{"id":11743,"date":"2024-12-10T14:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11743"},"modified":"2024-12-10T14:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:22:58","slug":"mwsus-bushman-planetarium-presents-two-shows-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/10\/mwsus-bushman-planetarium-presents-two-shows-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"MWSU\u2019s Bushman Planetarium presents two shows in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/planetarium_christmas-310x172.png\" alt=\"planetarium shows The Mystery of the Christmas Star and The Stars of the Pharaohs\" width=\"310\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/planetarium_christmas-200x111.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/planetarium_christmas-310x172.png 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/planetarium_christmas-400x222.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/planetarium_christmas.png 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dec. 10, 2024&#8211;含羞草社区\u2019s Bushman Planetarium, located in Agenstein Hall room 147, will offer two shows during the month of December.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The planetarium will show \u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d and \u201cStars of the Pharaohs\u201d at the following times:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 22<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journey back over 2000 years to Bethlehem as we seek to discover a scientific explanation for the Biblical story of the star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. This modern retelling of the Christmas story is sure to charm and captivate audiences of all ages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cStars of the Pharaohs\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar and align huge buildings. Learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena, and experience some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in all of their original splendor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bushman Planetarium features a Digistar 4 projection system and a dome that is tilted slightly, rather than directly overhead, making viewing easier. The Dolby 5.1 surround sound system enhances the viewing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The planetarium is open to the public. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children age 13 and under, students, military and senior citizens age 60 and up. Planetarium tickets must be purchased in advance, either online at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or in person at Agenstein Hall room 140 during regular business hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">含羞草社区 is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec. 10, 2024&#8211;含羞草社区\u2019s Bushman Planetarium, located in Agenstein Hall room 147, will offer two shows during the month of December.\u00a0 The planetarium will show \u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d and \u201cStars of the Pharaohs\u201d at the following times: 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 22 7 p.m. on Friday,  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":11744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[814,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bushman-planetarium","category-news-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11743"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11748,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11743\/revisions\/11748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}