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Welcome
to the Fredric and Jean Edelman Planetarium!
Local school children and residents
are welcome to join the Rowan community in reaching for the stars in the University's
planetarium. Here visitors can enjoy a wide variety
of shows and special events designed to educate and entertain, advance viewers'
understanding of the universe, and provide up-to-date astronomical information.
Come join us as we explore the cosmos!
The Planetarium is managed by the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Rowan University. For directions to Science Hall and the Edelman Planetarium, visit www.rowan.edu/map. To contact our business office, call 856.256.4389. To email the director, use johnsonk@rowan.edu. Our address:
Edelman Planetarium
Science Hall, Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro NJ 08028
Announcements
Venus transit event, June 5.The Rowan University's astronomical observatory and the Edelman
Planetarium will open to the public for a viewing of the transit of Venus
across the Sun on Tuesday, June 5th. The open house will be held on the
observing deck atop Science Hall and begins at 5:45pm and ends at sunset.
The transit or passage of a planet across the face of the Sun is a rare occurrence. The transits of Venus occur in pairs with more than a century
separating each pair. The last transit of Venus happened in 2004, and the
next pair of transits will occur 2117 and 2125. The transit on June 5th
begins at 6:09 pm and will continue after sunset (about 8:30pm). Live
streaming webcasts from other locations around the world will be projected
in the Edelman Planetarium (on the 1st floor of Science Hall) in case
weather or crowding becomes an issue. Do not miss this rare
astronomical occurrence!
This event is open to the public free of charge. Children are welcome, but
parents are responsible for proper and safe behavior of their children.
Planetarium E-Newsletter. The planetarium offers an occasional newsletter available via email. Periodically we send out information about upcoming shows, observatory open houses, and current sky events. We will not share email addresses with anyone else! To sign up, simply send a request to the planetarium director.
"365 Days of Astronomy" podcast available. The International Astronomical Union (yes, the same guys that demoted Pluto a couple years ago) and several other organizations are sponsoring a daily podcast of astronomical interest throughout 2009. This is part of the "International Year of Astronomy." But the project has taken on new life, and is still offering new programs. The 'casts are designed for the general public, not for scientists, so give one a listen. To hear and/or read today's article, go to the 365 Days of Astronomy Web site.
Sky Events: you can find out interesting events happening in our sky and out in space on this page, including visible passes of the International Space Station.
"South Jersey Skies" newspaper column. The Gloucester County Times is publishing this column on astronomy on Sundays (usually) every two weeks, both in its (old-fashioned) hard-copy edition and on-line. A list of and links to the published columns can be found here.
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The Edelman Planetarium normally offers public
astronomy programs -- planetarium shows -- on weekends during the regular school year when Rowan is open. The
show schedule is always available at www.rowan.edu/planetarium/schedule.
The planetarium is open to schools and other groups by reservation. See the school program page, email the director, or call 856.256.4389 for details.
Last updated 5/21/2012.
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