LaserFest starts Oct. 8

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A Mueller Planetarium tradition is returning for a limited weekend engagement.

From 1977 to 2004, the planetarium offered laser shows in the University of Nebraska State Museum. And, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first demonstration of the laser in 1960, Mueller Planetarium is presenting LaserFest with music-themed laser shows Oct. 8, 9, and 10. There will not be astronomy or fulldome shows on these dates.

The LaserFest shows feature a wide variety of music, from the Beatles and Pink Floyd to country and family-friendly tunes.

LaserFest is held in association with UNL's Laserpalooza 2010 and the 2010 Conference for Students in Physics Oct. 7-10, hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy - home of the Diocles Laser. For more information, go to http://go.unl.edu/0ut.

The LaserFest schedule is:

Oct. 8
8 p.m. - Laser Beatles
9:30 and 11 p.m.- Best of Pink Floyd

Oct. 9
2 and 3 p.m. - Laser Fun (family show)
8 p.m. - Laser Beatles
9:30 and 11 p.m. - Best of Pink Floyd

Oct. 10
2 p.m. - Laser Fun (family show)
3 p.m. - Laser Country (various artists)

Matinee tickets are $8 for adults, $5.50 for children 18 and under, and $3 for UNL faculty, staff and students (with a valid NCard). Evening show tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children 18 and under and $3 for UNL faculty, staff and students. Matinee ticket prices include admission to the museum.

For updates on the planetarium's full schedule, including current and future fulldome programs, go to http://www.spacelaser.com.

- Dana Ludvik, NU State Museum

More details at: http://go.unl.edu/jjf