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Experience the wonders of the night sky as never before with our fully digital star projection system. For more information about Planetarium shows and times, please visit our online calendar.

Daytime Shows
The Museum is extending its offer for free tickets with paid Museum admission to daytime planeterium shows for the month of May. Free tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be distributed at the entrance to the Planetarium.

  • May 1 - May 31
Wednesdays
3:00 PM        Your Cosmic Quest
 
Fridays
3:00 PM        Kids' Space Adventure

 Saturdays and Sundays

11:00 AM      Twinkle, Twinkle for Little Stars
Noon            Tales of the Maya Skies
1:00 PM        Kids’ Space Adventure
2:00 PM        Astronaut
3:00 PM        Your Cosmic Quest (in Spanish on Sundays)
 
 

Evenings Exclusives Shows

Tickets are required for all evening exclusives planetarium presentations and are available at the entrance to the Planetarium. Members $3/person; non-members $6.00/person. 

          Extreme Planets
          Saturday, May 11
          7:30 PM

      

Twinkle, Twinkle for Little Stars

Twinkle, Twinkle for Little Stars

This presentation for families with children five years and under features a different topic every week. Come back again and again to learn about stars, planets, constellations, and more!

Run Time: 15 minutes

Age appropriateness: Families with young children

  

 Your Cosmic Quest

Your Cosmic Quest

Have you ever looked up into the sky and wondered what you were actually seeing? Have you ever wished you could ask questions about space and get immediate answers? Now you can in Your Cosmic Quest, a show that explores the seasonal sky and is fueled by your questions and interests!

Run Time: 40 minutes

Age appropriateness: General audiences (not recommended for young children)

   

Astronaut

The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?

Astronaut takes you from Earth into space...and beyond. Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body. Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject "Chad", our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Run Time: 40 minutes

Age appropriateness: General Audiences

 

Cosmic Improv 

 

This is your show! Do you know why Pluto is not a planet anymore? Are you able to identify that bright object you see after sunset? Join us for a unique planetarium show that is built around your questions and interests, where we will answer these and any other astronomy-related questions YOU may have. So bring your questions, sit back and enjoy!

 Run Time: 60 minutes

Age appropriateness: General Audiences (not recommended for children under 5)

Kids' Space Adventure

 Kid’s Space Adventure

 Come and ask questions about space and the universe! Kid’s Space Adventure is an interactive place where you can find answers about the planets, constellations, comets, asteroids, galaxies and much more!!

Run Time: 30 minutes

Age appropriateness: Families with children

 

 Extreme Planets

For centuries, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the Universe. With the discovery in 1995 of the first planet orbiting another star, we now know that planets are not unique to our own Solar System. In fact, these “extrasolar” planets now appear to be quite common. From water worlds to molten landscapes, inhabitable moons to planets with multiple suns, these exotic worlds aren’t just science fiction anymore!

Run Time: 40 minutes

Age appropriateness: General audiences (not recommended for children under 5)

  

Tales of The Maya Skies

 

 

 Tales of the Maya Skies is a digital full-dome show that immerses the audience into the Maya astronomy, art and culture through a custom score and visuals. Produced by Chabot Space & Science Center, Tales of the Maya Skies inspires and educates through its description of the Maya’s accurate astronomical achievements and how astronomy connected them to the Universe. Narrated by Latin Grammy award winner and Oscar nominee Lila Downs.

 Run Time: 40 minutes

Age appropriateness: General Audiences (not recommended for children under 5)

 

 

 

 

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