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Aerial view of UAMN and planetarium addition.
We are so excited for the
Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium! 🤩 ❤️
Learn more: www.uaf.edu/news/uaf-planetarium-set-for-spring-opening.php
Image by Bryan Whitten.
Jack o' lantern, spider and web, with UAMN logo.
See bones, bats, birds, and more. Meet staff and learn about collections. Explore the galleries. Costumes encouraged!
For all ages. Admission is free. Donations of canned food for the Fairbanks Community Food Bank are requested.
Sponsored by Wentz Orthodontics.
bit.ly/museumhalloween
Join us Saturday for Family Day: Fish!
🐟 Free admission for kids 17 and under.
🦈 Free parking on weekends.
Children must be accompanied by adults.
🤩🫶⭐️ So exciting! Thanks to the generous donors!
Construction live feed and more: bit.ly/alaskaplanetarium
Thank you, Usibelli Foundation, for your support of K-12 educational outreach and exhibits! Museum Director Patrick Druckenmiller celebrates this support with Usibelli Foundation's Executive Director Lisa Cassino. Usibelli Foundation, we are grateful for your impact!
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Behind the Scenes tours are back! Tuesdays and Fridays at 11am. bit.ly/uamnbts
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Episode 35: Observing Our Dynamic Planet
The museum’s special exhibit showcases how SAR data allow us to study earth from space. We talk about the properties of SAR, and studying global flooding events, permafrost, landslides, glaciers, and earthquakes.
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UAMN photos by R. Topp.
Episode 34: Ground Station
The "Observing Our Dynamic Planet" exhibit showcases how synthetic aperture radar data is acquired and allows us to study our globe.
Produced by UAMN, The More You Look can also be heard on KUAC many Tuesdays at 7pm. buzzsprout.com/2218808
UAMN photos by Roger Topp
We're on summer hours and a new exhibit opens Saturday! "Observing Our Dynamic Planet" will be on display for the rest of the year. 🌎 Presented by the Alaska Satellite Facility.
🛰 More: bit.ly/uamndynamicp...
Image: Kennicott Glacier, Alaska. ALOS / JAXA. JAXA/METI 2007; courtesy F. Meyer.
Episode 33: In a Time of Change
Mary Beth Leigh is Director of the In a Time of Change program. Dr. Leigh's work has influenced exhibits at UAMN for much of the program's 18 years.
Produced by UAMN, The More You Look can also be heard on KUAC many Tuesdays at 7pm.
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Happy 100th Birthday to the Planetarium poster.
West side of UA Museum of the North with heavy equipment and exposed wall.
Two people in hard hats look on as a hole is dug by heavy machinery. One's sweatshirt reads "Fairbanks Carpenters."
✨ Happy 100th Birthday to the Planetarium!
The 1st planetarium opened on May 7, 1925. We join the International Planetarium Society in celebrating!
🌠This week also marks the start of groundbreaking for the Planetarium at UAF! Follow along at www.uaf.edu/museum/planetarium.
📷: Bryan Whitten-UAF/GI
It's commencement weekend! 🎉 To celebrate, we’re offering a special discount for family visiting and picking up students during graduation week ($12 for adults of student families, free for youth 12 and under). It’s our way of honoring this exciting milestone! UA students always get free admission!
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Campers kneel around a quilt depicting the earth's magnetic field.
A child holds a balloon dipped in paint. Two children stand near large papers covered with painted circles.
Several children sit around a table covered with craft supplies such as scissors, paper, and coffee filters. In the background are images of the Sun and a projection of a starry sky.
Three young boys work with a model rover on the floor. An image of the surface of Mars is projected behind them.
Two spots remain in our session of Space Camp for 5-7 year olds. 🚀Grab them while they last! Register at bit.ly/uamnsummer.
UAMN images by E. Koehler Platten & E. Padilla.
We are proud to be certified in the Alaska Travel Industry Association Adventure Green Alaska program this year! 🗻
More info: www.adventuregreenalaska.org
View of entrance to Thinking Made Visible exhibit. Title wall includes sketch of human figure on a black background.
Art station in Thinking Made Visible exhibit including large table and colorful stools.
Watercolor art prompt with watercolor pencils, brush pens, and example flower art.
Last chance! Come to see and create in the "Thinking Made Visible" exhibit before it's gone. It will be up all weekend through Sunday, April 27. Our next special exhibit, "Observing Our Dynamic Planet," opens at the end of May.
bit.ly/uamnthinkingmadevisible
UAMN images by R.Topp & T.Martz
Join us for our last Family Day of the season. Drop in to Family Day: Trees between noon-4pm on Saturday. 🌲🌳
Kids get in free on Family Days!
Parking on campus is free on weekends.
Family Days are proudly presented by TOTE.
bit.ly/uamnfamilydays
Join us Friday for Early Explorers: Trees! Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab. Explore galleries. Activities and materials provided. 🌲🌳
09.04.2025 18:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The More You Look Podcast Episode 32
Tales From the Front Desk
Hear stories told by museum attendants, front desk staff that open galleries, see to the needs of guests, and more.
Produced by UAMN, The More You Look can also be heard on KUAC radio, many Tuesdays at 7pm.
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[Image description: A group of youth lined up behind two PVC model rocket launchers on a lawn with the museum in the background. At the launchers are two university students. All look up after rockets that have been launched.]
Prepare for launch! Registration for Space Camp at the museum opens Monday, April 7 at 9 am! 🪐⭐️🛰🚀 🌔 Info & registration: bit.ly/uamnsummer
Space Camp is proudly presented by Dr. Walt & Marita Babula.
#becurious #spacescience #summer
📷: UAMN photo by J. Arseneau
