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

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Wednesday, May 14

Sunrise	05:31 a.m.
Sunset	08:00 p.m.
Moonrise	03:03 p.m.
Moonset	02:45 a.m.

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Merrillville School Corporation

Pierce Middle School

Welcome

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.

Learn about the stars, galaxies, and the creation of the universe during our summer public show.
Interested in bringing a group to the planetarium for a private show? Find out 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

Sun, May 18
VU Observatory Open House
Sun, May 18
VU Observatory SARA Demonstration
Mon, May 19
Full Moon

Wed, May 14 @ 10:00 a.m.
Christ Our Savior Catholic School
Wed, May 14 @ 12:30 p.m.
Montessori Children's Schoolhouse
Thu, May 15 @ 9:21 a.m.
Pierce Middle School
Thu, May 15 @ 10:14 a.m.
Pierce Middle School

Today in Space History

May 14, 2008