{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-11-10T10:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:35:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--video\"><video id=\"banner-video\" loop preload=\"auto\" muted><source src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/videos\/planetarium\/planetarium-banner-20230831.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><button aria-controls=\"banner-video\" id=\"uwm-video-control\" class=\"uwm-p-banner--video-control\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pause video<\/span><\/button><button aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" data-modal-title=\"\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--white uwm-c-button--banner-video-desc\">Video Description<\/button><div id=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" class=\"hidden\"><h2 class=\"size-h3\">Video Description<\/h2><p>Audience members gaze up at a simulated night sky projected onto the dome of a dimly lit planetarium theater. Stars, a galaxy, aurora and constellation imagery appear across the dome.<\/p><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2023\/09\/planetarium-audience.jpg\" alt=\"planetarium audience\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"650\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--gradient\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--content uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--column uwm-u-text--center uwm-u-flex--center-y\"><h2>Manfred Olson Planetarium<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-slider\"><div class=\"uwm-p-slider--auto\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/01\/Gallery-About-Pounce-Eclipse-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Student poses with Pounce Panther wearing solar eclipse 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src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/01\/Gallery-About-Telescopes-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/01\/Gallery-About-Smores-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students roast marshmallows over a grill\" title=\"Students roast marshmallows over a grill\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/01\/Gallery-About-Audience-Theater-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Audience members make shapes of constellations with their hands in the planetarium theater\" title=\"Audience members make shapes of constellations with their hands in the planetarium theater\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/01\/Gallery-About-Students-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 id=\"h-connecting-the-community-to-the-beauty-of-the-night-sky-and-the-wonders-of-the-cosmos\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connecting the community to the beauty of the night sky and the wonders of the cosmos.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwmplanetarium.vbotickets.com\/events\" rel=\"\">Buy Tickets<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/private-groups\/\" rel=\"\">Reserve a Show<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/plan-your-visit\/\" rel=\"\">Plan Your Visit<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IrK01jDsS_4\" rel=\"\">Virtual Tour<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-py-0 uwm-u-py-10\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--fluid uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<nav class=\"uwm-p-navigation-icon\" aria-label=\"Secondary\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwmplanetarium.vbotickets.com\/memberships\/8880\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-user-check fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nBecome a Member<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/get-involved\/subscribe-to-our-mailing-list\/\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-at fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nReceive Our Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80 .uwm-u-py-10\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/event\/northern-lights-3\/2026-12-04\/\">Northern Lights<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">December 4, 2026, 7:00pm - 8:00pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2021\/03\/Rooftop-Stargazing-2-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"rooftop stargazing\"\/><\/div><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/event\/rooftop-stargazing\/2026-12-10\/\">Rooftop Stargazing<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">December 10, 2026, 7:00pm - 8:00pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/06\/NorthernLights2026_16x9-UWM-Digital-Banner-768x432.png\" alt=\"Northern Lights, Fridays, November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 11 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/event\/northern-lights-3\/2026-12-11\/\">Northern Lights<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">December 11, 2026, 7:00pm - 8:00pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/10\/StorytimeinLA2026_16x9-UWM-Digital-Banner-768x432.png\" alt=\"Storytime in Latin America. 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class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--shadow uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2022\/02\/Scouts-400x250-1.png\" alt=\"Girl Scouts at the Planetairum\" class=\"wp-image-9663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2022\/02\/Scouts-400x250-1.png 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2022\/02\/Scouts-400x250-1-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Book a private show for up to 63 people in our planetarium!\u00a0<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/private-groups\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--shadow uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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friends,<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, I found myself in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the annual Great Lakes Planetarium Association conference. I particularly enjoyed the invited talk &#8220;Looking Up for a Living: Stories from Chile, Hawaii, and the Edge of Space&#8221; by Michael West. He talked about remaining curious and exploring tangents such as &#8220;Do chimps look at stars?&#8221; It turns out that they do. He wrapped up with the idea that looking up is good for the soul, which I think is true. After his talk, we talked about our experiences living in different countries and, although we agreed that sometimes it can be tiring, he said that living in different places makes you grow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another speaker&#8217;s message&#8211;that we should not anthropomorphize machines or robots&#8211;made me think. 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