Using the planetarium, an astronomer and an astrologer debate the fine points of the horoscope.
106	HOW RUDOLPH GUIDES SANTA'S SLEIGH	?	E	4	Duane Stanley	Rudolph's nose points to the North Star, and guides Santa back “home” to the North Pole.
107	HUMANITIES PROGRAM	1967	P	17	Abrams Planetarium	Diurnal motion discussed. Survey of two Aristotlean physics beliefs: 1. All motion occurring in heavens was circular in nature; 2. Earth's matter is subject to change; heavenly matter is unchanging. Retrograde, epicycles, and deferents discussed.
108	I CAN'T FIND THE LITTLE GREEN MEN	1977	P	11	Doris Forror	Mars: looked for life through telescope; facts about Mars: Mariner and Viking discoveries; Where? Solar system — no; wobbling stars in the Universe and other galaxies considered.
109	IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE	1975	P	23	Andrew Fraknoi and Alan Friedman	This program is an adaptation of the essay “Images of the Universe,” written for Mercury — the journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. It examines the relationship between astronomy and poetry as man has perceived the Universe over the years.
110	INDIAN LEGENDS	1976	E-P	24	Dorothy Angeloff	Program discusses some North American Indian legends.
111	INDIAN SKIES	1978	P	28	Abrams Planetarium	Survey of Michigan Indians' lifestyle and customs mingled with the Indian legends. Creation myth, bear hunt, lone lightning, and seven sisters.
112	IN THE BEGINNING	?	P	9	S.C. Hallock	Discusses cosmology — the beginning of the Universe, and stellar life and death.
113A	INTRODUCTION TO THE PLANETARIUM	?	E	15	Dave Hoffman	The program introduces the young student to the planetarium and the celestial objects it projects.
113B	INTRODUCTION TO THE PLANETARIUM	1983	E	9	Gregg Williams	The program introduces the children to the planetarium and the day and night skies.
114	IS THIS THE AGE OF AQUARIUS?	?	P	11	S. C. Hallock	Discussion of the origins of the zodiac constellations and astrology.
115	IT'S ABOUT TIME	?	E	24	Dorothy J. Angeloff	Traces the origin of timekeeping, units of time, and methods used to tell time.
116	JEWISH ASTRONOMY PROGRAM	?	P	4	Larry Sessions	Examines the constellations Ursa Minor, Orion, Pisces, and planet Mars. Discusses the Hebrew mythology associated with them. Continues with how Hebrews used celestial objects to tell time, concluding with the Jewish calendar.
117	JOURNEY AMONG THE STARS	1979	S-C-P	26	Jack Blain	Physical characteristics of the sun are presented, then the manner in which stars are grouped is discussed; constellations; physical groups; brightness or magnitudes; H-R Diagram positions; and nebulae.
118	JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE	1971	P	16	Abrams Planetarium	Pt I: From our own back yard. Pt. II: Solar system Pt III: Stars and galaxies. Pt IV: Summary and conclusion.
119	JOURNEY THROUGH THE GALAXY	1978	S-C-P	25	MacMillann Planetarium Staff	Excellent presentation of an investigation of the Milky Way.
120	KINGDOM IN THE SKY	1970	S-P	27	Von Del Chamberlain	Dramatic legends of Greek gods and heroes formulate a picture of the “Kingdom in the Sky”.
121	KINGDOM OF APOLLO	1970	P	20	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Opens with autumn sky and discusses constellations and deep sky objects, found within. Zeroes in on the sun, then surveys Earth and inner planets — on to outer planets. Discussion of comets and moons concludes program.
122	KINGDOM OF THE SUN: MAJOR AND MINOR SUBJECTS	1981	E	36	Gail Bouslog	For grades 4-6, this relates the Greek and Roman mythology to the planets and asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
123	KOMISCHES ERWACHEN ( ENGLISH: COSMIC AWAKENING)	1979	P	25	Uwe Lemmer	This show is typically German, and runs 60 minutes. It points out star figures and basic information.
124	LADIES OF THE STARS — WOMEN ASTRONOMERS	1977	P	20	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	Important contributions to astronomy by women. Harvard College Observatory, Draper Catalog, cepheid variables, stellar distances, and pulsars.
125	LANGUAGE OF THE STARS	1977	S-C-P	17	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	How we have learned what we have learned about stars and stellar processes: Light and the H-R Diagram.
126	LADIES OF THE NIGHT	?	P	21	Abrams Planetarium	Dialogue between man woman discusses the history of women astronomers, their important contributions to astronomy , and the constellations named for women.
127	LEGEND OF PERSEUS	?	P	6	S.C. Hallock	Legend of Perseus and Andromeda as told in the fall sky.
128	LE PETIT PRINCE	1980	S	17	Adapted by James Brons	French program.
129	LET'S TOUR THE HEAVENS	1976	P	22	Dorothy Angeloff	Discussion of circumpolar and zodiac constellations. The moon and visible planets also are discussed.
130	LGM: INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE	?	P	23	Abrams Planetarium	Introduction: Birth of the Universe. Origins of species, then a discussion of the possibility of life in the Universe.
131	LIFE ON DISTANT PLANETS	?	S	8	S. C. Hallock	Discussion of necessary requirements for life; then possible stars with life-supporting planets.
132	LOCATING STARS, PART I	?	E	9	Dave Hoffman	On Halloween night, special attention is given to Deneb in Cygnus and Ruchbah in Cassiopeia.
133	LOOKING AT THE SOLAR SYSTEM	1981	E	6	Gail Bouslog	Discussion of how the solar system appears from space, and from Earth.
134	MAGIC CIRCLES UNDER THE SUN	1978	C-P	22	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Discussion of the observatories of Stonehenge and Chichen Itza (Mexico). Then Planetarium staff makes an archaeological expedition to Medicine Wheels in Wyoming and Saskatchewan.
135	MAN AND THE MOON	1969	S-C-P	19	Jack N. Blain	History of beginning ideas which eventually put man on the moon. Surveys space vehicles leading to Apollo program, and surveys lunar features.
136	MAN IN SPACE	1978	E	35	E.Q. Carr	Surveys man's achievements in space.
137	MANY MOTIONS OF EARTH	1974	E	23	Donald McDonald	VERY detailed review of Earth motions in space, including rotation and revolution, precession, nutation, relative orbit of the Earth-moon system, and expansion of the Universe.
138	MARS: THE 2014 A.D. COLONIES: AN AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION	1980	E	3	Claire J. & E. Q. Carr	A tape and slide show for PTA's, school superintendents, school boards, and the computer programming contest. Used to indicate the depth and quality of your planetarium programs.
139	MARS	1976	S-C-P	20	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Program begins with Mars at its birth to present, when Mariners and Vikings explored it, and discusses their exploration.
