Visit us on Saturday March 9th for the next installment of planetarium shows! Tickets to these shows are FREE, but a $5 donation per person is encouraged. Seating in the planetarium theater is limited and issued on a first come, first served basis. A waiting list for walk-in visitors will be available on the day of the event for those who did not register in advance. Seating will begin about 10 minutes before the scheduled show time. Any reserved tickets not claimed will be released to walk-in visitors.
Schedule:
10:00am - Legends of the Night Sky: Orion
- Best for young children ages 3-8
Enjoy this animated re-telling of the classic Greek myth of the famous constellation Orion. Join narrators Aesop the Owl and Socrates the Mouse as they share this ancient story. Follow Orion as he grows from boy to man, foils the plot of an evil king, and falls in love with Artemis the moon goddess.
11:00am - Astronomy: 3000 years of Stargazing
- Best for audiences of ages 8+
Since the beginning of time, the sky has enthralled humans. In this full-dome show, retrace the milestones of cosmic discovery from Ptolemy’s epicycle theory to The Big Bang. From Galileo’s telescope to modern instruments used on Earth and in space, see how cutting-edge technology reveals a multi-wavelength universe of planets, star birth regions, nebulae, pulsars, black holes and galaxies.
12:00pm - Dark Skies of MO
- Best for older audiences of ages 10+
A classic planetarium show, featuring a live star presentation with our original Spitz 512 star projector from 1974. With the stars set to music, enjoy looking at an entire night of the darkest sky of stars from sunset ‘til sunrise.
