Planetarium Events

For reservations, please send an email to planetarium@marietta.edu (preferred) or leave a message at 740-376-4827. Please include your name, the number of seats you are reserving and your contact information. You will receive a confirmation via email or telephone. Groups larger than 20 are encouraged to schedule a special viewing.

Those without reservations will be admitted on a space-available basis.

Summer 2013

Stargazing and the Solar System for the Whole Family

Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 2:00pm The Cowboy Astronomer
Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 2:00pm Secret of the Cardboard Rocket (For Children!)

Please join us for a look at the stars and planets of the summer 2013 sky! Each of this pair of family-friendly programs will include a star talk about the current evening sky. In June, this presentation will be paired with a showing of "The Cowboy Astronomer," a program which focuses on what we can learn from the sky using our eyes alone. In July, we will instead show "Secret of the Cardboard Rocket," a fun-filled voyage throughout our Solar System.

Summer shows are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Hope to see you there! (If we have more audience members than can be safely seated, we will offer a second show at 3:30pm)

March/April 2013

Undiscovered Worlds

Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7:00pm
Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 2:00pm
Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 7:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 2:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 3:30pm

Within the past 20 years, astronomers have discovered hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. Learn more about these worlds and how we search for and study them through the program "Undiscovered Worlds," created by the Museum of Science in Boston. A brief star talk about the current sky will accompany this fulldome video.

Please call or email for reservations!

January/February 2013

The Winter Sky

Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 7:00pm
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 2:00pm
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 3:30pm For Children!

Explore the Solar System and the winter sky! All of our January and February programs will include a star talk about the mid-winter evening sky, as well as a fulldome video exploring the Solar System. The Thursday, January 31 show and the 2pm show on Sunday, February 10 will feature "Oasis in Space." Our special children's program will take place at 3:30pm on Sunday, February 10 and will include the child-friendly program "Secret of the Cardboard Rocket."