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NEW EXHIBIT!
On display April
23 – June 29
Opening reception at Chabot's
Lunar Lounge Express
April 25, 8-11 pm
Photo by Dan Burkhart
Visible and invisible waves are all around us. Waves ripple in water, a
vibrating guitar string, or a wriggling Slinky; sound waves are heard in
the form of speech, music, or a barking dog. Energy radiates from stars
as electromagnetic waves.
Suspended above Chabot’s main lobby, Reuben
Margolin’s large-scale kinetic sculpture will captivate visitors with its
fluid movement. The Wave invites contemplation from a variety of perspectives:
as a mesmerizing kinetic sculpture; as a visualization of the complexities
of wave motion and related scientific and mathematical concepts; and as
an intricate and beautiful mechanical device.
Kinetic artist Reuben Margolin’s work combines
the logic of mathematics with inspiration drawn from the beauty and patterns
of nature. His work has also been shown at the Exploratorium, the Aquarium
of the Pacific, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
For
more information on the artist’s work, go to
www.reubenmargolin.com
NOW OPEN!
Get a glimpse into the life of an astronaut,
and experience the mixture of exhilaration, adventure, and confinement that
is living and working in space. See real spacesuits, spacecraft, and astronaut
food. Try out astronaut exercise gear and space tools, and picture yourself
in a weightless environment. Learn how astronauts cope with the physical
and mental challenges of weightlessness, isolation, and a grueling workload.
A View to the Stars
Since 1883, countless visitors have gazed through the Chabot telescopes
at the wonders of the night sky. Chabot Observatories: A View to the
Stars, explores the history of the Chabot Observatories and how its
historic telescopes continue to be used today. Daytime visitors can virtually
operate a telescope, experiment with mirrors and lenses to understand
how telescopes create images of distant objects, and travel though more
than a century of Chabot's history via multimedia kiosks, historical images,
and artifact displays.
Chabot's original location was in Oakland's Lafayette Square
Chabot's observatory domes glow against the San Francisco skyline. (Photo
by Carter Roberts)
 Take
a tour of the Solar System, from the radiant Sun and the ringed planet Saturn,
to giant Jupiter and far-away Pluto. Discover what makes the planets go
round, then design a solar system and launch your planets into orbit. Find
out how rocks from outer space can change a planet's surface and climate,
then try making
 craters
yourself. Hunt for signs of water on other planets, find out about the weather
on Mars and Titan, and learn how telescopes and robotic spacecraft are helping
us explore our planetary neighbors.
Sponsored by Chevron Corporation
Take a journey from our Sun to the farthest reaches of the cosmos! Along
the way, you'll see where stars are born, how they die, meet nebulae of
all kinds, and travel to distant galaxies. Experience the Origins Theater;
crawl into a black hole; see what happens when galaxies collide; and view
stunning space images!
Take a simulated Moon-walk, try on a space helmet, climb into a Mercury
capsule, and land a lunar module!
Chabot's new hands-on exhibit explores legends and science fiction about
the Moon; the Space Race and the Moon landings; and the Earth-Moon system.
Learn what the Moon is made of, how it affects the Earth, what causes Moon
phases, gravity on the Moon, and more. You can even take a look at an ancient
piece of the Moon up close! The exhibit includes space artifacts and replicas,
from Sputnik and Mercury to Gemini and Apollo.
Major corporate sponsor:
phenomena.
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