Take a journy to the stars!
This announcement is for all schools in Contra Costa
County.
The Los Medanos College planetarium has a show
for school
groups (all grades from K to 12). The show is called “The Sky Tonight”.
It is a 50-minute live presentation in the campus planetarium theater
which seats 60. Shows are by reservation only and are given at 11:30
A.M. and 12:30 P.M. on Mondays and Fridays except on holidays. The cost is $2.00 person
(all ages) and is payable at the door by cash or check. (If check,
then make out to L.M.C.) Receipts will be given. For show reservations
phone: (925) 439-2181 ext. 800. A recording will give you details
and a person will phone you back and tell you times and dates available.
Reservations are on a first-come basis.
Day parking is $3.00 per vehicle. The program is adapted to grade
level and features current sky events, stories of the constellations,
views of the Moon and planets and other telescopic objects by projection
systems.
The planetarium is to the right of the Child Study Center on the
north side of the campus at 2700 East Leland Road in Pittsburg. For
further information, call (925) 439-2181 ext. 800.