Jan 27, 2006
Friday
7:30 PM
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“Dudley Night” at the Henry Hudson Planetarium
Title:
Ancient Horizons and Egyptian Astronomy
Journey back in time at the Henry Hudson Planetarium and explore the
astronomy of ancient Egypt. Discover the importance of the stars,
planets and other astronomical phenomena in guiding the Egyptians in the
construction and alignment of the tombs and temples of their leaders and
creation of early zodiacs and calendars. You will have an
opportunity
to see the skies as the Egyptians saw them thousands of years ago.
Directions
Henry Hudson Planetarium
(The archaeology exhibit "Excavating
Egypt" will be at the Albany Institute of History & Art from late
January to June)
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