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The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Planetarium presents programs to school groups, private groups, and the public.  For more information about the Planetarium and it's programs, please contact Bob Allen, Planetarium Director,  by email at allen.robe@eagle.uwlax.edu or at 608-785-8669.

 

Public Programs are presented at 1:00 pm on Saturdays.  There are 6 monthly Public Programs during the school year. They are in October, November, December, February, March, and April.  Admission is $5.00  The first part of each program is a talk on the current evening sky. The second is a multimedia audiovisual presentation on an astronomical subject.  There are no Public Programs during the summer months or in January.

We will have solar eclipse glasses for sale at the programs for $1. 

The March Public Program will be "A Total Eclipse Experience!". It will be presented at 1 pm on Saturdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. 

The April Public Program will be "Spring Skies Over La Crosse". It will be presented at 1 pm on Saturdays, April 13, 20, and 27. There is no program on Saturday, April 6th as we will be out of town for the April 8th solar eclipse. 

The April program will be the last one in the 2023-24 school year monthly Public Programs.

 

 

Park in the Stadium Lot (Commuter Lot 2 or C-2) on the northeast corner of East Avenue and Pine Street. Commuter Lots are NOT enforced on weekends.   If the Stadium Lot is full due to  UW - La Crosse football games or a track meet, park in the Cleary Center Lot (Commuter Lot 12 or C-12) or the Parking Ramp. The entrance to the Cleary Lot is on the northwest corner of East Avenue and Farwell Street. The Parking Ramp entrance is on the north side of Farwell Street, between 16th and 17th Streets. 

 

Total solar eclipse, time-lapse sequence - Stock Image - C049/3921 -  Science Photo Library

 

 

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