Yuri's Night
Yuri's Night is a global celebration of humanity's past, present and future in space, named after Yuri Gagarin, the first human to venture into space on April 12, 1961. The Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics are teaming up to host Yuri's Night at the WVU Planetarium. The event includes planetarium shows, telescope viewing, lectures, kids activities and more.
Schedule of Events
6 p.m. Welcome: "Who was Yuri Gagarin, and why do we celebrate him?"
White Hall G09
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Astronomy Trivia Competition
Planetarium
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. “Outlier”
White Hall G09
8:30 p.m. Dawn of the Space Age and Telescope Viewing
Planetarium