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The Chicago Traveler

April 7th, 2008

Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum opened in 1930 and was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere. It is home to two full-size theaters, including the world’s first all-digital projection StarRider Theater. It stands on Northerly Island (next to Charter One Pavilion), which was initially meant to be the first of several man-made […]

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December 12th, 2007

The Sky Is Falling!

If you’ve got a few holiday wishes, tomorrow may be your night. What could be the best meteor display of the year will reach its peak Thursday night, and there will be plenty of falling stars to wish upon.
The Geminids are an annual meteor shower, named after the constellation of Gemini. The meteors appear to […]

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