Once in a lifetime opportunity to see an exploding star Astronomers at Minnesota State University Moorhead were among the first to observe a newly discovered supernova on Thursday, Aug. 24. Telescopes around the world are studying the supernova—a star that exploded in the spiral galaxy M101. This type of stellar explosion is important to scientists because the exploding star is as bright as 100 billion […]
Dave Weinrich, MSUM Planetarium Coordinator, recently chaired his first council meeting as President of the International Planetarium Society (IPS). Thirty people, representing IPS affiliates in Australia, Japan, China, Brazil, the USA, Russia and several European nations, attended the meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on July 1 and 2. The Council admitted China as a regional affiliate and selected Beijing, China […]
The MSUM Planetarium will present a show every Thursday evening June 2 through Aug. 18, featuring a different topic each month. All shows start at 7 p.m. June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Hey, It’s Summer! Why are there seasons? How do we know when they begin and end? This year summer begins on June 21st at 12:16 p.m. Come […]
Dave Weinrich, Planetarium Coordinator, and students from the MSUM Society of Physics Students, will present astronomy programs this week at the Moorhead Public Library. Moon Mythology Across Cultures will be presented Thursday, March 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. Join Dave Weinrich, Coordinator of the MSUM Planetarium to learn about cultural and natural history associated with the moon and lunar […]
Dave Weinrich, Planetarium Coordinator, recently gave an invited paper at the Association of Brazilian Planetariums conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The paper, “Science Popularization in a Third World Scenario,” detailed his involvement in building the first public planetarium in West Africa and astronomical outreach that he pursued in Sri Lanka. On January 1, 2011 Dave will assume his two-year […]