The Cowboy Astronomer at The Hōkūlani Imaginarium

December 23, 8:15pm - 9:15pm
Windward Campus, The Hōkūlani Imaginarium

Experience a wrangler’s perspective of the night sky on Friday, December 23 at 8:15 p.m. in The Hōkūlani Imaginarium. The Cowboy Astronomer is a skillfully woven tapestry of star tales and Native American legends, combined with constellation identification, star-hopping, and astronomy tidbits — all told from the unique viewpoint of a cowboy who has traveled the world plying his trade and learning the sky along the way. Narrated by American philosopher/poet Baxter Black, the audience is transported to the Western outdoors, listening to star legends and tales around a campfire. Black shares his insights on the composition of the night sky and the things he's discovered over a lifetime of stargazing.

Admission Prices

  • $7 General admission
  • $6 WCC students, military, seniors (65 years or older) with identification
  • $5 Children (4 - 12 years of age)
  • Free for children under 4 years of age (1 per paying adult), and WCC faculty or staff with university identification.

For reservations call (808) 235-7433 between 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. (Phone line is not available on weekends or holidays.) Reserved tickets must be picked up and paid for at the Imaginarium box office at least 15 minutes prior to start of program; unclaimed tickets are released for sale to waiting customers on a first come, first served basis. Credit and debit cards are not accepted at the box office. An ATM is located on campus behind the Imaginarium building, next to The Hub coffee shop.

The Hōkūlani Imaginarium is a high-tech, multi-media planetarium and scientific visualization theater under the management of the College’s Center for Aerospace Education (CAE). The Imaginarium supports the College’s astronomy and Polynesian navigation curricula and community outreach efforts; its fulldome video projection technology covers the entire overhead dome surface, allowing an immersive experience that fills the viewer’s 360º field of view. The facility is available for K-12 school visits as well as group and public shows. For general information, call Larry Wiss, Imaginarium Manager, at (808) 235-7350 or visit the website at: aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html.


Event Sponsor
Center for Aerospace Education, Windward Campus

More Information
235-7433, http://aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html

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