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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. Click links below to learn more about:

Saturday Science Workshops	Guest Presentations	Star Gazing
Eyes on the Skies	Featured Astronomical Events	Special Events
Email Reminders: Click here to sign up for email reminders of upcoming events.


	Friday, September 19 • 7:00-9:00 pm UW Space Place "Party With the Stars" Join us at 7:00 pm to find out what interesting sights are visible in the night sky. Following the presentation, meet and party with our celebrity "star" for the evening. Then from 8-9:00 pm we will set up telescopes on our rooftop deck to view the real stars of the night sky (weather permitting). All ages are welcome! Washburn Observatory/Sterling Hall viewing Washburn Observatory is temporarily closed for renovation. Click on the link for information on interim public viewing nights at Sterling Hall. Universe in the Park
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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. August 23 • "All About Bats" Bat Conservation of Wisconsin will share their knowledge and love of bats. Live bats will be part of the program so that children and adults can see what a real bat in Wisconsin looks like. August 30 • "Oreo Moon Phases" Use cookies to illustrate the phases of the moon. September 6 • "Topic to be announced" Presented by Rachael Lancor, Wonders of Physics
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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. Tuesday, September 9 • 7:00-8:00 pm "The Moon & the Capitol: A 21-st Century Stonehenge" by John Rummel, Madison Astronomical Society John's four year project to photograph the moon against the skyline of Madison provided wonderful pictures and a rediscovery of some ancient astronomical wisdom. Click here for a list of past guest speakers.
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	Friday, September 19 • 7:00-9:00 pm The monthly "Eyes on the Skies" program has moved to the 3rd Friday of the month. We will begin at 7:00 pm, then follow with "Party With the Stars" (see "Star Gazing" above). Click here to download a PDF copy of this month's Eyes on the Skies flier
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	Mars in 2008 Find out here why Mars will not appear as large as the full moon in August 2008.
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	Children's Summer Passport 2008 Stop by the Space Place during one of our public programs and pick up your passport booklet for 2008. Each page in the passport represents a site and lists the children's activities that each of eight cultural partners offers for the summer. Children are encouraged to participate in one activity at each site , receive a passport stamp and a small prize. Other passport partners include Madison Public Library, Madison Children's Museum, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Wisconsin Historical Museum, and UW Geology Museum.

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