140	MARS: LEGEND AND EXPLORATIONS	1969	S-C	13	USAF Academy Planetarium	VERY detailed survey of Mars from its past to its Mariner 7 in 1969. ( Does not include Viking missions.)
141	MARS LIVING PLANET	?	P	28	Abrams Planetarium	Dialogue between male and female as they take a “time machine” trip back to visit Greek astrologer Ptolemy. Then Copernicus, Kepler, Asaph Hall, Schiaparelli, Lowell, H.G. Wells. To present for Mariners, especially Mariner 9, then Viking.
142	MARTIANS ARE COMING	1976	P	37	Abrams Planetarium	Covers Viking mission: “Is there life on Mars?” History of Mars, science fiction about Mars, Mariner discoveries, then Viking's program objectives.
143	MATTER OF TIME	?	S-C-P	20	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Introduction: Ancient view of time. Day: Sun not a good time-keeper. Year — star-based time. “Mean” sun. Day into hours— Babylonians. Week— evolved from the planets. Months, seasons, Roman calendar, Gregorian calendar.
144	MAYA: STAR-WATCHERS OF ANCIENT MEXICO	1978	S-C-P	18	Pat McGee	Begins with account of creation from legends of Central American Indians. Briefly traces development of these people from Asian origins, through Olmecs, Zapotecs, Mayans, Toltecs, and Astecs; focuses on Mayan culture: art, religion, writing, astronomy.
145	MESSAGE FROM MARS	1977	S-P	14	Don Knapp	Opens with Viking landing on Mars; flashback survey of history of Martian observations: Naked eye, telescope, and spacecraft observations; then physical features of Mars described. Remainder THOROUGHLY discusses the Viking Missions.
146	MILKY WAY: ANATOMY OF A GALAXY	1977	S-C-P	16	D. Bruber & G. Stasiuk	Basic Milky Way: What is in it; what is its structure; how we discovered its shape.
147	MILKY WAY	1969	E	15	Dave Hoffman	Discussion of the Milky Way.
148	MOON, OUR COMPANION IN SPACE	1965	E	9	Dave Hoffman	Discussion of moon’s rotation and revolution in space, along with its characteristics.
149	MOON’S CHANGING PATTERNS	1979	E	16	Dorothy Angeloff	The phenomenon of the moon’s changing shapes, so obvious to the neophyte’s observing eyes, is explored in detail. Its size/distance relationships to the sun and the Earth, and its tilted orbital path give rise to related events which are also examined.
150	MOTIONS IN THE SKY	?	E	11	R. Reese, J. Nadeau, C. Ewing	Discusses motions in the sky and their effect on observation: moon’s orbit, eclipses, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, sun’s orbit, star motion touched upon, Earth’s orbit, planet’s orbits (retrograde motion).
151	MR. MOON AND HIS FRIENDS	?	E	16	Dorothy Angeloff	A pesky little character, Mr. Moon, keeps popping up to interrupt the narrator as the children are guided through the seasonal skies.
152	MUSIC, MAGIC, AND MATHEMATICS	?	S	5	Dave Hoffman	Program has students plotting Mars in Scorpius over a six-month period, then “discovering” how this plotting led to Kepler’s discovery of the motion of the planets in the sky.
153	MYSTERIOUS STANDING STONES	?	S-C-P	17	Bill Rush	This reviews the book Stonehenge Decoded, by Dr. Hawkins, where archaeology and astronomy marry to explain the mysteries of Stonehenge.
154	MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE	1965	S-C-P	9	Tom Gates	Background astronomy information. Relates astronomy facts to Stonehenge construction, background on construction techniques and problems. Finally explains the origin of Stonehenge.
155	MYTHOLOGY AS IT HAPPENED (JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE)	1980	E-S	11	David Parker	The story of Jason and the Golden Fleece is told in play format.
156	NAME THAT PLANET: A WILD AND CRAZY INTRODUCTION TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM	1980	E-S-C-P	8	Roger Grossenbacher	This program was written to include as much up-to-date information about the planets as a 1/2-hour show could present, yet do it in an interesting and entertaining way.
157	NAKED EYE STARS OF SUMMER	1977	P	21	Dorothy Angeloff	Viewers eye summer stars. Once setting is established, viewers move quickly through summer constellations and myths associated with them.
158	THE NEAR FRONTIER	1980	P	7	Dr. Carolyn Sumners	This program is designed to coincide with the orbital flights of the Space Shuttles scheduled for 1981.
159	NEBULAE: SUMMER AND WINTER	1981	S	11	Gail Bouslog	Discussion of the summer and winter nebulae.
160	NEW WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE	?	P	23	Dorothy Angeloff	This program surveys the various space age instruments used to peer at the electromagnetic spectrum of the Universe.
161	NIGHTFALL	1974	P	25	Isaac Asimov	Play based on story by Isaac Asimov. Lagash— a world with six suns, and a world that has never know night. A legend you were told as a child claims that once every 2,050 years all the suns disappear in the sky. Something called “night” happens, and things called “stars” appear and rob men of their souls and cause civilizations to come to an end.
162	NOMADS AND EMPIRE BUILDERS	?	P	15	G. Stasiuk & D. Gruber	Exploration of the unknown: the past, present, and the future.
163	NOTHING LIKE A COMET	1980	P	9	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	A very excellent historical survey of the comets.
164	NOUS SOMMES DU SOLEIL/ WE ARE ONE IN THE SUN	1977	P	25	Tom Callen	1. Star stuff (describes the sun’s birth). 2. End of Kings (describes supernova theory that made dinosaurs extinct). 3. Ancients (ancients relating to the Universe). 4. Hole energy (black hole discussed by Dr. Wisniewski, Dr. Kip Dickison, and reporter). 5. Pilgrimage of curiosity (conclusion).
165	ODYSSEY, AN	?	S	26	Dave Hoffman	The odyssey of a barrel of oil, based on an illustrated article which appeared in a magazine section of the N.Y. Times.
166	ON ANY CLEAR NIGHT	1973	E	18	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Basic program in introductory astronomy shows observer some of the celestial objects that can be seen, what to look for, and when and where to look.
167	ONCE IN A BLUE MOON	1974	S-C	20	Bonneau	Benefits of space program, lunar motion around Earth, lunar mythology, and origin of the moon.
168	ONCE UPON THE ZODIAC	1974	P	21	Don David, Bruce Dietrich, and Irving Zazlov	Program begins by introducing astrology signs of the zodiac, then defines and surveys the history of astrology from ancient astrology to the various branches of astrology. 3 pages defending astrology, then conclusion: Maybe astrology and astronomy will one day join forces.
