In recognition of the International Year of Astronomy, Bishop Museum’ is today debuting a new interactive planetarium show, “The Astronomy of Galileo.”
The 35-minute program will show daily at 3:30 p.m. (except for Tuesdays and Christmas, when the museum is closed). Planetarium admission is included in regular admission to Bishop Museum.
The show explores ways in which Galileo used his discoveries to prove that the Earth moves around the sun.
“The world that Galileo was born into in 1564 was very different from ours. At the time, for example, almost everyone still believed that the earth stood still and that the sun, moon, and stars orbited it,” Bishop Museum’s Director of Education, Exhibits, and Planetarium, Mike Shanahan, said in a news release.
For more information about all activities included with Museum admission, visit www.bishopmuseum.org or call 847-3511.