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Starry Tales for a Winter Night, a highly interactive planetarium experience designed to help you find your way around winter’s night skies, will be presented Feb. 16-March 24 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium.

Starry Tales for a Winter Night will be presented Feb. 16-March 24 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium.

Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

About the show: During the 60-minute show, participants will examine star patterns visible in the current evening sky and learn some of the stories our ancestors told to help them remember these patterns. We will also discuss some of the bright stars, planets and other celestial objects of interest in this evening’s sky. Note that the show will begin on time, with no late entrance permitted. The Hardin Planetarium is located at the corner of College Heights Boulevard and State Street.

Show times and dates are as follows:

• Tuesday, Feb. 16               7 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 18             7 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 21                 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 23               7 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 25             7 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 28                2 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 1              7 p.m.
• Thursday, March 3           7 p.m.
• Sunday, March 6              2 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 8            7 p.m.
• Thursday, March 10         7 p.m.
• Sunday, March 13            2 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 15           7 p.m.
• Thursday, March 17         7 p.m.
• Sunday, March 20           2 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 22          7 p.m.
• Thursday, March 24        7 p.m.

(Note: Hardin Planetarium will be closed on Easter, March 27)

Spring break camp: Footprints in Our Solar System, Hardin Planetarium’s Science Curiosity Investigation Camp, is coming up April 4-8.

Contact: Hardin Planetarium, (270) 745-4044