Town-N-Gown recently announced its selection of Old Dominion University's Pretlow Planetarium as the recipient of the organization's 2016 grant.
The Planetarium will use the $4,000 grant to purchase a one-time, multi-year license for the full-dome movie "Firefall." The film is aimed at "teaching the general public about the history of asteroid and meteorite impacts on Earth and how they have shaped our planet," according to Planetarium Director Justin Mason.
The movie will complement the Planetarium's newly acquired meteorite collection which will be on permanent display.