{"id":7435,"date":"2017-07-25T09:29:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=5911"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:23:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:23:02","slug":"bushman-planetarium-presents-totality-before-total-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/25\/bushman-planetarium-presents-totality-before-total-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushman Planetarium presents &#8216;Totality&#8217; before total solar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/07\/planetarium.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/07\/planetarium-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"planetarium\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3869 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/07\/planetarium-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/07\/planetarium-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/07\/planetarium.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present \u201cTotality,\u201d a new show about eclipses, July 31 through Aug. 21, the day that St. Joseph will experience more than two-and-a-half minutes of a total solar eclipse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotality\u201d is all about eclipses, from lunar to partial solar. It covers how they occur and what happens when they do. It looks back to the proof of general relativity and forward to upcoming eclipses and where to witness them.<\/p>\n<p>Planetarium tickets must be purchased in advance, either online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\">www.missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium<\/a> or in person at Agenstein Hall, room 140 during regular business hours (8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday). Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, seniors and military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotality\u201d will be shown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, July 31: 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Aug 2: 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, Aug. 8: 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Aug. 10: 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, Aug. 12: 10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, Aug. 13: 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, Aug. 15: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Aug. 17: 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, Aug. 18: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, Aug. 20: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. (the 4 p.m. showing is sold out)<\/li>\n<li>Monday, Aug. 21: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In addition, there are other planetarium shows scheduled:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 p.m. Thursday, July 27, \u201cChildren\u2019s Special\u201d<\/li>\n<li>10:30 a.m. Friday, July 28, \u201cCardboard Rocket\u201d<\/li>\n<li>11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, \u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d<\/li>\n<li>11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, \u201cSea Monsters\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. 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 <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><em>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present \u201cTotality,\u201d a new show about eclipses, July 31 through Aug. 21, the day that St. Joseph will experience more than two-and-a-half minutes of a total solar eclipse. \u201cTotality\u201d is all about eclipses, from lunar to partial solar. 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