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COMING SOON:
Physics Petting Zoo!! Check back for more information soon!!
Now Showing
in the Exhibit Hall.
A National Traveling Exhibit
The
Staff of the East Kentucky Science Center has been busy preparing to
open our new exhibit “Our Weakening Web” which is now on display.
Our Weakening Web is an interactive exhibit that will give visitors an
inside look at how easy it is for wildlife to become endangered and
possibly extinct. Travel back with the Weakening Web timeline to find
out how creatures of long ago fell victim to extinction. Discover how
uncontrolled development leads to destruction of wildlife habitats and
puts many species in danger of not being able to survive in Getting
Wildlife out of the Way. Uncover a seaside sanctuary that is out of
this world, providing a safe habitat for species at Florida’s Canaveral
National Sea Shore and nearby Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
thanks to NASA and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Our Weakening Web was funded by The National Science Foundation and
designed by The Cincinnati Museum of Natural History. It is being
sponsored at the East Kentucky Science Center by Equitable Resources,
Olin and Muriel Prather Foundation and Chesapeake Energy.
To bring a school group, your family, or just to learn for yourself
what you can do to help “Our Weakening Web” call 606-889-0303 or visit
us on the web at www.wedoscience.org.
"The
Planets" Program Now Showing in the
EKSC Planetarium
A new planetarium show called The Planets
is now playing at East Kentucky Science Center's Planetarium. Narrated
by Kate Mulgrew of Star Trek: Voyager, The Planets promises a tour of
our solar system that is as thought provoking as it is beautiful.
Showings will begin on January 24th at 6:30 PM.
Walk along the steep edge of the Valles Marineris, the grand canyon of
Mars, fly through the rings of Saturn, and discover ice geysers on
Neptunes moon, Triton, the coldest place we know of in the solar system.
The Planets was produced by the Southeastern Planetarium Association.
It was written by Jon U. Bell of Hallstrom Planetarium, Ft. Pierce,
Florida, narrated by Kate Mulgrew, music and sound effects were
arranged and performed by Jonn Serrie, featuring Gustav Holsts The
Planets. The visual and DVD processing was undertaken by Adam Thanz and
Jason Dorfman of Bays Mountain Planetarium, with additional artwork by
Richard McColman of Morehead Planetarium and Deborah Mann of Bays
Mountain Planetarium. Voice recording was done by Phantom Audio, and
voice mastering was by Joe Lenartiene of WCQS Radio 88.9 FM, Ft. Pierce.
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The East Kentucky
Science
Center is a private, non-profit education organization devoted to
providing science learning opportunities to students, teachers, and the
East Kentucky community. Donations are tax deductible. Memberships
are now available.
Planetarium, Exhibit Hall,
Classroom and Gift Shop on the Prestonsburg campus of the Big
Sandy Community and Technical College,
7 Bert Combs Drive
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Driving
Directions
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The Education , Arts, and Humanities Cabinet, a
Kentucky state agency, provides operational support funding for the
East Kentucky Science Center
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