Now playing at Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center is a program called "Inspired by Space." This breathtaking planetarium show explores the relationship between art and space exploration, focusing on how they inform and expand one another.
The show discusses constellations and their relationship to discovery, how imagination fuels scientific discovery, and how real space imagery serves dual roles as information and inspiration. Part of the COSMOS 360 series, the shows occur Friday and Saturday evenings at 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm. Visit
this link for showtimes, and
go here for more information on the COSMOS 360 series and future speakers. Chabot also features multiple exhibits on space travel, the sun, and other interesting space-related topics.
The best part about Chabot Space and Science Center, however, is
their telescopes. The telescopes themselves are open to the public for free on Friday and Saturday evenings, and provide amazing, breathtaking views otherwise unavailable to the layman. The most surreal experience is looking through a telescope lens and seeing Saturn and its rings, which are clearly visible this time of year. The view is amazing.
Be sure to arrive right at sundown or just a little after, however. Later in the evening there is a risk of humidity closing the larger telescopes.
Check it out if you're in the area!
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