Laser Show Demonstration at the Christa McAuliffe Space Center. Imainarium Theater

James Porter and Dad Perry in the Crow's Nest

     For me, Saturday mornings start at Renaissance Academy's The Space Place for the 8:30 A.M. Coding Club.  Afterwords it's off to the Christa McAuliffe Space Center in Pleasant Grove where I'm working hard to fill Tabitha Rick's shoes as the Center's new Outreach Coordinator.  Tabitha was so good at her job that the learning curve I'm facing seems, at times, overwhelming.  Thankfully Tabitha is always one phone call away and ready to help.  Occasionally her husband Matt will answer the phone as the Space Center's Help Line located in New Delhi, India (he has a convincing accent). 

     I had an 11:00 A.M. meeting with James Porter, the Center's director, to discuss a few upcoming department items. Afterwards, James invited me into the planetarium to watch a demo of the Space Center's upcoming laser show.  I finished the call with Tabitha, entered the planetarium, and found James and his dad Perry in the crow's nest (planetarium controls) polishing up an item or two.  

     With my Troubadour reporter's hat on, I had my phone out ready to record bits and pieces of the show and wow - it was better than I expected.  The lasers are brilliantly bright, the planetarium's sound system is perfect for rock music, and the smoke machines kept the room smoky enough for the lasers but not London fog smokey.  Getting motion sick was another of my concerns but that didn't happen either.  It was a fantastic show. I don't think Pleasant Grove understands how lucky it is to have this state of the art planetarium.  

     I took bits of my records and put them together to make a short video of my experience.  COPYRIGHT NOTICE: I removed the soundtrack to the video as requested. The Space Center is finalizing the licensing fee.  Instead I found a royalty free piece of rock music to add to the video for fun's sake.  

    

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