“D-Day” to premier at Mayborn Science Theater

Special to Leader-Press

 

The Mayborn Science Theater will open several new shows this Friday including the full-dome show “D-Day: Normandy 1944.” Narrated by Tom Brokaw, the show uses a variety of cinematography techniques to detail the largest allied operation of World War II which began in Normandy, France. “D-Day” explores the history, military strategy, science, technology and human values of this monumental event which helped shape the world during World War II. Audiences will discover from a new perspective how this landing changed the world and how this region became the most important location in the world from the end of 1943 through August 1944. The show also pays tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom. “D-Day” premieres Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m. and will air every Friday and Saturday at that time during May.

 

Other new shows recently added to the schedule include “Solar Superstorms.” It is one of the most intensive efforts ever made to visualize the inner workings of the sun. The show takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes and the largest eruptions in the solar system: coronal mass ejections. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, “Solar Superstorms” also includes a series of groundbreaking scientific visualizations on the giant new supercomputing initiative, Blue Waters, based at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois. Show time is Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

 

At 9 p.m. is another new show “From Earth to the Universe” which takes the audience to the colourful birthplaces and burial grounds of stars and beyond the Milky Way to the unimaginable immensity of a myriad of galaxies. Filled with stunning visualizations, the show also details the history of astronomy, the invention of the telescope and today’s giant telescopes that allow us continue to probe ever deeper into the universe. Show time is Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.

 

For a complete show listing, directions to the Mayborn Science Theater, membership information and more, visit www.starsatnight.org.