Public Show Schedule
| May 5, 2012 | Mission to Mir |
| May 19, 2012 | The Magic School Bus: Sees Stars |
| May 26, 2012 | (special showing) When Venus Transits the Sun |
| Jun 2, 2012 | When Venus Transits the Sun |
| Jun 16, 2012 | Tour of the Moon |
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Showtimes are at 8 pm on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.
Shows last about 1 hour.
Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students/seniors, children under 18 free when accompanied by an adult.
No reservations required - first come, first serve.
Doors open 1/2 hour before the show.
Telescope observing follows the show, weather permitting.
Each planetarium showing includes a tour of the evening sky with free sky charts available.
Planetarium Show Descriptions
Mission to Mir: This IMAX movie tours the Russian space station Mir which orbited the Earth from 1986 to 2001. The film examines the relationships between the American astronauts and Russion cosmonauts as they live, work and play in zero-gravity.
The Magic School Bus: Sees Stars: In this episode of the series, the class wants to buy Dorothy Ann a star, but before they buy a real star, they blast off to inspect the merchandise.
When Venus Transits the Sun: In preparation for the Venus transit on Jun 5th, this show explains this rare and magnificent celestial apparition and discusses some famous past transits.
Tour of the Moon: Thanks to new measurements, we have new and unprecedented views of the Moon's surface along with new insight into how it came to look the way it does.