169	ORION AND WINTER SKY WONDERS	?	P	4	S.C.Hallock	Winter sky constellations discussed.
170	ORION’S ARM	1975	S-C-P	24	Donald McDonald	In-depth presentation of the Milky Way Galaxy and our sun’s position in a particularly detailed description of the “spiral arm” that our sun inhabits.
171	ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE	1972	P	4	Gerald Glassmeyer	The legend of Lyra, the harp of Orpheus.
172	OUR CELESTIAL NEIGHBORS	1976	E	7	Bates College Planetarium Staff	Program for children discusses the sun, solar system, Earth’s rotation and revolution, and the constellations Big Dipper and Orion.
173	OUR GALAXY AND BEYOND	1978	E-S	8	Cranbrook Institute	Excellent survey of our galaxy, the galactic objects, plus the four types of galaxies.
174	OUR MOON	1963	S-C-P	13	?	Very complete survey of the moon. Covers a. 40 degrees latitude observation, diurnal and annual; b. North Pole observation, diurnal and annual; c. physical conditions on moon; d. satellites to the moon.
175	OUTER SPACE/COMETS, STARS & GALAXIES	1976	E	12	Bates College Planetarium Staff	Discussion of constellations of Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Leo, and Orion. Discusses star birth, life, death, using Orion as an example. Meteors, comets, follow, concluding with galaxies.
176	PAST, COPERNICUS, AND PRESENT	1976	S-C-P	14	Unknown	Survey of history of astronomy: Ptolemy’s 6 classes of star brightness, division of constellations, North star, planets, planet worship by ancients, Ptolemy’s system, Copernicus’ model, Brahe’s model, Galileo, and astronomy today.
177	PLANET QUEST	1986	S-C-P	19	Dale Smith	Planet program with each planet acting as a first person narrator.
178	PLANETARIUM AND ITS USE	1962	P	10	S. Plakidis & D. Simopoulos	Survey of development of planetarium machine and its use, followed by a complete and thorough explanation of what the planetarium machine can do.
179	PLANETARIUM GUIDE TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS	1981	P	4	Uwe Lemmer	General outline of a planetarium program and outlines and options; Planetarium Guide to foreign language programs.
180	PLANETARIUMSPROGRAMM FÜR HORCESCHADIGET UND GEHORLOSE	1981	P	17	Uwe Lemmer	Planetarium program presentation for the deaf in Germany (in German).
181	PLANETARY EXPLORATION IN THE 1970’S	1980	P	24	Don Knapp	Planetary exploration of the 1970’s is discussed: Mariner and Viking to Mats; Mariner 10 to Mercury; Veneras and Pioneer Venus to Venus, and the Voyagers to Jupiter.
182	PLANETS, THE	1959	P	13	D. Simopoulos (Translator)	Part I discusses and demonstrates planetary motion from Earth, “apparent” movement over 24-hour period, then annual motion, followed by a top view of planetary motion. The second part discusses individual planet characteristics.
183	PLANETS — WANDERERS IN THE ZODIAC	1971	P	15	Warren M. Brotonov	Very detailed survey of the planets (distances given in terms of USAF Academy), then beginning with the sun, the program takes an imaginary trip out to Pluto.
184	PLANET X CHRONICLES	?	S-C-P	16	D. Gruber & D. Davis	Origin of Earth, ancient astronomy and planetary theory, discovery of trans-Saturnian planets and asteroids, discovery of comets.
185	PRISONERS OF THE SUN	1974	E	10	Sig Wieser	The sun acts as a narrator in this overview of the solar system. Each planet’s physical characteristics are described, and comets and meteorites are briefly covered. The possible origin of the solar system is also mentioned.
187	REALM OF THE UNKNOWN	1979	S-C-P	19	USAF Academy Planetarium	Strange happenings in the Universe: 7/30/1908: Tunguska event in Siberia. Possible explanations of the event: meteoroid theory, comet theory, black hole theory, anti-matter theory, and UFO’s theory all considered.
188	REFLECTIONS	?	P	19	Larry Haunenaker	Life among the stars: four ingredients for a life-supporting star, conditions for a planet supporting life. Creatively mixed with Martian life, discussion of Earth life possibilities.
189	REFLECTIONS OF AN INDIAN BOY	?	E	10	Thomas Torson	Begins with brief introduction to planetarium, then tells Indian myth of the Pleiades, Hyades, Big and Little Dippers, on the elementary level.
190	REJOICE IN THE SUN	?	S-C-P	15	G. Stasiuk & D. Gruber	Earth relationship to sun, ancient solar mythology, eclipses, constellations, solar formations, sun’s effect on Earth, sun’s energy production, death of sun, and space travel.
191	SCRIPTURES SPEAK	1981	P	11	Jerry Mansfield	Various scriptures from the Good News for Modern Man version of the Bible are set to music and planetarium effects.
192	SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE	1974	P	17	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Introduction of H.G. Wells, “War of the Worlds”, invasion of people from Mars, 2. Mars as observed by Mariner 9, 3. Other planets 4. Other solar systems, Barnard’s star, different kinds of stars: Anatares or Betelgeuse, Rigel or Deneb, Mira or Tau Ceti, Project Ozma.
193	SEARCH FOR OTHER SOLAR SYSTEMS	1972	S-C-P	23	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Introduction: How our solar system was discovered, 1. Preparing for search of other solar systems — searches in ours first, 2. Other solar systems: Alpha Centauri example. 3. Solar system formation. 4. Perturbations: Barnard’s star example.
194	SEARCH FOR UNEARTHLY LIFE	1971	S-C	19	John M. Howell	Basic physical concepts of force and motion, statement of the topic of the program, origin of Earth and life, chemically and biologically. Journey to Mars to look for life. Discussion of 3 different types of stars and their changes to support life, discussion of Martian life possibilities, radio astronomy.
195	SEASONS	1974	E-S-P	37	Members of the Cleveland Regional Association of Planetariums	Fall segment: Grades 4-6: Planetarium discussion of length of days going from fall to winter. Winter segment: Public program: Cause of seasons, winter sky, effects of winter on human activities. Spring segment: Interdisciplinary. Summer segment: Primary grades: June 22: Day and night.
196	SEASONS: AN EARTH-SUN RELATIONSHIP	1979	S-C-P	19	James Brown	This program examines the relationship that exists between the Earth and the sun — to see how this relationship determines the magnitude of the heating effect of the sun, and how this results in the unique yearly cycle we call seasons.
197	SECRETS OF THE GOLDEN DISK	1977	P	20	Dorothy Angeloff	Discussion of the discoveries about the sun made by current data from satellites (OSO, Pioneers 9 and 10, Skylab, and Helios A).
