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Exploration Dome
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EXPLORATION DOME Imagine navigating through the brain as part of a virtual voyage through the human body, living through an ice age after a mass extinction event, navigating the deep ocean, or experiencing a rocket launch as you travel to space as an astronaut! It’s HERE at the Science Factory! That’s right, the Science Factory Exploration Dome delivers truly immersive virtual adventures that engage all the senses, making it a highly rewarding and powerful educational experience.  Friday and Saturday evening: 7:30 pm Saturday and Sunday: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm This 20-minute show gives audiences a wonderful introduction to the winter night sky and the stars, constellations and related stories. By the end you’ll be able to host your own star-gazing parties, identify all the major sky players and tell stories about them!  Friday and Saturday evening: 8 pm Saturday and Sunday: 11:30 am, 2 pm Astronaut, takes you from earth into outer space, and beyond. What does it take to become an astronaut? Immersed with “Chad,” a test astronaut, you too will experience every challenge space has to throw at him, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body. Presented in stunning high-definition 360-degree full dome video and explosive surround sound, Astronaut takes you out of this world! Astronaut is a production of the National Space Center, distributed by SkyScan, Inc.  Friday and Saturday evening: 7 pm Saturday and Sunday: 3 pm This traditionally animated full-dome movie features the stories of Orion, the great hunter of the winter sky, and explores the stars and deep sky objects of Orion and other well-known northern sky constellations, such as the Big Dipper, Sirius and Scorpio. The audience will learn all about constellations, and discover their origins as well as the myths, stories and legends that were developed by ancient cultures to remember them.  Saturday and Sunday: 1 pm This 40-minute show is a live interactive presentation of the stars, constellations and planets and other astronomical delights visible in the sky on the specific night of the show. Audience members will be invited to ask questions in this more in-depth exploration of the winter night sky specific to the day in Oregon. Find out all about tonight’s sky from an expert! Sue Peterson is the Planetarium Director at the Science Factory.
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