Planet 9

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Planet 9

Southworth Planetarium
Saturday, October 17, 2026•1:00 PM
Follow Mike Brown and his team at CalTech as they uncover dwarf worlds like the remarkably bright Eris; Haumea, an egg-shaped object rotating incredibly fast; and Sedna, whose orbit takes it deep into the far reaches of the Solar System. We’ll tag along on Mike Brown’s first night searching for the ninth planet at the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii.
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About Southworth Planetarium

The facility is currently being revitalized by John Haley, who is introducing unique programming like a play within the dome about an autistic cosmologist's journey to create the Hubble Deep Field.story_potoo

70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME 04103
Open
• Closes 3:00 PM
maine.edu
+1 207-780-4249

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