Bays Mountain Park set to travel “Beyond the Sun”

Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce its latest planetarium show – Beyond the Sun – a thrilling adventure about the search for exoplanets within our universe.

“Beyond the Sun” is now showing in the Planetarium Theater through August 31. The 35-minute program is being shown Tuesday through Friday at 4 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Beyond the Sun is a wonderful, animated program for the whole family, telling the story of one girl’s search for exoplanets.

We start our adventure when Celeste is fighting off sleep by reading a book on astronomy when, through her bedroom window, she receives a visit from Moon and his mischievous helpers.

With the aid of his helpers, Moon leads Celeste on a journey through the Universe to discover what an exoplanet is and how it can be detected. Together they observe rogue planets, oceanic worlds and super-Earths. Moon tells her about exoplanet hunters and how they observe the sky in search of a planet like Earth.

“Boasting beautiful animation, Beyond the Sun is a fun-filled adventure suitable for the whole family,” said Planetarium Director Adam Thanz.

The alternate planetarium feature showing Saturdays and Sunday at 2 p.m. through August 31 will be “Appalachian Skies.”

“Appalachian Skies” takes visitors on a majestic tour of the current evening sky using the Zeiss optical star projector instrument. This live presentation is enhanced with additional content from our VELVET LED projectors for a wonderful, immersive experience.

Due to the live nature of the program, and the natural progression of the changing night sky throughout the seasons, each presentation will be unique. Learn what fascinating mythological constellations, from Ancient Greece and other cultures, will be easily visible. Find out what planets are easily seen as well. Visitors will take this knowledge home and be able to locate these celestial sights for themselves.