The Midland University Lueninghoener Planetarium will be hosting a pair of shows on Saturday, July 31st at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Shows will be under the direction of Dr. Ken Murphy, Professor of Physics/Planetarium at Southwest Minnesota State University and Midland alumnus Jack Dunn ‘69, who led the Mueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 42 years.

The afternoon show features a Grand Tour of the Universe which will involve a star projector and the full-dome system. Visitors will take a trip to the edge of the universe using a simulator system that will take them from Earth to the planets, through the Milky Way, and the galaxies.

The show lasts about 45 minutes and is open to the public. To learn more about the event, see this story.