Show your support for all 8 planets in the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Thank you for helping bring astronomy and planetary science education to Northwest Arkansas.
Celebrate the historic Apollo 11 mission, which landed humans on the Moon for the first time in 1969. As our way of thanking you for your support, we will send you a signed thank you note featuring a beautiful picture of the cosmos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
The real NASA, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was founded in the year 1958. By backing our campaign at this level, you're also a NASA: a Nice Ally of Space and Astronomy! We thank you for your amazing support towards reaching our goal.
One of our favorite programs is our stars and constellations show, so this giving level celebrates the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Although we can't name a constellation after you, we will list you as an official sponsor of the planetarium using a name of your choosing (subject to our approval). Sponsors will either be listed on a sign that we bring with the planetarium or displayed before planetarium shows if we are able to implement a customized intro.
You've officially reached the cruising altitude of Lower Earth Orbit when you circle the Earth every 128 minutes or less. It's a real milestone achievement, as is your donation to our campaign! Thank you!
The entire Milky Way galaxy weighs about the same as 166 quadrillion Earths. That accounts for every single star, planet, comet, dark matter particle, and speck of dust in the galaxy. Wow! As our way of saying thank you for backing this campaign at such an incredible level, you will be invited to see the planetarium in a private showing as soon as we have it up and running. The exact number of invitations is to be determined.
Edwin Hubble is credited as being the first person to measure the expansion of the Universe at 500 kilometers/second/megaparsec. This drastically changed our view of the entire Universe. By giving us a gift at this level you are truly helping expand our Universe of learning on an astronomical level. You will be invited to come on a tour of the planetary science laboratories here at the University of Arkansas and spend some personal time with the members of Space Hogs to talk about any space-related questions you have. Additionally, you will be recognized as a leading sponsor of the planetarium.