Bettendorf High School's Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium is celebrating the 50th year of its annual "The Christmas Star" program this week.Â
Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium's longest running presentation has been shown to an upward of 15,000 visitors.Â
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Michael Grannen's silhouette can be seen as he turns off the lights before showing "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The show is projected on to the ceiling by two fisheye projectors.Â
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A current look at the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium serves not only high school students but elementary students and Quad-Cities organizations such as Boy Scout troops.Â
Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium's longest running presentation has been shown to an upward of 15,000 visitors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen's silhouette can be seen as he turns off the lights before showing "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The show is projected on to the ceiling by two fisheye projectors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
A current look at the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium serves not only high school students but elementary students and Quad-Cities organizations such as Boy Scout troops.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium's longest running presentation has been shown to an upward of 15,000 visitors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen's silhouette can be seen as he turns off the lights before showing "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The show is projected on to the ceiling by two fisheye projectors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
A current look at the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium serves not only high school students but elementary students and Quad-Cities organizations such as Boy Scout troops.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium's longest running presentation has been shown to an upward of 15,000 visitors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Bettendorf High School Planetarium
Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium's longest running presentation has been shown to an upward of 15,000 visitors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen's silhouette can be seen as he turns off the lights before showing "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The show is projected on to the ceiling by two fisheye projectors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
A current look at the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium serves not only high school students but elementary students and Quad-Cities organizations such as Boy Scout troops.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
"The Christmas Star" program explores ideas about the star from the Christ's birth.Â
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A still from "The Christmas Star" program. The program is narrated by Frank Gorshe, a past Bettendorf High School chemistry teacher. Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium's longest running presentation has been shown to an upward of 15,000 visitors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen's silhouette can be seen as he turns off the lights before showing "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The show is projected on to the ceiling by two fisheye projectors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
A current look at the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium serves not only high school students but elementary students and Quad-Cities organizations such as Boy Scout troops.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at Bettendorf High School on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bettendorf. The planetarium's longest running presentation has been shown to an upward of 15,000 visitors.Â
- Katelyn Metzger
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