Join us at BASF Planetarium on Tuesday, July 30 from 8:15 PM – 10:00 PM in the east parking lot for stargazing with our variety of telescopes. Get tickets for the 7:00 PM final showing of “Cartooning Constellations” in the dome and then stick around to see if YOU can find the constellations you learned about in our night sky.
This event is FREE, but RSVPs are requested. RSVP NOW!
Join us Friday, August 30 at 7:00 PM in BASF Planetarium for a Science Café presentation, Music: The Science Behind the Art, with speaker Brian Casey, conductor of the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra.
Attendees will learn about the physical (outside-the-body) aspects of acoustical physics AND the internal (psychological, physiological, neurological) aspects of practice and performance.
Enjoy an evening of socialization, desserts, refreshments and amazing science. This event is open to ages 21+. Registration is $15.
1:00 PM
TICKETS:
Planetarium members: FREE
Non-Members: $5 per person
Relive the excitement of the early days of space exploration, from the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik, to the magnificent lunar landings and privately operated space flights. Be immersed and overwhelmed with this most accurate historic reconstruction of Man’s first steps into space.
Who were these men and women that took part in these death-defying endeavors? Witness their drive, their passion, and dedication to explore.
1:00 PM
TICKETS:
Planetarium members: FREE
Non-members: $5/person
Max the Dog and a young girl named Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo era, and their trip proves so inspiring to people back on Earth that all the nations of the world come together to build a great Moon colony. From the colony, the views of Earth make everyone realize how small and precious planet Earth is.
1:00 PM
TICKETS:
Planetarium members: FREE
Non-members $5/person
This planetarium show explores the relationship between Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions. Coyote has many misconceptions about our home planet and its most familiar neighbors. His confusion about the universe makes viewers think about how Earth, Moon and Sun work together as a system and learn to distinguish between myths and science.
Learn the basics of fusion and solar energy and why the Sun rises and sets. Examine the Moon’s orbit, craters, phases, and eclipses. You’ll even take a look at past and future space travel to our Moon … and beyond!
1:00 PM
TICKETS:
Planetarium members: FREE
Non-members: $5
What does it take to become an astronaut? Take a journey from Earth into space and beyond. Experience a rocket launch from inside the human body, and float around inside the International Space Station. Narrated by Ewan McGregor, this exciting fulldome presentation lets you discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.
Join BASF Planetarium for a FREE “Star & Space Story Time” on Saturdays at 12:30 PM, aimed at children ages 4-10. Each week will feature a different “space themed” story book. Reserve FREE tickets by clicking here!
July Schedule:
7/6: Sun, One in a Million
7/13: A Place for Pluto
7/20: Moon’s First Friends
7/27: Moon! Earth’s Best Friend
1:00 PM
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From the fiery surface of the Sun to the vast canyons of Mars, this fulldome show uses revolutionary discoveries of space missions to give a three-dimensional journey through the worlds of our solar system. This presentation is narrated by Star Trek‘s John Billingsley.
1:00 PM
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Do you know what an astronomer does? Today’s astronomer is not the lone observer of past centuries. This fulldome show reveals the global collaboration, technology and dedication required to answer the unresolved questions of the Universe.
1:00 PM
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The sun has shone on our world for four and a half billion years. The light that warms our skin today has been felt by every person who has ever lived. It is out nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives the winds, our weather and all life.