198	SECRETS OF THE GREAT PYRAMID	?	S	10	Dave Hoffman	Program deals with TV special “In Search of Ancient Astronauts,” and book by Von Daniken, which says spacemen built pyramids. Then it explains why his theory is incorrect in terms of astronomy and Egyptology, and allows listener to draw their own conclusions as to why it was built.
199	SETI: SEARCH FOR EXTRA- TERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE	1980	P	19	Don Knapp	The first place the life-search begins is Mars. Possible life-giving stars are explored next, along with spacecraft carrying messages to the stars. Finally, radio telescopes are used to send messages to the stars, and to search for life.
200	SHAKESPEARE’S UNIVERSE	1977	S-C	17	Jack Dunn	Excerpts from Shakespeare show how his works explored man’s place in the heavens by citing examples of how people of his time used the stars to guide them in their daily lives.
201	SILVER MOON AND GOLDEN NUMBERS	1974	E	7	Dave Hoffman	Special Easter program dealing with the astronomical basis for the determination of the dates for Easter Sunday.
202	SKIES OF VAN GOGH	1976	E-S-P	3	A. Blocher	Short planetarium segment on skies of Van Gogh accompanied by song “Vincent” by Don McClean.
203	SKYFUL OF AMERICAN LEGENDS	1976	P	53	Dorothy Angeloff	A “U.S. history” look at the old Greek myths of the constellations.
204	SKYFUL OF AMERICAN LEGENDS	1976	E-P	13	Don Knapp	Renames Greek constellations with American folk heroes, and tells their legends in word an American folk songs.
205	SKY ZOO	1973	E	9	J. Reed Belasco	Stars get together and form constellations for mother, who needs a birthday gift for her son. Constellations: Cygnus, Aquila, Delphinus, Tarurus, Leo, Canis Major, Big and Little Bear.
206	SLICE OF LIFE	1975	S	18	Dorothy Angeloff	Deals with how the relationship between the Earth, sun and moon influence the growth and behavior patterns of all living things.
207	SNOOPY’S TRIP TO THE PLANETS	?	E	34	Dorothy Angeloff	Snoopy guides elementary children on a tour of the planets.
208	SOLAR SYSTEM	1977	E	10	R. Reese, J. Nadeau, & C. Weing	Survey of planets, blending mythology with brief description of their location in relationship to the sun, and why they orbit the sun. Sun, then Mercury through Pluto are discussed with their characteristics.
209	SOLAR SYSTEM WITH BARON VON SNOOPY	?	?	?	Duane Stanley	Survey of solar system with dialogue between Director and Charlie Brown characters.
210	SPACE: A REVOLUTION IN ASTRONOMY	?	S-C-P	16	W. Brotonov	Space: 1. Ancient idea — Egyptians and Babylonians, 2. Three great periods: Greek, Copernicus, Galileo. 2. 1957: Space age — three programs which have contributed to our knowledge: Apollo, Mariner to Mars and OAO.
211	SPACE ORBITS: THE UNIVERSE IN MOTION	1972	S-C	23	M. Schwitters	VERY detailed explanation of the mechanics of space flight. 1. Look at historical development of understandings of laws of moving Universe and at some of the natural applications of those laws. 2. Develop the mechanics of motion. 3. Look at how the mechanics of space motion are applied to space missions.
212	SPACE SHUTTLE PLANETARIUM PRESENTATION	1980	P	8	NASA	A 10-minute presentation from NASA designed to be incorporated into a planetarium presentation.
213	SPECIAL RELATIVITY	1973	S-C	11	M. Schwitters	Introduction to subject of program, review of death of star — black holes, distances to stars, basic concept of theory or relativity.
214	SPECTRUM: SCIENCE FICTION UNIVERSE	1977	S-C-P	17	Jack Dunn	Short history surveying the development of science fiction literature. Gives several examples of some fantastic predictions that are very close to reality.
215	SPLENDOURS OF THE SOUTHERN SKY	1979	S-C-P	3	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Scene 1: Mt. Kobau. 2. Vancouver Planetarium. 3. Unknown sky (Southern Hemisphere). 4. Las Campanas. 5. Stars of the south. 6. European Southern Observatory. 7. Cerro Tololo. 8. Southern mysteries. 9. Conclusions.
216	SPRING SKIES	1981	E-S-P	19	Gail Bouslog	Discussion of the spring skies and the mythology of Hydra, Corvus, Crater, Bootes, Theseus (Corona Borealis), Leo, Libra, and Persephone (Virgo), and why we have seasons.
217	SPRING SKY MAP	?	S-P	17	Dorothy Angeloff	First day of spring and its related events are reviewed as the director demonstrates the relationship of Earth to sun on that day. Audience learns that the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator in Pisces (5,000 years ago it was in Aries; 650 years from now it will be in Aquarius). Closes with sunrise.
218	SPRING SKIES: HERCULES	1981	P	29	Apapted by Gail Bouslog	Discusses the mythology of Hercules as it relates to the spring sky.
219	STARDUST	1971	P	19	Von Del Chamberlain	Discussion of origin and structure of the Universe. The historical and present theories on elements and atomic structure, followed by a discussion of how these elements were formed by fusion, and eventually became part of the human body.
220	STAR FOR SANTA’S TREE	1979	E	9	Christine Knapp	The story of Twinkle, a star who lived near the North Pole and observed Santa Claus prepare for Christmas. A star is to be chosen to top Santa’s tree, and all the bright winter stars tell why they should be chosen. Twinkle is finally chosen, however, and is renamed Polaris.
221	STAR IN THE EAST	?	S-C-P	15	USAF Academy	Traces Star of Bethlehem story — uses historical and scientific background.
222	STAR OF BETHLEHEM	1962	P	10	C. Hassaspis	Very general and shallow treatment of subject.
223	STAR OF BETHLEHEM	1971	S-C-P	13	C. Hassaspis	Traces Star of Bethlehem story, especially motions of the planets.
224	STAR OF BETHLEHEM	?	S-C-P	13	Tom Bates	Christmas program; historical background; planetary conjunctions.
225	STAR OF BETHLEHEM	1975	P	22	Dorothy Angeloff	Christmas Star story.
226	STAR OF BETHLEHEM	1954	P	18	Michael Bennett	Discussion of Star of Bethlehem.
227	STAR OF BETHLEHEM (1981)	1981	P	25	Carl J. Wenning	A unique approach to the Star of Bethlehem: It was not a “star” but the “Glory” of God appearing as a bright light.
228	STAR OF LIFE	1975	P	21	Dorothy Angeloff	A program discussing the sun’s physical features, then a comparison of our sun with other stars in the sky.
