Planetarium Presentations

Our Place in Space - Saturdays @ 11:00 am

Join Scarlet Macaw, Indy Elephant, and Paula Polar Bear as they solve a crossword puzzle. Along the way they will learn why we have night and day, explore the Sun and planets, and things astronomical. This program is suitable for children ages 5 to 8.

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Oasis in Space - Saturday @ 12:30 pm

Using immersive video technology, journey to the planets of our Solar System and search for the most important ingredient for life - water. The presentation also contains a live tour of the current night skies.

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Skies Over Louisville - Friday @ 8:00 pm and Saturday @ 2:00 pm

What does the sky look like tonight? Where can I find the planets? When is the best time to see the International Space Station? "Skies over Louisville" is designed to help answer these questions and many more. The program features an in depth tour of the night sky including stars, constellations, and planets. Each month we will explore one area of observational astronomy in detail and every session will give the audience a chance to ask questions about the night sky. This program is suitable for all ages.

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Castles to the Sky - Saturday @ 3:30 pm

Travel both in time and location to explore the mysteries of our universe through the use of observatories throughout history, from the stone structure known as Stonehenge to the modern space-based observatories, such as the Hubble Space Telescope. This multimedia presentation involving panoramic video, All-Sky projection system, and our laser will show you how our perceptions of the universe have changed as we continued to build more modern structures, castles to the sky. This presentation will include a tour of the current night sky. This presentation is suitable for ages 10 and up.

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Evening Under the Stars - 1st Saturday of each Month. October 6 and November 3 @ 8:00 p.m.

Join us for an in-depth tour of the stars, constellations, and planets visible from your own backyard. Following the program explore the skies with telescopes - weather permitting.

Laser presentations

Laser Beatles

Featuring many of the band's greatest hits, embark on a "Magical Mystery Tour" of brilliant laser imagery and animation. Also featured, "Paradigm Shifts", a brief exploration of the Universe through Space and Time.

Laser Radiohead

Rock to Airbag, The Bends, You-DG, High and Dry and more while your eyes take in the dancing laser imagery covering our dome.

Pink Floyd - The Wall

The haunting melodies of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" illuminated by laser imagery as creative and haunting as the music itself. Over 50 minutes of songs, including "Another Brick in the Wall (Part I)", "Mother", "Hey You", and others.