Artwork by Bradford Elementary Grade 2
Artwork by Bradford Elementary Grade 2
"Up close you would find that it is over a thousand times bigger than Earth!" Suddenly a big picture of Jupiter appeared in the sky.
"Where did that come from?" Emily said in a very surprised tone of voice.
Ben smiled, "That's just part of planetarium magic. When you want to see something up close, you can do it here!"
As the children watched they noticed that Jupiter was slowly spinning. They felt like they were floating in space!
Suddenly a picture of a tiny Earth appeared next to the big turning Jupiter. "If we move Earth next Jupiter, you can get a better idea of what I mean," said Ben's mom.
"Where did those big pictures come from?" Emily whispered into Ben's ear.
Ben leaned over and cupped his hands near his mouth, "Do you remember all those lenses sticking out of the walls?"
Emily was puzzled and didn't answer.
"You know. The little round glass things that were sticking out of the walls?"
"Oh, you mean the eyes? I was scared of those," Emily whispered.
"Well, they're not eyes. They are lenses to projectors. Projectors can put pictures on the ceiling. That's how that big Jupiter got up there," Ben explained.
"And the little Earth, too?"
"Yes," Ben nodded, "the little Earth too. Mom has a lot of projectors that can put lots of different pictures in the sky."
Then the pictures began to fade leaving just stars again.
