Contact:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Phyllis Noah, Communications Coordinator
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 464-4854
940 Second Street – Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
E-mail: eblevins@shawnee.edu or pnoah@shawnee.edu
Web site: www.shawnee.edu

            On Monday, July 19, at Shawnee State University’s Clark Planetarium will feature “IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System” that examines the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. Using the IBEX spacecraft, scientists are making unprecedented observations of the outer shell of the solar system, the heliosheath.
            The show will begin at 7 p.m. with “Two Small Pieces of Glass” before the IBEX show. “Two Small Pieces of Glass” traces the history of the telescope from Galileo's modifications to spyglass, using two small pieces of glass, to the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. It explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years. If the first show is full, a repeat showing will begin at 8 p.m.
            For more information on the IBEX, the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, visit http://ibex.swri.edu/mission/index.shtml. For more information on “Two Small Pieces of Glass,” visit http://planetarium.shawnee.edu/shows.html.
            To schedule your own private planetarium show, visit the Website at http://planetarium.shawnee.edu/ or call to reserve the planetarium for group scheduling at (740) 351-3122. For general planetarium inquiries, call (740) 351-3147 or visit the Website for upcoming events at the Clark Planetarium.