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Sunstruck
William M. Staerkel Planetarium
2400 W. Bradley Ave.
Champaign, Illinois 61821
(217) 351-2568
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The Sun is humanity’s star! But what is it made of and how does it shine?
Travel back to the beginning of the solar system and experience the birth of the Sun.
Discover how it came to support life, how it also threatens life as we know it,
and how its energy will one day fade away.
Produced by the Michigan Science Center and NASA.
Admission is $8 for adults or $7 for Parkland students,
seniors 62 and older, or children 12 and under.
Tickets can be purchased online or are sold at the door
beginning a half-hour before the show.
Members of the Friends of the Staerkel Planetarium are admitted for free.