UW Space Place

Space Place is located at 2300 S. Park Street in the Villager Mall,
which is just north of the Beltline Highway.

Space Place is the education and public outreach center of the
UW-Madison Astronomy Department.

Planet Trek Dane County,
our outdoor, scale model solar system, is down for the season. Check back in Spring 2014!

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Galileoscope
Telescope Kits
Galileoscopes are for sale ($20 cash or check only) at Space Place during any of our public programs or order directly from
the Galileoscope site.

saturday science workshops

Saturday Science Workshops

guest presentations

Guest Presentations

stargazing

Star Gazing

telescope workshops

Telescope Workshops

featured astronomical events

Featured Astronomical Events

special events

Special Events

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All Events are Free and Open to the Public

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	Friday, March 21• 8:00-9:30 pm Party With the Stars Dr. Jim Lattis will give a short presentation on what objects are currently in the night sky. Following that we will set up telescopes on our rooftop deck, weather permitting. The Evening Sky Map Click here to download a monthly sky chart from Skymaps.com. Washburn Observatory Click on the Washburn Observatory link for schedule information. Universe in the Park Please check back in spring of 2014 for upcoming dates.
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	Space Place family workshops are offered every Saturday at 10 a.m. for children ages 6-10 and their parents. The workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is required for any of the workshops but attendance is LIMITED to the first 50 people. March 15• "Breathe Out" How can we make carbon dioxide without breathing out? Try some different combinations and see what works the best. March 22• "Disappearing Starch" Chew and then spit - what happens to the starch in your food? March 29• "Gooey Science" Experiment with making slime.
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	Space Place guest presentations are always free and open to the public, and are offered the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Guest Presentation Tuesday, March 11• 7:00-8:00 pm "The Universe Needs Feedback: Problems with the Cosmic Fuel Supply" by Aleks Diamond-Stanic, UW-Madison Astronomy Dept. We live in a universe where only 5% of the mass-energy is normal matter (the remainder is attributed to dark matter and dark energy). Furthermore, stars and planets account for only 5% of what's left, much less than theory predicts. Why are stars and planets so relatively rare? The key might be "feedback" on a colossal scale.
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	Telescope Workshop Friday, May 16• 7:00-8:00 pm (Sorry, we are NOT having a workshop in March or April. You can still purchase the kit at Space Place and assemble it on your own though.) Build and learn to use your own telescope! We will construct the telescope, help you learn to use the lenses that are included, and give you some tips for observing. The fee for the workshop is $25 which includes the Galileoscope telescope kit. Please email kay@astro.wisc.edu to register for the workshop. Click to download flyer.
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	Total Lunar Eclipse If you can get up in the wee hours of the morning, a total lunar eclipse will be visible for all of North America on April 15th, 2014. Click here to read more.
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	Science Expeditions on the UW-Madison campus April 4, 5, and 6th • Check for times and locations UW-Madison welcomes learners and explorers of all ages to campus to experience science as exploring the unknown at the 12th Annual UW-Madison Science Expeditions on April 4, 5, 6, 2014! All campus events are free and open to the public. Bring your family and friends! Click here for more information.