If you're looking for something to do on a warm summer evening, this is a great place to go, and it's not just because of the free admission.

On the second floor of the Science Building at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium.

If you decide to visit, you'll walk into a circular room with a few projectors in the center of it, and once the lights go out, you'll take a journey through the universe.

The projectors can depict the night sky, including stars, sun, moon, and planets; as well as show films.

Projectors on the walls of the room can be used to illustrate other things in space, like a supernova, for example.

During the summer presentations, not only will you see the stars and planets in the current night sky, but you'll watch one of two shows.

"The Into the Universe program takes a look at the history of NASA,” says Dr. Randy Olson, the director of the Blocher Planetarium.

There's also a program about some of the amazing things the Hubble Telescope has found in space.

These and other shows like it at the planetarium bring a slice of the big city to central Wisconsin.

"Many of the times, our programs are exactly the same kinds as what you might find in Adler, or in some of the large planetarium facilities around the country,” says Dr. Olson.

For a schedule of summer programs at the Blocher Planetarium, go to this link: http://www.uwsp.edu/physastr/plan_obs/publicshow.htm