Natives Americans that lived in the San Antonio area would certainly have been amazed if they could be here today to view the sky through the Planetarium's observatory telescope. San Antonio is fortunate to be the location for the most interesting historical happenings that occurred hundreds of years ago to the advancement of the most scientific technological inventions. This one invention is called the Scobee Planetarium.
The Scobee Planetarium in San Antonio Texas, is located at the center of the San Antonio College. The Planetarium's exact location is at the corner of San Pedro Avenue onto West Park Avenue turning onto the campus of the college. You will notice the gray silver dome shape building which is the Planetarium.
The Planetarium serves as an educational resource for all ages of students from elementary to college level. The Planetarium opened it doors in 1961 only to the college students attending class at San Antonio College. It serves students as a form of education to study astronomy, the universe and the stars. Elementary and junior high science students can attend field trips to the Planetarium Mondays through Thursdays at 10:30am and 12:30pm only due to construction on campus for the Fall 2007.
The Planetarium has different programs available to the students based on the age group attending. Due to the construction on campus teachers and students must arrive by the school bus. Private parking will not be available during the day. The fee for the students attending the Planetarium is one dollar and free admission for the teachers and three dollars for the adult chaperone.
As years past, the Planetarium opened its doors to the city of San Antonio and to the rest of the public. The Planetarium has served over a million and a half of visitors since opening in 1961. In 1994, the Planetarium changed it's name to the Scobee Planetarium, in honor of the late Francis (Dick) Scobee who was killed on January 28,1986
Changeller. Astronaut Scobee attended San Antonio College and received his bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1965.
The Planetarium serves as an educational resource for all ages of students from elementary to college level. The Planetarium opened it doors in 1961 only to the college students attending class at San Antonio College. It serves students as a form of education to study astronomy, the universe and the stars. Elementary and junior high science students can attend field trips to the Planetarium Mondays through Thursdays at 10:30am and 12:30pm only due to construction on campus for the Fall 2007.
The Planetarium has different programs available to the students based on the age group attending. Due to the construction on campus teachers and students must arrive by the school bus. Private parking will not be available during the day. The fee for the students attending the Planetarium is one dollar and free admission for the teachers and three dollars for the adult chaperone.
As years past, the Planetarium opened its doors to the city of San Antonio and to the rest of the public. The Planetarium has served over a million and a half of visitors since opening in 1961. In 1994, the Planetarium changed it's name to the Scobee Planetarium, in honor of the late Francis (Dick) Scobee who was killed on January 28,1986
Changeller. Astronaut Scobee attended San Antonio College and received his bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1965. The Scobee Planetarium is open to the public only on Friday evenings. The doors open twenty minutes before the show begins and that is when you can purchase your tickets at the door. It is first come, first served at the Planetarium. There are no reservations taken. The fee for the public shows varies by age, children's ages four years through seventeen years is one dollar, adults ages eighteen and above is three dollars, and for senior citizens ages fifty-five and older is two dollars. College students and the faculty or staff from ACCD are admitted free with a current school ID. You can purchase your tickets with cash only. No credit cards are accepted.
My experience going to the Planetarium as a child versus as an adult were two different experiences. The Planetarium as a child was just another field trip. As a child I really didn't understand what the Planetarium stood for. It was a place where students would go and see a show about the stars and planets. Going to the Planetarium as an adult was a different experience. The Planetarium now looks smaller inside. The Planetarium looked bigger as a child. Going to the Planetarium as an adult I understood what was being explained during the shows. I now have a better understanding of what the Planetarium means. It is located at
the center of San Antonio College. As a child growing up I thought it was near the Witte
Museum. The Planetarium has shows opened to the public. The two programs I went to see on Friday night were "Wonders of the night" and "tis The Season". The two programs are running
from now to December 14, 2007. The Planetarium will be closed during the college holidays and open back up in January, 2008 when class start for the Spring. When you first arrive at the Planetarium you will walk thought a dark hall way. That is where you can see the different pictures of the stars, planets and constellations. There is a video of live shots on the planet Mars. When you walk thought the hall, you will come to the inside of the dome.
That is where the shows are seen. When everyone is seated that is when Bob Kelley the Planetarium's Educational Specialist explains the rules before the show. During the show you are to turn off your cell phone or pagers so that their are no interruptions. When the show starts
you are seating in your seat and it begins to get darker. Bob explains that it is now at sunset
and the sun has set. You will notice that the stars have come out and the moon has risen. That is
when the first show begins. The first show I saw was about the night sky. It talked about the
all of the planets and constellations. The show also mentions that Earth and Mars were two
planets that one once had water, and one has water. The other show was about the season of
Christmas. It explained about the different cultures of the world.
It also explains the star of Bethlehem. When you enter the Planetarium you will notice the
projector. That is what makes the shows happen, it stands ten feet tall. On Friday nights after
the shows you can go outside behind the Planetarium where you can view the telescope. The
first telescope served for thirty-one years before being replaced with the new one. The
telescope stands at eleven feet tall ad weighs seventy-five pounds. The Observatory is open to
the public on Fridays where you can view the planets and stars of the universe.
the center of San Antonio College. As a child growing up I thought it was near the Witte
Museum. The Planetarium has shows opened to the public. The two programs I went to see on Friday night were "Wonders of the night" and "tis The Season". The two programs are running
from now to December 14, 2007. The Planetarium will be closed during the college holidays and open back up in January, 2008 when class start for the Spring. When you first arrive at the Planetarium you will walk thought a dark hall way. That is where you can see the different pictures of the stars, planets and constellations. There is a video of live shots on the planet Mars. When you walk thought the hall, you will come to the inside of the dome.
That is where the shows are seen. When everyone is seated that is when Bob Kelley the Planetarium's Educational Specialist explains the rules before the show. During the show you are to turn off your cell phone or pagers so that their are no interruptions. When the show starts
you are seating in your seat and it begins to get darker. Bob explains that it is now at sunset
and the sun has set. You will notice that the stars have come out and the moon has risen. That is
when the first show begins. The first show I saw was about the night sky. It talked about the
all of the planets and constellations. The show also mentions that Earth and Mars were two
planets that one once had water, and one has water. The other show was about the season of
Christmas. It explained about the different cultures of the world.
It also explains the star of Bethlehem. When you enter the Planetarium you will notice the
projector. That is what makes the shows happen, it stands ten feet tall. On Friday nights after
the shows you can go outside behind the Planetarium where you can view the telescope. The
first telescope served for thirty-one years before being replaced with the new one. The
telescope stands at eleven feet tall ad weighs seventy-five pounds. The Observatory is open to
the public on Fridays where you can view the planets and stars of the universe.
In conclusion, teachers that want to take their students for a field trip to learn more about the
stars and planets, or for the college students taking class about the universe and finally for the
general public who just want to relax and see the shows on Friday nights. The Planetarium is
the perfect place for them to visit. The Planetarium is a interesting place to learn about the our
planet and universe. It is also a place you can view the stars on a clear night after the show is
over outside the Planetarium.
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