IMAX Offers Library Patrons Seats to Hubble 3D Movie

March 3, 2010

Avid library patrons will be able to journey through distant galaxies and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult tasks in history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), thanks to a new partnership between IMAX and the American Library Association.

Through April 30, ALA’s public awareness website, atyourlibrary.org, will host “Explore the Universe @ your library,” a contest for kids, in partnership with IMAX’s Hubble 3D movie. Hubble 3D opens in IMAX and IMAX 3D theaters across the country March 19.

The contest is open to kids in kindergarten through 12th grade. On atyourlibrary.org/hubble, kids have the opportunity to answer a series of trivia questions about the Hubble Space Telescope; if they answer all the questions correctly, they will be entered into a drawing to win one of seven prize packages. The grand prize is 25 IMAX tickets, suitable for classes or astronomy clubs, as well as a telescope and a signed Hubble 3D poster. First prize is a family four-pack of IMAX tickets, telescope, and signed poster. Five other prize packages include IMAX tickets and a film poster.

Administered by ALA’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, the “Explore the Universe @ your library” website features supporting educational content suitable for library or classroom use, including interviews with astronauts featured in Hubble 3D. The site also highlights kids and teens who are amateur astronomers, to help inspire other kids to take up the hobby.

For nearly two decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided images that have helped shed light on the age of the universe, reveal the existence of dark energy, measure the rate of the universe’s expansion, and foster many other discoveries. Hubble 3D offers a unique look into Hubble’s legacy and highlights its impact on the way we view the universe.

Hubble 3D is an IMAX and Warner Brothers Pictures production, in cooperation with NASA. For more details about the film, visit imax.com/hubble.

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