Planetarium 2018-19

Please join us as we welcome back our summertime Sun at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 7th, with the free community show of Sunstruck at the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. This show will begin with a look at the stars and planets visible in the current night sky. Then, in honor of summer, we will watch "Sunstruck," which considers the Sun and the...

Please join us for a public planetarium show of Space Aliens at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 12th, in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. After a star talk featuring the summertime sky, we will view the fulldome program "Space Aliens" which discusses the possibility of finding life elsewhere in the Universe. All ages are welcome! This event is...

Tour the Solar System with this family-friendly program suitable for all ages at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 16th. Our viewing of "Secret of the Cardboard Rocket" will be preceded by a star talk about the planets, stars, and constellations visible in the late summer sky. All ages are welcome. This show is being offered on a first-come, first-...

The 2018-19 Physics Colloquium at Marietta College opens with the planetarium show “Europe to the Stars,” at noon, Friday, September 21st, in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. It is free and open to the public. The presentation is a new planetarium show from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and it tells the story of ESO’s exploration...

Please join us for “Europe to the Stars”, a new planetarium show from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) that tells the story of ESO’s exploration of the southern sky, at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 27th. This stunning movie takes viewers on an epic journey behind the scenes of the most productive ground-based observatory in the world....

The Fall Semester portion of the 2018-19 Physics Colloquium at Marietta College closes with the planetarium show “Season of Light,” at noon, Friday, November 30th, in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. This is a great way to prepare for the holiday season as you watch the full-dome show "Season of Light," which traces the history and...

Prepare for the holiday season once again at Marietta College's Anderson Hancock Planetarium with the full-dome show "Season of Light," from 2:00-3:15 p.m., Sunday, December 9th. "Season of Light" traces the history and development of numerous holiday traditions, including the Yule log, mistletoe, and the Christmas tree. The program concludes...

Prepare for the holiday season once again at Marietta College's Anderson Hancock Planetarium with the full-dome show "Season of Light," from 3:30-4:45 p.m., Sunday, December 9th. "Season of Light" traces the history and development of numerous holiday traditions, including the Yule log, mistletoe, and the Christmas tree. The program concludes...

Prepare for the holiday season once again at Marietta College's Anderson Hancock Planetarium with the full-dome show "Season of Light," from 7:00-8:15 p.m., Thursday, December 13th. "Season of Light" traces the history and development of numerous holiday traditions, including the Yule log, mistletoe, and the Christmas tree. The program...

Please join the College for a showing of the full-dome program "Galileo: The Power of the Telescope," created by the Milwaukee Public Museum, at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 28th in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. This program will begin with a look at the stars and planets visible in the current night sky. This show is being offered on a...

Come view an old favorite that includes visualizations of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World along with an additional seven astronomical wonders at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 28th, at the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. This program will include a live star talk about what is happening in the early spring sky.

If you have never visited the Anderson Hancock Planetarium, this event is for you. This semester's Astronomy 106 class is putting on a planetarium show consisting of a student-given star talk followed by a viewing of the full-dome program "Seven Wonders," at 7:15 p.m., Thursday, April 11th. Come learn about the current night-time sky and some...

Please join the College for a showing of "From Earth to the Universe," at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 25th in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. Along with this show, which has not yet been viewed as part of a public program, there will also be a live star talk about what is happening in the spring sky. This event is free and open to the public...

Please join the College for a showing of "The Hot and Energetic Universe," at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 16th, in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. Along with this show, which has not yet been viewed as part of a public program, there will also be a live star talk about what is happening in the spring sky. This event is free and open to the...

Marietta College is hosting a free community planetarium showing of "The Cowboy Astronomer" at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30th, at the Anderson Hancock Planetarium. "The Cowboy Astronomer" focuses on what can be seen in the sky without the aid of telescopes or binoculars. This program will be followed by a live star talk about the summer sky and...