The activities are free and open to the public, said Pat Berger of the museum, part of the Laboratory's Community Involvement and Outreach Office.
The Laboratory's Science and Technology Base Programs Office operates Starlab. From 2 to 5 p.m., Wednesday and Friday, the public can learn about constellations and stars, and walk through the portable planetarium. The presentation Wednesday is from a Native American perspective by Donna Powell, a teacher from Grants.
The presentation on Friday is by Dave Hollowell of Los Alamos' Thermonuclear Applications Group, who is vice president of Pajarito Astronomers, and Tom Pickett, also of Pajarito Astronomers.
Museum-goers should sign up for a presentation in Starlab at the Guides' Desk in the lobby of the museum, Berger said. Each presentation lasts about 20 minutes. Members of the public also are encouraged to come to the museum dressed to crawl through the entrance into the portable planetarium.
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Laboratory scientist Geoff Reeves will talk about satellites, space storms and the Northern Lights. The talk begins at 6:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. It is part of the museum's evening lecture series, said Berger.
Reeves, of the Laboratory's Space and Remote Sensing Sciences Group, will talk about what Northern Lights look like, where they come from and how they affect us, said Berger.
Beginning about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday (June 27) the museum and Pajarito Astronomers will set up telescopes on Spirio Soccer Field at Overlook Park in White Rock to view stars, constellations, galaxies, gaseous nebuli, open star clusters and globular star clusters. June 27 is a "dark night" and Los Alamos County is turning off electric lights for members of the public to enjoy better viewing, said Berger.
For more information about this event, call Hollowell at 662-3041.
And from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, June 29, students participating in the Laboratory's Earthwatch program will have a poster on display in the museum lobby. The poster exhibit summarizes their work at Los Alamos' Fenton Hill Observatory 21 miles west of Los Alamos in the Jemez Mountains.
Bradbury Science Museum is located at 15th Street and Central Avenue.
Regular museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
For more information, call Berger at 665-0896.
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