America 250 in the Planetarium – Navigating with the Stars in the Vast, Early Americas

Celebrate American discovery, innovation, and values through topics in astronomy, history, art, music, and more in this special nine-part series in the BGSU Planetarium. The America 250 in the Planetarium series of programs will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting at 7:30 P.M. July 13 – 31. All America 250 in the Planetarium programs are free and open to the public.

This fifth talk in the series, “Navigating with the Stars in the Vast, Early Americas”, will be presented by Amílcar Challú, Professor, BGSU Department of History.

This talk explores native and European astronomical knowledge, both scientific, technical, and popular, in the Americas around the time of the American Revolution.

The talk will be followed by the planetarium show NAVIGATING WITH LEWIS & CLARK at 8:45 P.M.