Planetarium Shows: 2012: Mayan Clocks and Modern Science

Event Details:

There are many beliefs surrounding the year 2012, often including some cataclysmic destruction of the world.

The date itself is connected to an ancient Mayan calendar concluding a 5,125-year-long cycle. During this year, some propose that special astronomical alignments or other phenomena may take place, such as the Earth passing by a black hole, or suffering an impact with an asteroid or rogue planet. Many have written about the subject, but how do we sort fact from fiction?

Join us as we explore the astronomy of our place in the universe, and the astronomical events to come in the year 2012.

Show times:

• 7 p.m.
• 8:15 p.m.

Please visit our website for more details and to reserve tickets.

www.physics.mcmaster.ca/planetarium/

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