BGSU Planetarium to host watch party for Artemis II launch

(File photo) The BGSU Physical Science building is adjacent to the Planetarium.

From BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

In celebration of NASA’s first human mission toward the moon in over 50 years, the Bowling Green State University Planetarium will hold a free, public watch party for the Artemis II rocket launch on Wednesday, April 1, in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 112.

With the earliest potential launch time set for 6:24 p.m., doors at the BGSU Planetarium will open at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Seating for the event will be on a first-come basis.

If the launch is pushed to Thursday, the watch party will take place after the regularly scheduled planetarium show, which starts at 6:30 p.m. If the launch is pushed beyond Thursday, details will be shared about a potential future event.

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