Tom Dobes, who was a former Planetarium student assistant and currently employed at University of Chicago, has been Planetarium Technology volunteer for 16 years.

Tom Dobes, who was a former Planetarium student assistant and currently employed at University of Chicago, has been Planetarium Technology volunteer for 16 years.

On October 22, 2016, Barbara (Barb) Williams, wife of Planetarium’s Director Gregg Williams, was elected as Indiana Chair for the Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) for 2017.

Congratulations to our student assistants who passed all four planetarium tests!

The Merrillville Community Planetarium offers private shows for groups like scouts and brownie troops, church groups, and Red Hat Societies.

Weather permitting, observers in the continental United States, including Northwest Indiana, will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse during the evening of Sunday, September 27.

Dr. Larry Ciupik’s retired from teaching Astronomy at Indiana University Northwest campus after the spring semester.

Five planetarium assistants went to the Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) Conference in October. This year it was held at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

Sixty one middle and high school students were accepted into Planetarium training that began September 9th and will continue through October 6th.

The Camelopardalids meteor shower should be visible to Northwest Indiana very early Saturday morning.