229	STAR OF LIFE	?	S-C	30	David DeBruyn	VERY detailed survey of the sun.
230	STAR OF THE MAGI	1971	S-P	19	Donald McDonald	Christmas story — historical background and planetary motions.
231	STAR OF WONDER	1980	P	34	Abrams Planetarium	Discussion of where our Christmas customs come from. Dec. 24 sky discussion. Sky is changed to 7 or 6 B.C; Star of Bethlehem is discussed. 1980, ’81, and ’82 conclusions.
234	STAR OVER BETHLEHEM	1976	S-C-P	35	Thomas Torson	Star of Bethlehem story.
235	STAR-SPANGLED SKY	1976	P	32	Tom Hamilton	Contains 200 year span of astronomical contributions made by American astronomers.
236	STARS BY SEASONS	1981	S	5	Gail Bouslog	Discussion of the 20 brightest stars at 40 degrees North latitude.
237	STARS OF MAUNA KEA	1976	S-C-P	26	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	1. Hawaii, 2. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 3. The search begins, 4. Mt. Kobau, 5. Mauna Kea and the CFH Telescope.
238	STARS OVER POMPEII	1977	S-C-P	8	Martha Schaefer	Program about Roman mythology and the skies that are over Pompeii.
239	STAR WARS	1980	E	36	Adapted by Gail Bouslog	Script of the record “Star Wars Original Soundtrack.”
240	STELLAR EVOLUTION	1978	S	14	James Brown	A fifteen-minute program discussing the chemical changes occurring when a star dies (depending on its mass).
241	STONEHENGE III	1969	S-C—P	21	Jesse Besser Museum	Deals with the history of Stonehenge’s construction and current theories pertinent to its use.
242	STONEHENGE	?	S-C-P	19	?	Introduction to modern space science, background information on time of construction, discussion of construction techniques and problems. Background legends and explanations of Hawkin’s work
243	STONEHENGE	1979	S-C-P	17	?	Background on ancient monuments, old questions and theories as to the origin of Stonehenge, astronomical use of stones and openings.
244	STONEHENGE	?	P	16	Lawrence Hall of Science Staff	Participatory planetarium program on Stonehenge with real-live audience participation.
245	STORY, A STORY, LET IT COME, LET IT GO	1974	E	6	David Sanford	Tells stories of African mythology and ties it in with sky and constellations.
246	STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE	1969	S-C	17	M. Schwetters	Program discusses measurements for distances and velocities of stars, nebulae, local group galaxies, cosmology, and quasars.
247	STUDYING EARTH’S ENVIRONMENT FROM SPACE AND WITH REMOTE SENSORS	?	S	15	?	This program discusses advantages of viewing Earth from space, lists the applications of remote sensing, and gives examples of it.
248	SUMMER SKIES	1981	E-S	20	Gail Bouslog	Discusses the spring skies and the mythology of Ophiuchus, Serpens, Orpheus (Lyra), Aquila, Cygnus, Capricornus, Sagittarius, and Scorpius.
249	SUN: STAR OF LIFE	1973	S-C	16	Von Del Chamberlain	VERY detailed program abut the sun.
250	SUN, STARS & SEASONS	1968	P	16	Von Del Chamberlain	Spring sky discussion, followed by summer sky. Then autumn sky is discussed with “harvest moon” explanation. Winter sky follows, with a conclusion on the reasons for the seasons.
251	SUNSHINE AND MOONBEAM : AN ENVIRONMENTAL FABLE	1974	S-C	18	Don Davis	Introduction of science fiction story, review of geologic history, sun mythology, sun features. Review of stellar astronomy, history. Sun’s effect on Earth, sun energy production, eclipses, moon motion, calendars, lunar geology, problems of pollution, possible solutions.
252	SURVEY	?	P	9	Bonneau	Survey of man’s view of the Universe from ancient man to present-day cosmologies.
253	TALE OF COMETS	1976	E	2	Jeanne Bishop	Tells how the Comet of 1835 got American astronomy moving.
254	TAURUS INCIDENT	1970	S-C-P	27	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Discusses electromagnetic spectrum, then radiation from the Universe to Earth (radio and visible light rays). Three ways to explore space: naked eye, telescope, and photographic film.
255	TAURUS EPISODE OF 1054	?	P	30	Dorothy Angeloff	Discussion of Crab Nebula and its relationship to the life cycle of stars.
256	TECHNICOLOR FANTASY	?	S-C	16	G. Stasiuk & D. Gruber	1. Physiology of seeing; electromagnetic spectrum, radio sun, infrared “heat,” visible spectrum, ultraviolet, x-rays; 2. Moire disk — color: primary and secondary; Comet Kehoutek — photography from Skylab, infrared, visible , and ultraviolet, stars: color and temperature, spectroscopy, H-R Diagram discussion.
257	THROUGH THE JUPITER VEIL	1973	S-C-P	32	Vancouver Museums & Planetarium Staff	Survey of history of Jupiter exploration: by telescope, by Cassini and Roemer, who discovered the speed of light, characteristics of Jupiter, then a discussion of the preparations for Pioneer 10 to observe Jupiter.
258	THROUGH THE REALM OF GIANTS	1980	P	33	David Romanowski	Jupiter’s Pioneer and Voyagers 1 and 2 discoveries are highlighted in this program.
259	TIME	1975	S-C-P	19	Pat McGee	Introduction: Difficult to define time, trip to Lamron, imaginary world with 4 suns. 1. Learning how time is measured: year day, month. 2. Man-made units: week, hour, minute, and second. 3. Astronomical time in Universe. 4. Cosmology. 5. Einstein’s theory of relativity.
260	TIME OF THE PLANETS	1979	S-C-P	18	USAF Academy Planetarium	Good survey of the exploration of the moon, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
261	TIME OF THE TRIANGLE	1971	S-C-P	18	Donald McDonald	Surveys summer constellations and their mythology.
262	TIME, SPACE, AND THE STARS	1971	S-C-P	30	Donald McDonald	Review of basic cosmological principles, with some details on measurement of time and astronomical techniques.
263	TO THE PLANETS AND BEYOND?	?	E-S-P	14	Ronald Reese	The program tries to answer the question as to where man can go to set up space settlements. Solar system is surveyed, two nearest stars, and the galaxy — all uninhabitable. Conclusion: stay on Earth.
264	TRIP TO THE MOON WITH BARON VON SNOOPY	?	E	4	Duane Stanley	Director and Baron Von Snoopy converse with one another as the audience takes a trip to the moon.
265	TWELVE LABORS OF HERCULES	1978	S-C-P	27	Dorothy Angeloff	Hercules, the best known Roman and Greek hero, traveled the world and overcame the forces of evil. Among the legends surrounding this hero are those describing the twelve labors — which tie into the constellations of the sky.
