Laser shows return to Mueller Planetarium April 19-20

Laser light shows at Mueller Planetarium will feature music from the Beatles (top left) and Led Zeppelin (bottom left and right).
Laser light shows at Mueller Planetarium will feature music from the Beatles (top left) and Led Zeppelin (bottom left and right).

Mueller Planetarium will offer classic rock laser shows on April 19 and 20. The shows include full-color laser graphics and abstract images set to the music of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

"Laser Beatles" (which is 40 minutes long) shows at 8 p.m. both days. "Laser Led Zeppelin" (50 minutes) shows at 9 p.m. both days. The Led Zeppelin show is not intended for children.

Tickets, available at the museum's front desk the day of the show only, are $8 general admission and $7 for members (with a valid ID card).

Regular hours at Morrill Hall are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 19 and 20. The museum will close at 4:30 p.m. and re-open at 7:30 p.m. to begin selling tickets for the laser shows. The museum exhibits will not be open during the evening laser shows.

For more information on planetarium shows, astronomy, and space science, go to http://www.spacelaser.com or call 402-472-2641.

Mueller Planetarium is part of the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall.

The University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History’s Morrill Hall and Mueller Planetarium are south of 14th and Vine Streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Parking is free in front of the museum. For more information on the museum, visit http://www.museum.unl.edu.