{"id":726,"date":"2024-02-19T11:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T17:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=229821"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:52:59","slug":"making-of-a-star-and-her-entourage-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/event\/making-of-a-star-and-her-entourage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Making of a Star and Her Entourage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Making of a Star and Her Entourage&#8221; traces the evolution of humankind\u2019s understanding of the universe. Discover the long journey beginning with the Earth-centered model of the universe in which the Sun was considered a planet to our current understanding that the Sun is a star centered in the Solar System and is one of billions that reside in the Milky Way.<\/p>\n<p>Our shows are open to the public in the\u00a0<strong>Allen F. Blocher Planetarium<\/strong>.\u00a0The planetarium is located on the second floor of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/2001+4th+Ave,+Stevens+Point,+WI+54481\/@44.5281883,-89.5752272,16z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88005aeaffe5cf27:0xcb286f85dce7430b!8m2!3d44.5281845!4d-89.5708498?hl=en\">Science Building<\/a>, by the Foucault pendulum, right above the east main entrance.\u00a0 Direct access is obtained through the east entrance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Recommended for all audiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Admission<\/h2>\n<p>There is no charge for our public programs, although donations of $1-$2 per attendee will be greatly appreciated to allow us to continue these public programs for our community.<\/p>\n<h2>Parking<\/h2>\n<p>Parking is\u00a0free on campus\u00a0for our guests\u00a0only on\u00a0Saturdays\u00a0and Sundays.\u00a0From Monday-Friday, the UWSP parking lots are\u00a0enforced 2 am \u2013 7 pm. Please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/parking\/pages\/visitors.aspx\">this website<\/a>\u00a0for more details about parking\u00a0options, rules, and regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Making of a Star and Her Entourage&#8221; traces the evolution of humankind\u2019s understanding of the universe. Discover the long journey beginning with the Earth-centered model of the universe in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":727,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[89,23,103,153,87],"tribe_events_cat":[23],"class_list":["post-726","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-community","tag-planetarium","tag-science","tag-universe","tag-uwsp","tribe_events_cat-planetarium","cat_planetarium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}