TWIN FALLS In celebration of International Astronomy Day, the Herrett Center for the Arts and Science is holding a full day and night of events.

Activities begin at 11 a.m. Saturday with make and take astronomy projects, coloring pages, solar viewing, and building and launching of water bottle rockets. Admission to the activity center is $1.

The Centennial Observatory will offer safe views of the sun, bright stars and planets from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., then reopen for a nighttime star party from 8:45 p.m. to midnight, weather permitting. Targets will include Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and the moon. All observatory events are free.

The Faulkner Planetarium will show Astronaut with a live sky tour at 1:30 p.m.; Perfect Little Planet at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.; Earth, Moon & Sun with a live sky tour at 3:30 p.m.; Sea Monsters at 7 p.m.; and Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon at 8 p.m. Admission to the planetarium costs $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for students.

For more information, contact the Herrett Center at 208-732-6655 or at http://www.csi.edu/herrett.

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