Public programs
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The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Planetarium presents programs to school groups, private groups, and the public. For more information about the Planetarium and it's programs, please contact Bob Allen, Planetarium Director, by email at rallen2@uwlax.edu or at 608-785-8669.
Public Programs are presented at 1:00 pm on Saturdays. There are 6 monthly Public Programs during the school year. They are in October (every Saturday), November (every Saturday), December (the first 3 Saturdays), February (every Saturday), March (every Saturday), and April (every Saturday). Admission is $8 for Adults and $5 for Students and Seniors. The first part of each program is a talk on the current evening sky. The second is a multimedia audiovisual presentation on an astronomical subject. There are no Public Programs during the summer months or in January.
The April Public Program will be "Ancient Observatories". It will be presented at 1 pm on Saturdays, April 5, 12, 19, and 26.
Sites like Stonehenge (England), Chichen Itza (Mexico), Medicine Wheel (Wyoming), and places like them around the world are described. They vary from places that had simple methods of making astronomical observations before telescopes came along in the early 1600s to those more complex.
It is the last of the monthly Public Programs for the 2024-25 School Year.
Stonehenge
Park in the Stadium Lot (Commuter Lot 2 or C-2) on the northeast corner of East Avenue and Pine Street. Commuter Lots are NOT enforced on weekends. If the Stadium Lot is full due to UW - La Crosse football games or a track meet, park in the Cleary Center Lot (Commuter Lot 12 or C-12) or the Parking Ramp. The entrance to the Cleary Lot is on the northwest corner of East Avenue and Farwell Street. The Parking Ramp entrance is on the north side of Farwell Street, between 16th and 17th Streets.