Here comes the “Sunstruck.”
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center introduces a new full-dome planetarium show called “Sunstruck,” premiering at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
“Sunstruck” opens a window to the wonders of our sun, allowing the audience to travel to the distant future to discover its connection to the universe’s cosmic cycle of life and death.
The sun’s incredible energy has supported life on Earth for millennia, but “Sunstruck” shows how it now is threatening our technology and way of life.
Heliophysics, physics of the sun, is the main component of the “Sunstruck” planetarium show. It includes information on the sun, its parts and layers, and space weather.
The show’s producers used information gathered from several NASA heliophysics missions, including the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, and the Solar Dynamic Observatory.
The audience will gain an enhanced understanding of the sun and how it impacts our world.
Created by Michigan Science Center, the show is narrated by science fiction author Mike Shepherd.
“Sunstruck” will play in ‘Imiloa’s planetarium daily schedule at 2 p.m. The planetarium is located on the upper portion of the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus, in its Science and Technology Park.
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center continues to offer its signature show, “Maunakea: Between Earth and Sky,” at 1 p.m. and “Hyabusa” at 3 p.m. daily.
The center is open to the public from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and is closed Mondays.
For more information, visit www.imiloahawaii.org or call 969-9700 (for recorded information) or 969-9703 if you have further questions.
