America 250 in the Planetarium - Revere's Moon

Celebrate American discovery, innovation, and values through topics in astronomy, history, art, music, and more in this special nine-part series in the BGSU Planetarium. This America 250 in the Planetarium series of programs will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting at 7:30 p.m. July 13 - 31. All America 250 in the Planetarium programs are free and open to the public. This sixth program in the series, Revere's Moon, will be presented by Kate Dellenbusch, Teaching Professor, BGSU Department of Physics & Astronomy. Americans grow up hearing about the midnight ride of Paul Revere, often through Longfellow's famous poem "Paul Revere's Ride." This telling of the story takes many liberties with the historic events of April 18-19, 1775, but it paints a memorable picture of the daring journeys made by Revere and several other riders who set out to warn their fellow colonists of the movements of British forces. Longfellow makes several uses of Moon imagery in his poem. What role did the position and phase of the Moon really play on that momentous night? The talk will be followed by the planetarium show THE WRIGHT WAY TO FLY at 8:45 p.m.