Seminole Community College Planetarium
Press Release 062904

For Immediate Release

Contact Person:

Laurent Pellerin, Operations & Production Manager
Seminole Community College Planetarium
100 Weldon Blvd
Sanford, Florida 32773-6199
407.328.2409
PelleriL@...

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Arrives at Saturn AND the SCC Planetarium

On July 1, 2004 (June 30, 2004 EDT,) NASA's latest robot explorer,
Cassini and its partner, Huygens, will finally arrive at Saturn, the
true "Lord of the Rings," after a long, long 7 year journey. Cassini
has already passed Saturn's outer moon, Phoebe, returning our first
closeup images and information of this surprising body. Cassini will
then begin an exploration mission of Saturn, its rings and its 31 known
moons that is scheduled to last at least 4 years! The Cassini-Huygens
mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency.

But Saturn is not the only place hosting the presence of Cassini and
Huygens... The SCC Planetarium will be Premiering our new Saturday
Evening Special Feature, Ring World narrated by Star Trek's, John
Billingsley, on July 10, 2004. This planetarium show was produced by
NASA and the Clark Planetarium in Utah to give the Public an insider's
preview of Cassini's mission to Saturn, as well as possible future
missions. The SCC Planetarium has further adapted Ring World to use the
latest technology recently acquired during our equipment renovations.
The show has been fully digitalized and animated to take advantage of
our new 160 degree immersive video projection system for a virtual
reality experience that won't soon be forgotten! What's more, we plan
to keep the show updated with new images of the Saturnian system as they
become available. In fact, even before its Premiere, Ring World has
already been updated with the latest image of Phoebe!

Ring World Premieres July 10, 2004 at 8:30 PM. Tickets are available
at the door beginning at 8:00 PM. Admission is $4 for Adults and $3 for
Student in Grades K-12 as well as Senior Citizens. Pre-schoolers and
SCC Students and Employees are free with I.D. Telescope Viewings will
follow each show as the weather permits.

The Seminole Community College Planetarium is located at the corner of
Weldon Blvd (off of US 17-92) and College Dr (off of Lake Mary Blvd) on
the Main Sanford/Lake Mary Campus of Seminole Community College in the
heart of Seminole County. Further information is available by calling
407.328.2360, or visiting our web site at http://www.scc-fl.edu/planet
.



Laurent A. Pellerin, Jr.
Operations & Production Manager
Seminole Community College Planetarium
100 Weldon Blvd
Sanford, Florida 32773-6199
407 328 2409 (Office)
407 328 2360 (Show Info)
PelleriL@...
http://www.scc-fl.edu/planet/


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