266	UFO FACTOR	1977	S-C-P	16	D. Gruber & G. stasiuk	UFO’s from the aspect of what are all the possibilities of what UFO’s might be, not just optical illusions or extraterrestrial spacecraft — closely examines the Betty & Barney Hill case.
267	UFO’S: A FADING PHENOMENA?	?	S-C-P	18	G. Stasiuk	Imaginary story, night sky identification, UFO theory discussion. Possibility of extraterrestrial life and life on other planets and in the galaxy.
268	ULTIMATE FRONTIER	1977	S-C-P	22	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	The human experience in space — the story of spaceflight, the reminiscences of the Kendall Planetarium staff who lived the space era from 1957, the sights and sounds of history as it happened.
269	UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS	1977	S-C-P	35	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	1. Early encounter; 2. Many UFO’s identified; 3. Flying saucers and life beyond Earth; 4. Encounters; 5. Summary.
270	UNITS OF TIME	?	E	9	Bates College Planetarium Staff	Introduction: different types of clocks used. Involve planetarium to explain units of time: day, week, month, and year.
271	UNIVERSE THEATRE	?	P	13	Adler Planetarium Staff	Slide show which is a survey of how man’s view of the Universe has changed from Earth out to present-day views.
272	UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOW	1980	E	13	Jack Dunn	Outstanding survey of the planets (very updated), including Voyager 2 discoveries.
273	URSA MAJOR, CONSTELLATION	1976	E	5	Dave Hoffman	Introduces Ursa Major as constellation slaves followed to freedom during the Civil War (Drinking Gourd). Find Dipper in sky, then discussion of mythology from other nations, including Indians.
274	VIKING: MARS	1977	S-C-P	14	D. Gruber & G. Stasiuk	Mars; observing its motions in the sky. Historical discoveries about the planets by Hall, Schiaperelli, then Viking.
275	VISITORS FROM SPACE	1975	S	17	Mark Sonntag	Introduction: formation of solar system, meteorites, and craters on Earth, geologic research into this, and craters on the moon.
276	VOYAGE TO INFINITY	?	S-C	28	Donald McDonald	Introduction: early man to present -day telescopes, life cycle of stars. Comets, Jupiter, Saturn. Lyra — stars in, Cygnus — nebulae in, Sagittarius — nebulae in. Milky Way galaxy — shape and rotation. Local group of galaxies, types of galaxies, and quasars.
277	VOYAGE TO THE RINGED PLANET	1981	p	25	Alan French	This program surveys Saturn by beginning with Earth-based telescopes, continuing to Voyager 2’s discoveries in 1979. Voyager 1’s October 1980 discoveries are covered, as are Saturn’s rings and moons: Titan, Dione, and Mimas.
278	WAR OF THE WORLDS (ORIGINAL BROADCAST)	1980	S	25	Mark Sonntag	Script to coordinate to the original broadcast of the ”War of the Worlds” record by Orson Wells on October 30, 1938. Also a paper prepared for the October 1974 GLPA Conference held in Terre Haute, IN, as to how to present this program in the planetarium.
279	WAR OF THE WORLDS	?	E-S	16	H. G. Wells	This is a shortened and more dramatized form of the original H.G. Wells novel War of the Worlds. This script accompanies the record; slides may be made from Classics Illustrated Comic Books, Dept. S. 101 Fifth Avenue, N.Y. N.Y. 10003.
280	WHATEVER HAPPENED TO KRYPTON, THE MISSING PLANET?	1977	S-C-P	21	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	1. Introduction, 2. Pythagoras and the Music of the Spheres, 3. Bode’s Law and the asteroids, 4. Formation of the solar system. 5. Michael Ovenden and the Krypton Theory.
281	WHAT IS A STAR?	?	P	10	S. C. Hallock	Basic introduction to stellar characteristics.
282	WHERE DO WE LIVE?	?	E	15	Dave Hoffman	Gives the student a perspective of where his is in relationship to the solar system.
283	WHERE IS IT?	1981	S	13	Dave Hoffman	Coordinate systems discussed: longitude and latitude, azimuth and altitude, and right ascension and declination.
284	WINDS OF CHANGE	1979	P	30	Dorothy Angeloff	The “Grand Alignment” of the planets in 1982 and speculation of the events this will cause form the basis of this program.
285	WINGS OF FIRE, EYES OF GLASS	?	S-C	18	D. Gruber	“Imaginary” launch of Nomad — explains instruments that help it navigate in space. Approaches Mercury, Venus, Mars, asteroid belt, Jupiter, Saturn — results described.
286	WINTER SKIES	1981	E-S-P	22	Gail Bouslog	Discussion of the winter skies and the mythology of Orion, Canis Major & Minor, Auriga, Lepus, Eridanus, Phaethon, Cancer, Gemini, and Taurus.
287	WINTER SKY OBJECTS	?	S-C-P	20	Dorothy Angeloff	Winter constellations, mythology, celestial motion, magnitude, star color, nebulae, double stars, Milky Way, and galaxies.
288	WISCONSIN: A STATE FOR ALL SEASONS	1984	S-C-P	3	Dave DeRemer & Gary Sampson	The four seasons and how they affect Wisconsin.
289	WONDERS OF THE SUMMER SKY	1964	P	6	S.C. Hallock	Summer sky lecture.
290	WORLDS IN COLLISION/THEORIES OF IMMANUEL VELIKOVSKY	?	S-C	13	Noble Planetarium	Argument against Immanuel Velikovsky’s book Worlds in Collision.
291	ZODIAC	1975	S-C-P	19	MacMillan Planetarium Staff	Introduction: Is Earth affected by mysterious cosmic forces? Beginnings: Ancient people’s relationship to sun and stars. Babylonians: developers of astrology. Discovery of Zodiac: Description of ecliptic. Modern era: Preparation of modern horoscopes based on ancient beliefs, but ... contrasts it to modern-day discoveries. Conclusion.
292-A	I PAINT THE SKY	1988	S-C-P	17	D. Smith, Bowling Green State Univer.	First person format: discusses atmospheric phenomena such as sky colors, water (rainbows), sundogs, aurorae.
293	IT’S ABOUT TIME	1988	S-C-P	19	D. Smith, Bowling Green State Univer.	An historical study about time-keeping: sundials, waterclocks, and the determination of the day, week, month, seasons, and calendars.
294	JOURNEY TO EARTH	1988	S-C-P	13	D. Smith, Bowling Green State Univer.	A journey outward from Earth through the Milky Way, to the Local Group of galaxies, to the Virgo Supercluster, and return to Earth, viewing specific stars on the way back.
295	PLANET QUEST	1986	S-C-P	19	D. Smith, Bowling Green State Univer.	Historical introduction to solar system cosmologies. First person report from each planet.
