Saturday, May 4, 2024
1601 E University Blvd.
5:30PM to 10:00PM
Explore this May the Fourth Be With You event in Tucson on Star Wars Day! This evening features costumes, trivia, and planetarium presentations about distant planets that resemble those in a galaxy far, far away. Science exhibits, special activities, and a brief laser show to John William's Imperial March and Cantina Band compositions are included with your tickets.
All-inclusive ticket - $25
$15 for Flandrau members!
- Admission for science center exhibits, activities, stargazing
- Exoplanet talk in the planetarium
- Original trilogy Star Wars trivia
- Imperial March laser show!
- Planetarium show - Out There
Seating is first come, first serve and some shows may sell out. An all-inclusive ticket guarantees you a seat to the presentations and shows.
Schedule of Events
5:30PM - Activities
Science Exhibits and Stargazing
Reveal the marvels of the universe through science exhibits, special may-the-fourth themed activities, and telescope stargazing (telescopes out from 7:30 to 10PM, weather permitting).
6PM - Costume Contest Entry
Show us your force spirit!
For those entering the costume contest, 6PM is the time to get your picture taken for the audience to decide a winner later in the night. Prizes include a trophy, two passes to a future Laser Light Music Night at Flandrau, two passes to The Loft Cinema, and more TBA. Winner will be announced following trivia in the planetarium.
6:30PM - Exoplanet Talk
In A Galaxy Not So Far Away...
Take a seat in the planetarium for "JWST Brings Us The Atmospheres of Transiting Planets" with Everett Schlawin, PhD, Steward Observatory. Learn more about the guest speaker below.
8:00PM - Star Wars Trivia
Original trilogy questions with prizes for the winner!
Head back into the planetarium for a mobile phone based round of Star Wars trivia! Hosted by Nick Letson. Winner gets a trophy, a $25 gift certificate to JoJos, two passes to the The Loft Cinema, and other prizes TBA.
8:30PM - Short Laser Light Show
Lasers choreographed to "Cantina Band" and "Imperial March"
Lasers will dance on the ceiling to John William's classic cantina song from A New Hope and his villainous classic from The Empire Strikes Back.
9:00PM - Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds
Fulldome Film in the Theater
Adventures await in the universe, with strange planets surpassing even our widlest expectations. Join us on a journey into the cosmos and explore planets beyond our solar system.
About the Guest Speaker
Everett Schlawin is an Assistant Research Professor at Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. He studies the atmospheres of transiting planets that orbit distant stars and the instruments that make those measurements possible. He is a member of the James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam team, led by Marcia Rieke, which supports near infrared imaging and spectroscopy on the JWST observatory. Everett obtained his PhD in Astronomy from Cornell University in 2015 and his Bachelors in Physics from Oberlin College in 2009.