Here& #39;s a little thread: @GoAskAScientist took Anastasia, me, and a friend on a tour part of one of our science buildings AND a planetarium show. That& #39;s right, @stcloudstate has a PLANETARIUM. AND an OBSERVATORY, I learned!
The entire experience was utterly delightful. We got to see (some of) the rock collection created by @stcloudstate geology faculty members. We got to a see a wave machine. We got a personal planetarium show and @GoAskAScientist answered every single one of our (MANY) questions.
We have a totally cool planetarium machine--it& #39;s purple and its name is Chronos. What an incredible resource for our university! And yet, I& #39;m fairly certain that most of our community doesn& #39;t know it& #39;s there. @GoAskAScientist is doing incredible work to secure more funding.
And the thing is, I think that many institutions have awesome collections, instruments, and venues that are just magical and no one knows is there--I think that& #39;s part of being institutions where knowledge is created and housed (for better and for worse).
What are some of the hidden gems in your college or university?