Pajarito Environmental Education Center – Enriching people’s lives by strengthening their connections to our canyons, mesas, mountains, and skies.

Night Sky in May

05/02/2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM MT

Admission

  • Free  -  Planetarium Voucher (will be collected at door)
  • $6.00  -  Child
  • $8.00  -  Adult

Location

Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium
2600 Canyon Rd
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Description

Take a planetarium tour of the current night sky and learn about which planets, constellations, star clusters, and more are visible. Also see what to look forward to in the sky as the spring moves into summer.

 

About the Presenter:
Steve Becker received a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Illinois, Urbana (1979). After visiting Los Alamos for several years as a visiting scientist, he joined the Lab in 1983. Steve’s hobbies include piloting small planes, flying aerobatic planes in Santa Fe, history, photography, and travel. In 1995, he made it to the interview stage of the astronaut selection process. 

 

Admission to the program is $8 for adults and $6 for children. Events in the planetarium are not recommended for children under age 4.  

 

Photo: Credit: Paul Balfe https://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_e_balfe/47015160434/
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at the beginning of May. 

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