National Astronomy Day is coming up on April 25th, and the Barlow Planetarium is planning a fun-filled day of activities, crafts, demonstrations, and telescope viewing. Best part about it — all of those things are FREE.

The following activities are FREE on April 25th at Barlow Planetarium in Menasha:

• Solar telescopes for safe viewing of the Sun (weather permitting)
• Nighttime telescope viewing (weather permitting)
• Life-size model Mercury rocket
• Egg drop contest
• Stomp rockets
• Lunar and Martian crater making
• Astrophotography contest voting
• Nighttime telescope viewing (weather permitting)
• Children’s activity area
• Telescope displays

There are also ticketed shows that day as well. Prices for shows range from $8 – 10. The lineup includes:
1:00 pm: The Great Space Chase
2:30 pm: Laser Pop
4:00 pm: Cosmic Colors
6:00 pm: The Great Space Chase
7:30 pm: Cosmic Colors
9:00 pm: Pink Floyd Double Feature

For more information or to buy tickets, click here.

The Barlow Planetarium is at 1478 Midway Road; Menasha, WI 54952