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Planetarium Party NightLife | California Academy of Sciences

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Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Cost: $12
California Academy of Sciences | 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA

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NightLife | California Academy of Sciences
At NightLife smart revelers receive special discounted evening admission to the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday evenings with unique special events each week.

Thursdays from 6-10 pm

Tickets are $12 ($10 for Academy members).

Last entry is 9 pm. 21+ with valid ID.

Thursday, November 8, 2012
Planetarium Party | NightLife | California Academy of Sciences

In honor of its 60th anniversary, Morrison Planetarium will screen a mini-marathon of its three recent productions: Fragile Planet, Life: A Cosmic Story, and Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet, preceded by a Tour of the Night Sky at 6:30.

Planetarium Director Ryan Wyatt and his staff will share the history of Morrison Planetarium, and what it takes to make a show for a 75-foot dome.

Battle some retro-extraterrestrials in a game of Space Invaders for Atari or Star Fox for Super Nintendo, and weather permitting, join staff on the living roof for stargazing and a glimpse of the planet Jupiter.

Check out the lunar topography carvings of Craig Dorety, watch 1950s-era documentary footage introducing the world to the Morrison, and touch a 35-pound meteorite from the Academy’s collections.

Then track down LoveTech’s out-of-this-world live electronic musicians and interactive art installations in the east pavilion and coral reef.

NightLife guests this week are also invited to the premier of a new film, “Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks” by an award-winning film team that has had their last four films at Sundance.
Screenings in the Forum at 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00 will be followed by commentary from filmmakers Tiffany Shlain and Sawyer Steele, UC Berkeley robotics professor and co-writer Ken Goldberg, best-selling authors Howard Rheingold (Netsmart) and Steven Berlin Johnson (Future Perfect), and others.

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Cost: $12

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