The month flew by! But before it ends, it’s time to enjoy the Museum Night at the Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium. It will have everything from guided tours to telescope observations. Admission is free.
The last Wednesday of every month is Museum Night, an event in which museums and cultural venues in Mexico City close later and perform various activities not to be missed.
The Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium prepared the event Perseids: star shower, which will take place from 17:00 to 20:00 hours this Wednesday, August 27. Access is free, just take into account that the activities have limited capacity; in addition, the observations with telescopes will be subject to weather conditions.
What will there be at the Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium Museum Night?
According to their official networks, there will be various activities starting with a guided tour where you will discover more about the space waves that generate sounds.
As for the workshops, there will be several. For example, in one you will play while learning more astronomical facts, while in others you will discover the secrets and importance of meteorites; there will even be a workshop focused on the meteorite that caused the great extinction.
Now if lunar vehicles are your thing, head to the workshop area where you can build your own.
As for the telescope observation, it will be held in the esplanade of the venue from 18:00 to 20:00 hours and will have a capacity of 30 people per hour, so try to arrive early to get a place. Here is the complete program so you don’t miss anything.
Remember that this planetarium is located at Wilfrido Massieu Av. S/N, Nueva Vallejo, in the municipality of Gustavo A. Madero.