Join the Carmel High School Planetarium Club and learn about the celestial observations and conclusions made by many African cultures of the past.
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“Skywatchers of Africa” is a unique program that celebrates the many diverse African cultures and their observations and explanations of the yearly cycles of the heavens. The program discusses the seasons and the changing sunrise/sunset positions and how Africans marked these positions to form a makeshift calendar. Africa has many vibrant cultures thriving today as well as countless past civilizations that continue to speak to us through their sky lore.
The two presentations will take place at 7 and 8 p.m. on Friday, April 21 in the Carmel High School Planetarium. (Running time: approximately 45 minutes.) Enter through the main entrance of the school on Main Street, walk past the Dale Graham Auditorium, and turn right. Doors will open 30 minutes before show time. No one will be admitted after the program begins. Children aged 12 years and under should be accompanied by an adult.
Click here to buy tickets for the 7 p.m. show, and click here to buy tickets for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets for adults are $5 and $3 for children and CHS students.
Click here to learn more or call Planetarium Director Keith Turner at (317) 846-7721 ext. 7446. You can also follow along on Twitter at @CCSPlanetarium.