Public Can Go Stargazing This Week at West Planetarium
Visitors as well as students can learn about the stars and planets at Wauwatosa West High School.
Parents and the general public will get a chance Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to experience something more familiar to Wauwatosa Schools children: the cosmos, projected for your viewing pleasure at the Wauwatosa West High School Planetarium. In this case, the theme of the 7 p.m. shows is “Bad Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions.” Presumably, though, history is a teacher and those misconceptions will be laid to rest and corrected, amounting to "good" astronomy. Just what can uninitiated adults learn from a visit to the planetarium? A visit to the school last week revealed a top-drawer learning experience for Tosa students. “There’s something mystical about the moon and stars," said West student Emma Jushka. "Most science classes are about…
