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Know Your Night Sky: The Astronomical Unit

Ticket Information

  • The Astronomical Unit: $15.00 each
  • Additional fees may apply

Dates

  • Mon 11 Mar 2019, 7:00pm–8:00pm

Restrictions

All Ages

Did you know Captain James Cook’s journey to New Zealand helped us figure out the distances between Earth and distant stars? From Artisachus and Ptolemy to modern scientists, the Astronomical Unit tells the fascinating history and methodology of one of science’s first steps at understanding the vastness of the universe. Presented by Sam Leske. 

With special guests-- artists, historians, and thespians Dinah Priestly and Tony Burton discussing their batiks of Captain Cook's Transect of Venus and first European encounters in NZ.

Doors 6:30 PM.

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