296	STAR TRACKS	1988	S-C-P	10	D. Smith, Bowling Green State Univer.	Narration about stars, constellations, and deep space objects of Northern and Southern Hemispheres; to be used with a background of space music.
297	HAUNTED SKIES	1990	S-P	12	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Public Museum Planetarium	Discusses the “ghosts” of the autumn sky: the Milky Way, the Lagoon Nebula, comets, and the Aurora Borealis.
299	SECRET OF THE STAR	1989	S-C-P	20	Dale Smith, Bowling Green State University	The story of the Star of Bethlehem. Includes a discussion of ethnic seasonal customs. Mentions the triple conjunction of 7-6 B.C, and the series of conjunctions in Leo in 2 B.C.
299-A	SKY STONES	1990	S-C-P	18	Dale Smith, Bowling Green State University	This is a program about ancient astronomical monuments, told in a unique first-person format. Monuments that are discussed include lunar (Newgrange, Ireland; Berrybrae, Scotland; and Stonehenge England); solar (Medicine Wheels, Anasazi Indians, Macchu Pichu); and stellar (Teotihuacan [Aztec], Karnak [Egyptian]).
300	SKY PHENOMENA	1990	S-C-P	11	Robert Allen, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse	Beginning with a discussion of the transmission of light through different media, this program continues with such phenomena as rainbows, solar halos, sun pillars, aurorae, meteors, and lightning.
301	WHERE DO I LIVE?	1990	E-P	16	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Public Museum Planetarium	Father and Emily discuss their address — street and number, city, state, country planet, solar system, Milky Way, universe. Script would have to be localized to be effective. Also available in Spanish (301A).
301A	Dónde Vivo?	1998	E-P	7	Spanish translation by Andrea Schaefer.	Title translation: “Where Do I Live?” Father and Emily discuss their address — street and number, city, state, country planet, solar system, Milky Way, universe. Script would have to be localized to be effective.
302	NIGHTFLYERS	1987	S-C-P	11	Mark Howard, Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester Museum & Science Center	“Nightflyers” is a 20-minute show that takes a look at stellar navigation — from a bird’s-eye view. Some experiments performed under a planetarium dome suggest that night-migrating birds may use the stars to help guide them during their yearly journeys.
303	NORTHERN NIGHTS, NORTHERN LIGHTS	1988	S-C-P	9	Rob Landis, Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester Museum & Science Center	Discusses the relationships between the sunspot cycle, the solar wind, and aurorae, including descriptions of the historical discovery of these relationships. Also explains the mythology of aurorae and other auroral phenomena.
304	SKIES OF SUMMER	1989	S-C-P	7	Rob Landis, Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester Museum & Science Center	Presents a tour of the summer constellations and bright stars. Includes discussions of the celestial sphere, parallax, and the structure of the Milky Way.
305	SPACE BIRDS	1991	S-C-P	9	Rob Landis, Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University	“Space Birds” are artificial satellites orbiting 200 to 2000 kilometers above the Earth. Information is given on observing these satellites, especially the Mir Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope.
306	THE VOYAGE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 1991	?	S-C-P	42	Carl J. Wenning, Illinois State University Physics Dept. Planetarium	Written to commemorate the quincentennial of Columbus’ discovery of the New World, this program provides a very detailed background of the voyage. Also included are discussions of the celestial navigation of Columbus’ time. A teacher’s guide is also available.
307	NEW WORLDS	1992	S-C-P	25	Dale W. Smith, Bowling Green State University	“New Worlds” traces the discovery of new lands by explorers from ancient times to the landing on the moon in 1969, and features the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Included are the discoveries of Pritania (Britain), Ultima Thule (the Arctic), Iceland, Greenland, and the work of Eratosthenes and Ptolemy in measuring and mapping the Earth.
308	WATER WORLD	1992	S-C-P	19	Dale W. Smith, Bowling Green State University	Discusses the formation and history of the Earth in a unique, first-person narrative. The greenhouse effect is discussed and the need to care for our planet is emphasized as the narrative projects ahead 5 billion years to a time when life on Earth will be destroyed by the red giant sun.
309	BOZO’S BLASTOFF	1992	E-P	21	Gary Tomlinson, Chaffee Planetarium	This program utilizes both video and traditional planetarium multi-image techniques. Using Bozo the Clown as a narrator, the program takes a light-hearted look at characteristics of stars and planets, and the astronomical reason for day and night.
310	KINDERGARTEN/FIRST GRADE PROGRAM	1992	E-P	4	David DeRemer, Horwitz Planetarium	This program provides an introduction to the planetarium and features a rocket blastoff to the moon plus participatory activities to “create” objects in the daytime and nighttime sky.
311	THE SEABIRD SHOW	1993	S-C-P	14	Dale W. Smith, Bowling Green University Planetarium	Told in a first-person narrative, this program begins with a journey to Perroquet Island in eastern Quebec to observer seabirds. It also includes vignettes about seabirds entitled “An Alphabet of Seabirds,” “Wings of the Morning,” and “Little Brother of the Sea.”
312	GENERAL SKY SHOW	1993	E	4	Art Klinger, P-M-H Planetarium	This is an interactive totally live program that is interdisciplinary. It includes geography, geometry, and astronomy, and is suitable, with modifications for grades 3-6. Topics include relating the North Pole and equator of earth to the North Star and celestial equator, activities on the seasons, the sun, and stars.
313	UNWORLDLY WEATHER	1994	S-C-P	21	Dale W. Smith, Bowling Green University Planetarium	Beginning with a Martian weather forecast, this program details weather conditions for each of the planets. First person narration is given for clouds, rain and snow, hurricanes, tornados, and thunderstorms. Included are Earth weather records and a weather quiz.
314	TO SHINE ALMOST FOREVER: THE INCREDIBLE LIVES OF STARS	1995	S-C-P	21	Dale. W. Smith, Bowling Green University Planetarium	Told in an imaginative format, this script details stellar evolution from birth to death. Major sections are titled: “Prologue,” “In Darkness Born,” “Living by Light,” “A Sky Full of Giants,””Alchemist’s Dream,” “Twilight of the Gods,” and “Eternal Sunset.”
315	AUTUMN STARGAZING	1996	S-C-P	23	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium	The Summer Triangle, Jupiter, Saturn, Capricornus, the Pleiades, the Hyades, Cassiopeia, and Cepheus are featured in this program. The mythology of Lyra, Capricornus, Cassiopeia and Cepheus are presented, along with the Native American story of the Pleiades and the Hyades.
316	SUMMER STARGAZING: THE TREASURES OF THE MILKY WAY	1996	S-C-P	13	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium	This program takes a “journey” through the summer sky as interpreted by a Pirate. Special emphasis is given to Messier objects and the Milky Way.
