Roving the Red Planet - A Mars Rover Update in 3D

Join in our ongoing Mars celebration with a multimedia presentation by Dudley Director Colleen Gino. View the latest images straight from Mars on the Planetarium dome in 3D. As the only local organization to be part of the Mars Visualization Alliance, a network of 70 museums and planetariums across the country working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Dudley Observatory receives the latest "raw" images from the rover. Ms. Gino's presentation will focus on how the raw black and white images are assembled into full color panoramas, how the 3D images are created, and how you can do this yourself using images available on the Mars Exploration Rovers website.
Henry Hudson Planetarium, Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center (Directions below)
March 27, 2:00pm. This is event is free and open to the public. 

Reaching For The Stars: The Story of the Dudley Observatory

The Dudley Observatory is the nation's oldest independent organization supporting research and education in astronomy. It was incorporated in Albany by the New York State Legislature in 1852. Its first observatory was built in the 1850's in Arbor Hill, and possessed one of the most advanced telescopes of its time. The second observatory, built in the 1890's on South Lake Avenue in Albany, provided scientists with measurements of star positions of unprecedented accuracy, and three generations of Albany citizens with their first views of the heavens through a world class telescope. This exhibit celebrates the century-and-a-half long relationship between the Dudley Observatory and the city of Albany.

Exhibit runs January 10 through February 29 at the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Due to popular demand the exhibit has been extended through April 25

ALBANY HERITAGE AREA VISITORS CENTER/ HENRY HUDSON PLANETARIUM

The Visitors Center and Henry Hudson Planetarium are located at 25 Quackenbush Square, at the intersection of Broadway and Clinton Avenue in downtown Albany - just off the I-787 ramp at the Clinton Avenue exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Broadway. The Visitors Center is located to your immediate right. Parking: Pass Quackenbush Square and take the first right (just past the gas station) onto Spencer Street. Follow Spencer Street to the end and follow the signs for Visitors Center Parking. To enter the building, follow the brick pedestrian walkway to the double glass doors on the side of the building.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS
From East and West on I-90:
I-90 to I-787 South to Exit 4B (Clinton Avenue). At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Broadway. The Visitors Center is located to your immediate right.
From North:
Northway (I-87) South to I-90 East to I-787 South to Exit 4B (Clinton Avenue). At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Broadway. The Visitors Center is located to your immediate right.
From West/ Thruway Exit 24:
I-90 East to I-787 South to Exit 4B (Clinton Avenue). At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Broadway. The Visitors Center is located to your immediate right.
From South/ Thruway Exit 23:
Take I-787 North to Exit 4 (Downtown Albany). At the bottom of the exit ramp, follow signs for the Clinton Avenue. At the bottom of the Clinton Ave. exit ramp, turn right onto Broadway. The Visitors Center is located to your immediate right.

The Hubble Space Telescope: Pictures from the Far Universe

Join Dudley director Colleen Gino for a multimedia presentation about the Hubble Space Telescope. HST has opened our eyes to the astonishing beauty of the cosmos. What kind of objects are we looking at in those colorfoul Hubble images that grace the covers of newspapers and magazines? The creation and destruction of stars!
Schenectady County Public Library, McChesney Room
March 22, 12:00pm. This is event is free and open to the public.
For more information contact the library at 388-4500