Fort Bragg Library's Vision

Orion Nebula photo courtesy of NASA/Hubble Telescope, 2006.

VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE:

FOUR CENTURIES OF DISCOVERY

A Traveling Exhibit for Public Libraries

The Fort Bragg Branch of the Mendocino County Library has been awarded Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery, a traveling exhibit developed by the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provided major funding for the exhibit.

The exhibit will be hosted by Fort Bragg Library from July 12th until September 3rd.

Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery focuses on astronomy through the ages—from Galileo’s initial findings to the latest results of the Hubble Space Telescope. The exhibit vividly illustrates 400 years of growth in our knowledge of not just planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, but also the size and scale of the universe in both space and time. Exhibit panels feature dramatic images from the Hubble Space Telescope, other ground- and space-based telescopes, and the fleet of NASA missions that have explored our solar system.

Watch for more news about related events and programming here and on our website as we draw closer to the exhibit date!