Orlando Science Center is expanding its Astronomy Dayevent, sprinkling events over select weekends through June 2.

Activities will include SunWatch sessions, where visitors will peer at the sun through the Crosby Observatorytelescope; four NASA speakers; Orlando by Night, a live planetarium show in the Dr. Phillips CineDome; the Science on a Sphere exhibit and the Kinesthetic Astronomyprogram.

SunWatch sessions will be at 3 p.m. on May 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and June 2 and 3.

On May 12, the center will host night viewing in the Crosby Observatory from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Note that the rest of the science center, with the exception of the planetarium, will be closed at this time.)

NASA speakers will include Jean Hill, a safety and reliability engineer at Kennedy Space Center at 2 p.m., May 5; Caley Burke, an aeorspace engineer who will discuss unmanned spacecraft at 4 p.m. on May 12; instrumentation engineer Aaron Sherman on launch systems at 2 p.m. on May 26; and Richard Johanboeke, a contracting officer who will talk about the Mars Science Laboratory at 2 p.m. on June 2.

The centers Our Planet, Our Universe area will be home to many activities such a Dr. Dares Lab, which will concentrate on astronomy and light-themed experiments.

Events are included in regular Orlando Science Center admission: $17 general, $12 ages 3-11. There is a discounted rate for folks who want only the night viewing after 5 p.m. on May 12.

For more info, go to http://www.osc.org or call 407-514-2000.

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Orlando Science Center: Month of astronomy events