Merrillville Community Planetarium - Bringing the Universe to the Merrillville Schools and Northwest Indiana

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Tuesday, March 9

Sunrise	06:10 a.m.
Sunset	05:48 p.m.
Moonrise	02:50 a.m.
Moonset	12:03 p.m.

Merrillville weather

Merrillville School Corporation

Pierce Middle School

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The Merrillville Community Planetarium is part of the Merrillville Community School Corporation, a K-12 public school system in Northwest Indiana. The Planetarium is located in Clifford Pierce Middle School. We provide programming for Merrillville classes, outside groups, and the public.

Celebrate 20 years in space with the Hubble Space Telescope with our spring public show.
Interested in bringing a group to the planetarium for a private show? Find out more.
Merrillville delegation attends planetarium conference. Read more.
Download our most frequently requested documents.
Take a virtual tour of our planetarium.

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address + phone

Merrillville Community Planetarium
Clifford Pierce Middle School
199 East 70th Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
(219) 650-5486 - voice
(219) 650-5470 - fax

Upcoming Sky Dates

Tue, Mar 9
Mars Stops Retrograde
Thu, Mar 11
Mars Begins Prograde
Fri, Mar 12
Moon at Apogee

Wed, Mar 10 @ 7:55 a.m.
Merrillville High School
Wed, Mar 10 @ 8:10 a.m.
Merrillville High School
Wed, Mar 10 @ 10:32 a.m.
Merrillville High School
Wed, Mar 10 @ 10:47 a.m.
Merrillville High School

Today in Space History

March 9, 2010