317	WINTER STARGAZING	1996	S-C-P	15	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium	The Winter Hexagon is especially featured in the program about the winter sky. There is a discussion of the mythology of Orion and Taurus, as well as stellar evolution.
318	MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MOON	1989	E-S	24	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium	This is a story of a class doing moon phase observations with unexpected results. Artwork is available from the Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium. Also available in Spanish.
318A	El Misterio de La Luna Perdida	1989	E-S	20	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium	Spanish translation of title: “Mystery of the Missing Moon”. This is a story of a class doing moon phase observations with unexpected results. Artwork is available from the Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium.
319	NIGHT OF THE FALLING STARS	1996	E-S	19	Eric Schreur, Kalamazoo Valley Planetarium Museum	This program tells the story of a young girl visiting her grandparents’ farm to see the Perseid meteor shower. Artwork is available from the Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium.
320	SERPENTS OF THE SUN	1996	S-C-P	34	Richard Pirko & Warren Young, Ward Beecher Planetarium, Youngstown State University	This 39 minute program discusses alignments of the mounds and effigies of the Native Americans to the rising of the sun. The program is also filled with information about prehistoric sites in the northeastern United States.	No
321	LION’S TALES AND AFRICAN STARS	1997	E,P	21	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	The night sky for the area of Atlanta, Georgia is compared to the skies of Africa. A narrator and storytellers relate the Egyptian story of Berenice’s hair, the Yoruba story of creation, the Khoisan story about Orion and Taurus, and the Tiv and Zambezi stories about the Moon and Sun.	Yes
322	SUN DAYS AND MOON MONTHS	1997	E	23	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	The audience gets to vote on several occasions during this program about time measurement and calendars. Basic concepts about daily motion, annual motion, moon phases and seasonal changes are woven into this program for fourth and fifth grade.	Yes
323	DAY STAR	1998	E	16	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	Fred the planetarium projector and Miss Sun narrate this kindergarten/first grade program about the sun. Basic concepts about the sun are included as well as Earth rotation and the cardinal directions.	Yes
324	STARS THAT NEVER SET	1998	E,P	21	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	Ursula and the Storyteller narrate this program about the Big Dipper as they guide the participants through the four seasons using a Big Dipper “clock.” The Storyteller relates the legend of Arcas and Callisto as well as the Native American story of the bear being hunted by three brothers.	Yes
325	SOLAR SYSTEM ADVENTURE	1998	E	17	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	A school planetarium program for 4th and 5th graders: An interactive program in which the audience uses red-gel decoder glasses to solve clues and travel through the solar system (not in order from the sun!). There is a place for a live constellation segment to point out the current night sky planet positions. Included is a post-visit crossword puzzle for distribution to teachers.	Yes
326	SKIES DOWN UNDER	2000	P	13	Richard Williamon, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	A public planetarium program about the voyages of Captain Cook, the constellations of the southern hemisphere, and several legends from the Australian Aboriginal peoples, Polynesians from Tahiti, Hawaii, and the Maori of New Zealand.	No
327	WINTER STAR	2000	E,P	10	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	A public program for families with small children: In this interactive program, the audience answers questions, points out constellations and the path of the sun at different seasons, uses a paper plate to “eclipse” the projector, and sings “Rudolph”. The seasonal/holiday/Christmas portion of the program focuses on lights in different winter festivals (Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukah, Buddhist sculpture): Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a narrator.	Yes
328	CAMPFIRES IN THE SKY	2001	E	17	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	In this children's program, the audience joins a group of children on a camp-out where they explore the summer night sky. Many astronomy concepts are covered such as daily motion, constellations, stars, the moon, mythology, and much more.	Yes
329	THROUGH THE EYES OF HUBBLE	2002	S,P	25	Angela Sarrazine and April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	This script includes a biographical introduction to astronomer Edwin Hubble and his accomplishments; an introduction to telescopes; information about how the human eye works; the benefits of long exposure photographs; advantages of orbiting telescopes; and extensive information about the Hubble Space Telescope, how it works, and some of its targets.	Yes
330	COMPANION TO NIGHT: THE POETRY OF THE UNIVERSE	2004	S,C,P	8	Stephen Case, Olivet Nazarene University, Strickler Planetarium	This is an original planetarium script that highlights the historical relationship between astronomy and poetry. The historical development of the science of astronomy is summarized with interspersed poetry readings illustrating the way astronomy's development influenced literature.	Yes
331	SUN AND MOON	2005	E	5	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	What makes day and night? Why does the Moon change shape? Why are days short in the winter, but long in summer? Students will explore the positions of the sun and moon through the day and night, through the month, and through the year. This script is for a second grade program for school groups.	Yes
332	SNOWFLAKE PUZZLE, THE	2006	E, P	13	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	The Snowflake Puzzle is a program about the seasons for younger audiences. During the program, three children explore Earth's orbit around the sun, noting seasonal changes in the night sky as well as colors and geometric shapes.	Yes
333	HOTTER THAN BLUE	2006	S, C, P	27	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	Hotter Than Blue is a high-energy astronomy planetarium program. Written by NASA scientists at Huntsville Alabama's Marshall Space Flight Center and edited by April Whitt, it traces the development of high-energy astronomy from the first x-ray detecting satellites through the launch of gamma ray burst detectors. [Also available as a show kit.]	Yes
334	SPACE CHASE	2007	E	13	Angela Sarrazine & Rick Spears, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	Join our two characters, Furg and Wox, and their robot, as they travel through the solar system exploring each of the planets. They are looking for a suitable place to hide from their nemesis, Kangor. Will they be caught? Will they escape? Will they be home in time for dinner? This is a solar system tour program, with facts about the planets' surfaces, atmospheres, and temperatures.	Yes
335	THE ENCHANTED LAB	2007	E, P	17	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	A Halloween program for families. A time-travel device sends the lab supervisor into the past to exchange places with a wizard. The wonders of a modern lab (lightning in a bottle, flames not from flint, and the World Wide Web) are fascinating to the wizard. He tells the story of Andromeda and Perseus, and shares his magic spell to allay hunger.	Yes
336	POLE STAR	2007	P	14	April Whitt, Fernbank Science Center Planetarium	As part of the International Polar Year (March 2007 to March 2009), scientists are sharing information from both ends of the Earth. Differences between north and south poles are discussed, fall/autumn stars of northern mid-latitudes are pointed out, then the audience "travels" to the north pole to observe the effects of Earth's rotation. After a discussion of science at that pole, including a transcript of a short NSF video, the audience "travels" to the equator, and then to the south pole. More ice core data, and description of science at the south pole.	Yes

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