{"id":11391,"date":"2023-12-18T09:33:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11391"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:51:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:51:23","slug":"bushman-planetarium-presents-mystery-of-the-christmas-star-and-stars-of-the-pharaohs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/18\/bushman-planetarium-presents-mystery-of-the-christmas-star-and-stars-of-the-pharaohs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushman Planetarium presents \u2018Mystery of the Christmas Star\u2019 and \u2018Stars of the Pharaohs\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Planetarium-Christmas-Pharaoh-310x177.png\" alt=\"christmas star stars of the pharaohs\" width=\"310\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Planetarium-Christmas-Pharaoh-200x114.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Planetarium-Christmas-Pharaoh-310x177.png 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Planetarium-Christmas-Pharaoh-400x228.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Planetarium-Christmas-Pharaoh.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>Dec. 18, 2023&#8211;The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of &#8220;Mystery of the Christmas Star&#8221; and &#8220;Stars of the Pharaohs&#8221; at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 19. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journey back over 2000 years to Bethlehem as we seek to discover a scientific explanation for the Biblical story of the star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. This modern retelling of the Christmas story is sure to charm and captivate audiences of all ages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cStars of the Pharaohs\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar and align huge buildings. You\u2019ll learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena, and experience some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in all of their original splendor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bushman Planetarium features a Digistar 4 projection system and a dome that is tilted slightly, rather than directly overhead, making viewing easier. The Dolby 5.1 surround sound system enhances your viewing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors. Planetarium tickets must be purchased in advance, either online at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or in person at Agenstein Hall 140 during regular business hours 8 a.m.-1 p.m and 2-4:30 p.m. Monday- Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec. 18, 2023&#8211;The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of &#8220;Mystery of the Christmas Star&#8221; and &#8220;Stars of the Pharaohs&#8221; at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 19. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. \u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d Journey back over 2000 years to Bethlehem as we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[814,48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11391"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11556,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11391\/revisions\/11556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}