Join Michelle Nichols, director of Public Observing at Chicago's Adler Planetarium, in an armchair tour of the solar system.
Explore our solar system without stepping foot outside! We will showcase some of the latest NASA spacecraft images of our solar system, touching on our stunning sun, planets, asteroids, comets, and everything in between.
Michelle Nichols is director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and has worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Ms. Nichols leads all of the Adler Planetarium's telescope, observatory, and public sky observing initiatives and events.
Armchair Travels is generously funded by the Rutherford Family Trust.
From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From the north: Go south on Green Bay Road. Turn right on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From I-94 (Edens Expressway):from the South - exit at Lake Ave. East. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave. • from the North - exit at Rt. 41/Skokie Blvd. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave.
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