Saturday at the Cosmosphere

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The real Apollo 13 on display  

Frequent readers of "Meteorological Musings" know what a fan I am of the Kansas Cosmosphere, generally thought to be the second best space museum in the world. It is second only to the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum.

There is an encore event surrounding Sean Casey's IMAX movie Tornado Alley this Friday and Saturday. Here is the schedule:


Friday, Nov. 4
4 pm.  Sean Casey Presentation, with Q&A, “Storm Chasing Adventures”
4:45 pm.  Drawing for TIV2 ride winners followed by rides.
Saturday, Nov. 5
2:30 pm. Author and AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions Senior Vice President Mike Smith presents “Warnings Save Lives: A Look Back at Greensburg, Udall and Joplin.”
3 pm.  Book sale and signing with Mike Smith, “Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather.”
4 pm.  Sean Casey Presentation, with Q&A, “Storm Chasing Adventures”
4:45 pm.  Drawing for TIV2 ride winners followed by rides.
The Cosmosphere is at 1100 N. Plum in Hutchinson. 800-397-0330 or 620-662-2305. Visit www.cosmo.org

I will be incorporating some of the lessons learned during the just-ended tornado season, the worst since 1953.

Looking forward to seeing everyone next weekend at the Cosmosphere!!

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