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“…to the moon Alice!”  The famous comedian Jackie Gleason was always saying that to his wife in the old TV show “The Honeymooners”.  A show currently running at the New York Hayden Planetarium will take you not only to the moon, but to the stars as well.  The show “A Journey to the Stars“, opened late last summer and features images of telescopes that were captured from the ground and from deep space.

Some of these images had never been seen before, outside of research labs.  And the experience of catching glimpses of our world, and all that surrounds it are astonishing, and to be honest, pretty mind-blowing.  There is always something to witness at the Planetarium, and the American Museum of Natural History which sits just next door, which shows you where you fit in this world, and in this galaxy.  This is a theatrical performance as well as an educational one.

More than forty scientists from around the world, collaborated with those at NASA.  It was an international affair, just putting it all together.  Whoppi Goldberg is the narrator, and she adds this to her list of accomplishments, along with an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, serving as an ambassador to the United Nations, and a Tony.

The show begins each half hour Monday through Friday, running from 10:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon, and from 10;30-5 on the weekend.  This is an incredible journey through the life of the stars, including our most precious star, the sun.  The Planetarium and the Natural Museum are located close to some of your favorite hotels of New York, making this a convenient trip out any day of the week.  It is an educational experience as well as a theatrical performance, one which will leave you with not only a better understanding of our solar system and our place in it, but with a sense of wonder and amazement.