Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/05/2026 - 06/26/2026
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College
Categories
SOLAR SUPERSTORMS
A fury is building on the surface of the Sun – high velocity jets, fiery tsunami waves reaching 100,000 km high, and rising loops of electrified gas. What is driving these strange phenomena, and will they affect Earth? Find out in this new production, featuring scientific visualizations from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois. Peer into the Sun using the latest scientific data. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. Sponsored by SuperValu.
Public Show Admission
- Adults: $8
- Children (12 and under), seniors (65 and over), and Parkland students and staff: $7
Tickets may be purchased at the door no earlier than 30 minutes prior to the start of the show or online at https://parkland.universitytickets.com/
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