On several Thursday evenings throughout the year, we invite you to join us for a FREE family-friendly planetarium show. After the show, we will open our observatory to the public and an astronomy educator will invite you to look through a telescope at the night sky (weather permitting). Funding for this series is generously provided by BAE Systems. Solar System Odyssey Thursday, April 10th at 7:00pm Solar System Odyssey Seasoned hero Jack Larson embarks on a quest to discover a new home for humans to colonize, piloting his spacecraft on a wild ride through our Solar System. Along his journey, Jack encounters a traveling companion who helps him in his search. Together, they speed through an exciting exploration of our cosmic neighborhood, including the icy rings of Saturn, Jupiter’s volcano-ridden moon Io and the sub-zero methane lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan. Register Here: https://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/thankful-thursdays/ Recommended for ages 6+. (fb)

This month’s full moon is the Pink Moon! 🌸🌕 The moon takes about 1 month to orbit the Earth, so there is usually one full moon each month. Multiple civilizations around the world used the lunar cycle to keep track of the months and seasons. Some groups even named each month’s full moon based on changes they observed in nature at those times of year. According to Native American and colonial American tradition, the full moon in April is known as the Pink Moon after the many pink flowers which bloom in early spring. This year, April’s full moon will occur on the night of Saturday, April 12th. #vanderbiltmuseumandplanetarium (fb)