Public Programs

Take Family Nights Out of This World!

The First Stargazers 

A Fulldome Planetarium Program
$5 per person
Most Friday nights, please see Schedule
For ages 8 and up

This program only ran 6 times last year and people asked for it back. So here it is!

Journey back in time to explore how the first stargazers experienced the sky above. Your guide is Nashira, a friendly time traveler who has visited Earth many times before.

Witness the very first stargazer making a Moon calendar out of animal bone 30,000 years ago. Discover the ancient pyramids of Giza and their alignment to the skies.

See stunning digital re-creations of the Parthenon, Alexandria Library, Stonehenge and Abu Simbel Temple and be inspired by the first stargazers who laid down the foundations of modern-day astronomy.


Ooky Spooky Space

A Fulldome Planetarium Program
Near Halloween : see Schedule
$5 per person
For ages 8 and up

Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to hear the story of the holiday's heavenly origin and meet the stars -- -- the stars of Halloween?  Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae!
Note: Flashing lights and loud music