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LASM Premieres Awe-Inspiring New Film "In Saturn's Rings" on September 26, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Frances Lee, Director of Communications, 225.344.5272 x 112, flee@lasm.org BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana...
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Sep 18, 20202 min read
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LASM Presents First-Ever Virtual Gala
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Frances Lee, Director of Communications, 225.344.5272 x 112, flee@lasm.org BATON ROUGE, LA – September is...
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Sep 18, 20203 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Perseids Meteor Shower
The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet...
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Aug 3, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs...
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Aug 2, 20201 min read
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LASM Reopens to the Public with New Operating Hours
New operating hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 10 AM-2 PM Contact: Frances Lee, Director of Communications, 225-344-5272 x 112,...
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Jul 27, 20203 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
The Delta Aquarids is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by...
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Jul 24, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Saturn at Opposition
The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than...
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Jul 17, 20201 min read
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How to Spot Comet NEOWISE Before It’s Gone For 6,800 Years
Now is a great time to catch a comet in your night sky. It’s called Comet NEOWISE and if you miss it now you won’t be able to see it...
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Jul 16, 20202 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Jupiter at Opposition
The giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any...
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Jul 13, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs...
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Jul 4, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
An eclipse of the moon can only happen at full moon, when the sun, Earth and moon line up in space, with Earth in the middle. At such...
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Jul 4, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Annular Solar Eclipse
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light...
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Jun 20, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: June Solstice
The June solstice occurs at 21:44 UTC (3:44 Central time). The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have...
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Jun 20, 20201 min read
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LASM Incrementally Reopens to the Public, Continues to Present Virtual Art and Science Programming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Frances Lee, Director of Communications, 225-344-5272 x 112, flee@lasm.org Image: Visitors enjoy LASM’s...
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Jun 9, 20203 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...
LASM
Jun 4, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Earth’s shadow can be divided into two distinctive parts: the umbra and penumbra. Earth totally occludes direct solar radiation within...
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Jun 4, 20201 min read
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What's in a Name?
Written by Lexi Adams, LASM Curator Image 1: LASM's Mummy (see "Image Credits" below for details and more information about these images)...
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May 12, 20209 min read
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Lore of the Constellations: Corona Borealis
In our last video, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in the Louisiana Art &...
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May 11, 20201 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, Supermoon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...
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May 6, 20201 min read
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Lore of the Constellations: Boötes
For video #3 in our special series, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in the...
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May 4, 20202 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
The Eta Aquarids is an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Most of the activity is seen in...
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May 4, 20201 min read
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Artist Leslie Charleville Creates Special Edition Blue Alligator Print to Benefit LASM
Written by Frances Lee, LASM Director of Communications CLICK HERE to donate to be entered to win! Gyotaku artist Leslie Charleville has...
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May 3, 20202 min read
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Lore of the Constellations: Virgo the Maiden
In part 2 of this special video series, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in...
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Apr 27, 20201 min read
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Happy 235th Birthday, John James Audubon!
Written by Lexi Adams, LASM Curator John Syme, Portrait of John James Audubon, 1826. Oil on canvas. Courtesy Wikimedia commons. Did you...
LASM
Apr 26, 20203 min read
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It's #MuseumSunshineDay!
Written by Lexi Adams, LASM Collections Manager Crew: REMOTEKONTROL; Song: "Neon Sky Rain" by Vector Lovers Location: "Solarium" at the...
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Apr 21, 20202 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Lyrids Meteor Shower
The Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust particles left behind by...
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Apr 21, 20201 min read
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Lore of the Constellations: Leo
In this special video series, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in the...
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Apr 20, 20202 min read
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What do our Solar System Gallery and James Dean have in common?
They're both connected to the Zeiss Model IV Star Projector! Written by Lexi Adams, Collections Manager Zeiss Model IV Star Projector,...
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Apr 16, 20202 min read
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Can you hear the "hidden music"?
Written by Elizabeth Weinstein, LASM Director of Interpretation & Chief Curator Exploring the Hidden Music: Louisiana, Louisiana Art &...
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Apr 8, 20202 min read
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, Supermoon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...
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Apr 7, 20201 min read
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