Program Discription
This Halloween adventure is the recollection of a woman named Diana and her early childhood fascination with the moon. 
Ideal for grades 2 through 5, and as a super family Halloween program, this planetarium production examines the nature of the moon and its changing appearance in the sky.
Diana's taunting older brother calls her a "MoonWitch," but little does he know that this will become the name of his sister's future "lunar lander."
Informative explanations of moon phases, changing appearance, and lunar motion are included in this family-oriented story. The running time is approximately 17 minutes.A STORY OUTLINE is available at http://www.bowentechnovation.com/planetarium/shows3.htm.
The Characters
Billy - a cantankerous, energetic young boy in a typical famil
y.
Diana - Billy's younger sister. Keenly interested in the skies, and especially the Moon.
Mom and Dad - Typical neighborhood parents that take time to explain their understandings of the Moon and skies.
Also a neighbor lady and Diana's schoolteacher.
The Author and Review Committee
Well known planetarium professional Phil Groce authored this show. An initial treatment was graciously reviewed and commented on by Christine Shupla, Steve Mitch, Sharon Parker, and George Reed.
This program is designed for grades 2-5 and for family viewing, and met the approval of the four member review committee. Excellent for classroom use or as preshows, audiences will find the program to be exciting and entertaining while filled with understandable scientific information.
Specifications and Credits
Running Time: 17 minutes
Number of Video/Graphics Panoramas: None
Number of Full Motion Video/Animation Sequences: Six
Number of All-Dome Video/Graphics All-Skies: As provided by your astronomy image generation/projection system database. Script Author: Phil Groce
Script Consultants: Christine Shupla, Steve Mitch, Sharon Parker, and George Reed.
Music Score by: Jeff Bowen
Original Art by: Jim Chapman (formerly of Sudekum Planetarium), Mike Grznar and Brien Barr of Bowen Technovation.
Audio formats available: Multichannel 5.1 digital file, stereo .wav, stereo audio CD.
Video/graphic formats available: MPEG-2 1024 x 1024 (single lens projector format), 1280 x 1280 (single lens projector format), 3600 x 3600 (six projector format), and 4096 x 4096 (Digistar 3 Laser)
Additional backup or narration less soundtrack. Priced upon request.
