The Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium, located in the Physical Sciences building at the University of Wyoming, is putting on shows during the summer.
The major showing right now is the “Wyoming Skies” projection, in which viewers learn everything about the celestial bodies in the skies above. It is being shown on July 2 at 8PM, July 16 at 8PM and July 30, 8PM.
“It’s great getting out to these shows and learning something new, you know?” Josh Meyner, a local resident, visiting for the show, said.
Open for both public and private showings, the UW planetarium features a theater-style seating arrangement with a semi-circular dome above for the projection.
These shows include everything from constellations, stars, planets, meteor showers, and more.
The other showings include “Black Holes,” “Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life,” and “Stellar Graveyard,” which gives viewers information about constellations, stars, planets, and meteor showers.
The planetarium offers free online shows as well.
“It’s the perfect way to help children learn,” a participant in the Wyoming Skies presentation who wished to remain anonymous said.
Originally a professor of meteorology in the Iowa State Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Harry C. Vaughan moved to Laramie later in his retirement.
Vaughan couldn’t keep himself away from the sciences and proceeded to befriend the staff at UW, mentor students at the university, and build a personal observatory in his backyard.
Vaughan was devoted to his work and wanted to bring that same love to the next generation.
The planetarium was renamed after Vaughns’s death to honor his dedication to space.
