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Coyote Explores the Earth, Moon, and Sun (Sensory Friendly)
William M. Staerkel Planetarium
2400 W. Bradley Ave.
Champaign, Illinois 61821
(217) 351-2568
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The Staerkel Planetarium offers matinée shows with sensory-friendly settings on selected Saturdays.
Sensory-friendly shows have "lights up, sound down" settings
and a relaxed atmosphere where patrons can come, go, and move around as needed.
Sensory-friendly shows are great for guests with autism spectrum disorder,
sensory sensitivities, or young children.
All are welcome, even if you don't need sensory accommodations!
Explore the relationships between the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun with the help of Coyote,
an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions
who has many misconceptions about our neighbors in space.
His confusion makes us think about how the Earth, Moon and Sun work
as a system as we distinguish between myth and science.
Examine how the Sun rises and sets and how the Sun shines,
then learn about craters on the Moon, phases and eclipses.
Lastly, we look at past exploration of the Moon.
Originally produced by the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in North Carolina.
Admission is $8 for adults or $7 for Parkland students, seniors 65 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.