Planetarium Programs
With a capacity of 35, the planetarium theater offers a comfortable and unique venue for space, earth, weather, ocean, ecosystem and light pollution programs. To schedule programs contact the Science Center at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Elaine Hendrickson, Volunteer Program Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.(Note: All visits scheduled for 90 minutes and may include more than one program.)
Full Dome Programs
Approximate Length (min)
AZTEC ASTRONOMY 30
BACK TO THE MOON FOR GOOD 25
The show opens with the first era of space exploration in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We see what that era
of landers and orbiters taught us about our nearest neighbor including th discovery of the Moon's origin,
composition, structure, and trhe accessibility of raw materials on its surface.
The Google Lunar XPRIZE is designed to democratize space and create new opportunities for eventual human
and robotic presence on the Moon. We see the engineering and innovation steps takn by the internationally
distributed teams competing to land a spacecraft on the Moon and vie for additional prizes. We lighlight the
human spirit of competition and collaboration as teams take on this audacious challenge. Who will win the $30
million Google Lunar XPRIZE? The audience is taken through a successful launch, landing and lunar surface
travel. The show ends with a stunning glimpse of a plausible scenario for our future on the Moon.
CHASING THE GHOST PARTICLE 30
Learn about neutrinos and Ice Cube, the telescope buried at the South Pole, that searches for them.
COSMIC COLORS 32
Explore a wondrous journey through the world of color and beyond!
Discover why the sky is blue, why Mars is red, and the reason why many things are the color that they are.
Tour the interior of a plant leaf, voyage through a human eye, then step into the invisible universe as you
investigate x-rays by taking on a monstrous black hole.
Explore the world of infrared. in a roaring fire, and even discover what may have been the actual color of a
dinosaur. Explore the amazing rainbow of cosmic light through COSMIC COLORS, an original productions
of the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium in copperation with the Great Lakes Planetarium Association.
DARK MATTER 20
Dark is a full-dome movie that explains and explores the nature of dark matter, the missing 80% of the mass
of the universe. The search for dark matter is the most pressing astrophysical problem of our time -- the
solution to which will help us understand whe the Universe is as it is, where it came from, and how it has
evolved over billions of years -- the unimaginable depths of deep time, of shich a human life is but a flickering
instant. But in that instant we can grasp it immensity and through science we can attempt to understand it.
DISTANT WORLDS 52
ECLIPSES AND PHASES OF THE MOON 20
EUROPE TO THE STARS 31
EXOPLANETS CASPER 29
FLIGHT ADVENTURES 20
"Flight Adventures" dreams of flying, model aircraft and a young girl and her grandfather come together in this
multi-media pnaetariun show about the science of aeronautics. Learn about famous inventors and aviators of the past
and the pioneers who first revealed the 4 forces of flight. See images of aircraft past, present and future and imagine
where flight might take us.
FROM EARTH TO THE UNIVERSE 32
HOT AND ENERGETIC UNIVERSE 27
IBEX:SEARCH FOR THE EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 28
Join scientists who are investigating the boundary between out Solar System and the rest of our Galaxy in IBEX:
SEARCH FOR THE EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
Designed for visitors with an appreciation for the Challenges of space science and a desire to learn more about science
research, the show follows the creation of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). Get an in-depth look at the
mission and how IBEX is collecting high-speed atoms to create a map of our Solar System's boundary.
JOURNEY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE MILK WAY 7
New types of telescopes permit us to dig deep into the mysteries of out galaxy, the Milky Way.
LOSING THE DARK 6
Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution washes away our view of the cosmos. It not only
threatens astronomy, it disrupts wildlife, and affects human health. The yellow glows over cities and towns --
seen so clearly from space -- are testament to the billions spent in wated energy from lighting up the sky.
Losing the Dark is a "public service announcement" planetarium show, a collaboration of Loch Ness Productions
and the International Dark-Sky Association. It introduces and illistrates some of the issues regarding light pollution.
Planetarians are uniquely kpositioned to teach audiences ways we can all work together to implement responsible
use of lighting.
MAYAN ASTRONOMY 20
This full dome program is in Spanish.
MOON 7
MOVIE FOR CONFERENCE 14
NASA JOURNEY TO MARS 10
NINE PLANETS AND COUNTING 40
What is a planet? Take a tour of the planetary population of our solar system.
ONCE AND FUTURE CITIES 37
OUT THERE 30
PHANTOMS OF THE UNIVERSE 27
RUSTY ROCKET 40
Rusty Rocket faces one final mission: an introductory tour of the solar system for a new class of rocket rookies.
SEEING 2 26
SOLAR QUEST 12
"Solar Quest" is a full dome planetarium short feature that demonstrates how the Sun and Earth are
interconnected and that we are "Living with a Star". High quality animations display solar phenomena such
as fusion and light energy as well as solare surface features and events. Franulaes, solar fares and coronal
mass ejuections are highlighted. The show discusses the impacts of space weather and how the Earth's
atmosphere and magnetic field protects all life on Earth.
SUNSTRUCK SHOW 21
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK 21
THE SUN 24
TOTALITY 24 & 10
Total solar eclipses are a rare and beautiful phenomena, and in this new planetarium show you will learn
how eclipses happen, how to safely view one, and where these two eclipses take place. Texas is the nexus
for the annular eclipse of 2023 and the total solar eclipse of 2024.
TOUCHING UNIVERSE 24
TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS 22
Serious students learn about telescope work, history,
discoveries and fundamentals.
UNVEILING INVISIBLE 28
WAITING FAR AWAY 11