{"id":38430,"date":"2026-05-18T15:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=38430"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:14:16","slug":"38430","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/38430-38430\/","title":{"rendered":"Prairie Skies \u2013 Planetarium Star Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38411 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/staerkel-planetarium-standard-2026-850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/staerkel-planetarium-standard-2026-850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/staerkel-planetarium-standard-2026-850-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/staerkel-planetarium-standard-2026-850-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join in the fun and exploration every Friday at 7:00pm, for a tour of our night sky.<\/p>\n<p>This is a live\u2011narrated tour of the wonders of the sky, accompanied by some of the legendary stories of the ancient sky.\u00a0 Find out what constellations and planets are visible and how to find them.<\/p>\n<p>This show is updated seasonally and is intended for all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Join in the fun and exploration every Friday at 7:00pm, for a tour of our night sky. 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