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June 11, 2024. Bella Mutert. How to get to the Adler Planetarium and the Museum Campus in Chicago during NASCAR Chicago Street Races July 6, July 7, 2024. Chicago's Adler Planetarium is America's first planetarium and a premiere resource for inspiring the next generation of space explorers.
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A supernova is much much brighter than a nova. While a nova will typically peak at around 100,000 times the luminosity of the Sun, a supernova is typically billions of times brighter than the Sun! But the real difference between the two isn’t the brightness, it’s how the brightness is produced. In a nova, a star flares up and then returns to dorman...
A nova actually starts as two stars. The first star in the binary is a white dwarf, the dead remnant core of a star like the Sun. A white dwarf has a star’s worth of matter packed into a volume about the size of the Earth. Its gravity is something fierce, not as strong as a black hole or even neutron star, but still a walloping 100,000–300,000 time...
So if that’s a nova, then what powers a supernova? Well, there are two main kinds of supernovae, core collapse supernovaeand thermal runaway supernovae. Sounds complicated, but hang on because the ride is wild but worth the trip! A core collapse supernova is basically powered by gravity. That may not sound very impressive, but that’s because our ex...
With all the specifics of novas and supernovas now in your back pocket, learn about the upcoming nova that will brighten our skies this summer, T Coronae Borealis!
Do you have more questions about novas, supernovas, other stellar cataclysms, or anything else astronomy-related? Join us at the Adler Planetarium every Wednesday and Saturday for Astronomy Conversations! In Astronomy Conversations, visiting astronomers talk all things astronomy in an informal Q&A setting, paired with interactive space visualizatio...
Learn more about astronomy and the night sky in live episodes of Sky Observers Hangout! Learn how to observe upcoming cosmic happenings, enhance your astrophotography skills, and see celestial objects through a telescope virtually with our astronomy educators. In their latest episode, our astronomy educators observe globular clusters through our Do...
The Adler also provides assistive listening devices for guests that may need support hearing shows and presentations in all three theaters. Guests can learn more and check out the system at either box office.
The Adler Planetarium is a public museum in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to astronomy and astrophysics. It was founded in 1930 by local businessman Max Adler. Located on the northeastern tip of Northerly Island on Lake Michigan, the Adler Planetarium was the first planetarium in the United States. It is part of Chicago's Museum Campus, which ...
Speciality MuseumsObservatories & Planetariums. Open now. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Write a review. About. The Adler Planetarium connects people to the universe and each other. Whether it is introducing a guest to the Ring Nebula, a neighborhood school to a community partner, a research team to a network of citizen scientists, or one staff member to ...
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The Adler Planetarium holds one of the largest collections of astrolabes in the world. This is the oldest astrolabe (and in fact, the oldest artifact!) in the Adler's collections. The main parts of the instrument were made in Baghdad in 1130-1. The astrolabe was the most sophisticated scientific instrument of the Middle Ages and could be used ...
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Specialties: Take in immersive sky shows in our three full-sized theaters including the Definiti Theater, the recently renovated Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater, and the Grainger Sky Theater-Adler's most technologically advanced theater. Explore interactive exhibits that spark your curiosity and jump-start your imagination! With breathtaking views of the Chicago skyline the Adler is a ...
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