The St. Louis Astronomical Society hosts public Star Parties at the Science Center on the First Friday of each month from January-October. (NOTE:  March program will be on the second Friday; March 13th). Weather permitting, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and the Science Center will set up a number of telescopes and be on hand to answer visitor questions. Regardless of the weather outside, indoor events are scheduled for each Star Party and held inside the Planetarium's Orthwein Starbay. These events feature our popular program "The Sky Tonight" now in its 10th year and periodic special guest lectures on a variety of astronomical topics.

Gregg Maryniak, Vice President of Aerospace Science, Saint Louis Science Center

The Apollo program and its beautiful photographs of Earth led directly to the environmental movement. Can we use the ocean of space to save Island Earth? Join us for a thought-provoking evening on where our species is headed.

We?ll explore different types of matter and move beyond the conventional three states.  Play with non-newtonian fluids, like oobleck.  We?ll convert matter to energy in ways you never realized!  Suggested follow-up activity:  Test your matter and energy tracking skills.  Try to find 5 examples of matter, and 5 of energy in the Science Center today. 

The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation will be sponsoring free vision screenings in Meeting Rooms AB. The vision-screening program offers a preliminary screening that can locate amblyopia, or "lazy eye", and detect glaucoma, as well as other vision problems that can lead to amblyopia and glaucoma if not corrected. The free screening for amblyopia is offered to children between 6 months and 6 years of age and the screening for glaucoma is offered to anyone over the age of 60.

The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation will be sponsoring free vision screenings in Meeting Rooms AB. The vision-screening program offers a preliminary screening that can locate amblyopia, or "lazy eye", and detect glaucoma, as well as other vision problems that can lead to amblyopia and glaucoma if not corrected. The free screening for amblyopia is offered to children between 6 months and 6 years of age and the screening for glaucoma is offered to anyone over the age of 60.