SPC Planetarium offers heavenly shows
Great news for stargazers: St. Petersburg College’s Planetarium is up and running this summer with two in-person shows each week.
Category: Astronomy
SPC Student Seeks Life on Mars
The recent SPC graduate co-authored an article with his SPC biology professor Dr. Shannon Ulrich, based on his search for life on Mars.
Solar Eclipse Events Draw Crowds
The St. Petersburg College Planetarium’s solar eclipse event on August 21 at the Gibbs campus was a blazing success.
SPC Planetarium to Host Eclipse Viewing
The St. Petersburg College Planetarium will host an eclipse viewing (weather permitting) at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus between 1:15 – 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21.
View of five aligned planets in pre-dawn sky worth the effort
Even if you are not normally an early riser, it is worth setting your alarm clock to have a look at the celestial spectacle in the pre-dawn sky. Like pearls on a necklace, all five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, are visible without a telescope and lined up across the sky, from southeast … Continue reading View of five aligned planets in pre-dawn sky worth the effort
SPC offers telescope viewing of five planets
There is a lot of planet activity in the early morning sky, with five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, visible at the same time. For about the next month, you will be able to see these five for the first time in a decade. Telescope viewing of five planets In response, the St. Petersburg … Continue reading SPC offers telescope viewing of five planets
SPC hosts telescope viewing of planetary rendezvous
Tampa Bay area residents will be treated to a striking celestial spectacle at the end of June — a close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky. As a free service to local residents, the St. Petersburg College observatory will be open to the public (weather permitting) between 8:45 and … Continue reading SPC hosts telescope viewing of planetary rendezvous
Spotlight on Jupiter in the SPC Astronomy Lab
The planet Jupiter was the center of attraction during a recent astronomy lab on the Gibbs campus of SPC. The photos above were captured on the evening of March 19 with telescopes atop the Natural Science building. Using inexpensive webcams attached to these telescopes, students in the observational astronomy course AST1022L obtained short video clips of … Continue reading Spotlight on Jupiter in the SPC Astronomy Lab
Tour the Spring Skies at the SPC Planetarium and Observatory
As we transition from winter into spring, the early evening sky has a split personality. The western half is dominated by stars and constellations that are remnants of the winter, while the precursors of spring adorn the eastern half of the sky. Through April and May, the winter constellations will gradually be lost in the … Continue reading Tour the Spring Skies at the SPC Planetarium and Observatory