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A fresh month starts this week and with it comes two new shows, both of which celebrate the influence the stars have had on humans over the years. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for: children; seniors; UT students, faculty & staff.

• Starting on Friday 3rd February, 2012 at 7.30pmwe will be showing "Two Small Pieces of Glass" which traces the history of the telescope from when Galileo first started modifying a child's spyglass, using two small pieces of glass to better view the heavens, through to the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and into the future of astronomy. After the show, if the weather is clear, you will get to use our telescopes on campus to take your own look at the heavens.

• Starting Saturday 4th February, 2012 at 1pm we celebrate Black History Month with a  full dome presentation based on the children's book "Follow the Drinking Gourd" which tells the story of how slaves living in the South were able to use a grouping of stars they called the 'Drinking Gourd' to lead them North and to freedom. This is a great program for children aged five to twelve.

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