{"id":10162,"date":"2021-12-16T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=10162"},"modified":"2021-12-16T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:01:00","slug":"planetarium-presents-mystery-of-the-christmas-star-stars-of-the-pharaohs-dec-22-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/16\/planetarium-presents-mystery-of-the-christmas-star-stars-of-the-pharaohs-dec-22-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetarium presents &#8216;Mystery of the Christmas Star,&#8217; &#8216;Stars of the Pharaohs&#8217; Dec. 22, 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img class=\"wp-image-10163 size-fusion-400 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-400x711.png\" alt=\"camel rider silhouette bright star, show details\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-174x310.png 174w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-200x356.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-400x711.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-600x1067.png 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-800x1422.png 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Mystery-of-the-Christmas-Star-IG-story-Final.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Dec. 16, 2021&#8211;The Bushman Planetarium at 大象传媒 will show \u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d and \u201cStars of the Pharaohs\u201d at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 and Thursday, Dec. 23. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors and must be purchased in advance. Call 816-271-4288 or visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both shows will be shown each night:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d: Journey back over 2000 years to Bethlehem as we seek to discover a scientific explanation for the Biblical story of the star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. This modern retelling of the Christmas story is sure to charm and captivate audiences of all ages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cStars of the Pharaohs\u201d: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar and align huge buildings. You\u2019ll learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena, and experience some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in all of their original splendor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The planetarium features a Digistar 4 projection system and a dome that is tilted slightly, rather than directly overhead, making viewing easier. The Dolby 5.1 surround sound system enhances the viewing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">大象传媒 is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. 大象传媒 Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec. 16, 2021&#8211;The Bushman Planetarium at 大象传媒 will show \u201cMystery of the Christmas Star\u201d and \u201cStars of the Pharaohs\u201d at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 and Thursday, Dec. 23. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors and must be purchased in advance. Call 816-271-4288 or visit missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\/.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[814,48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10162"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10165,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10162\/revisions\/10165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}