Join us for Spring Astronomy Night on Saturday, April 1 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM at BASF Planetarium! This event will include night sky viewing through a variety of telescopes and star talks in the planetarium dome every 30 minutes.
Spring Astronomy Night is FREE and open to the public.
BASF Planetarium’s Spring Astronomy Day and family-friendly Saturday planetarium show were a hit this weekend, with a sold-out 1:00 PM planetarium show and a full house for the day’s free activities. The planetarium also played host to local space-lover and mom-to-be Tyra Patterson’s gender reveal party during the afternoon packed with activities. (She’s having a girl, by the way!)
The Facts attended the busy event, which was featured in the online version of Sunday’s (3/19/23) paper. See the full story and photos from the event at The Facts online!
BASF Planetarium has lots of programs and activities going on in March, so don’t miss out on all the fun! Tickets to most planetarium shows are $5/adults and $3/children, except as noted below.
The March show is Moons: Worlds of Mystery and will be shown at 7:00 PM on March 7, 14, 16, 21, 24 & 28. This show immerses viewers in the amazing diversity of moons and the important roles they play in shaping our solar system. Journey to the planets and their moons, and return home with newfound wonder about the dynamic and intricate solar system in which we all live.
Join us on Saturdays this month for family-friendly shows at 1:00 PM. The schedule is:
The planetarium will be open from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 15 during The Center’s Spring Break program, Spring Into Action! Join us for The Accidental Astronauts planetarium show and activities. Registration is $5 per person.
On Saturday, March 18, join us at Spring Astronomy Day from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM for mini planetarium shows, safe solar viewing and astronomy-related demonstrations. This event is FREE!
Finally, see the all-Spanish show Fronteras on Thursday, March 30 at 7:00 PM in the planetarium.
As one of the most anticipated events of the year, BASF Planetarium’s Scholastic Bowl welcomes adult and high school teams to The Center for the Arts & Sciences’ Dow Arena Theater for an evening of trivia and fun. Teams of four work together and, over three rounds, answer a litany of questions concerning, art, science, pop culture and local interests.
Scholastic Bowl is the main fundraising event for the planetarium and relies on the entry fees, individual and corporate sponsorships for this event to help fund its educational activities throughout the year.
The February planetarium show will be Hunting the Depths of Orion, which takes a closer look at the well-known constellation and its significance across cultures. See the show on Tuesdays and the 4th Friday (February 7, 14, 21, 24 & 28) at 7:00 PM in BASF Planetarium.
Journey with us as we take a look at all the interesting deep sky objects that make up Orion. The constellation is a great tool for star-finding and navigation. Great telescopes of our age uncover star and planet forming nebulae. The stars of Orion helped crack the code of star distance and brought women into the field of astronomy.
Tickets are FREE to planetarium members; non-member tickets are $5/adults and $3/children. Get your tickets NOW!
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.
TICKETS:
Adults: $5
Children (under 12): $3
Planetarium members: FREE
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.
TICKETS:
Adults: $5
Children (under 12): $3
Planetarium members: FREE
February 7, 14, 21, 24 & 28 (Tuesdays & the 4th Friday)
7:00 PM at BASF Planetarium
This show takes an in depth look at the constellation of Orion and its significance across cultures. Study the interesting deep sky objects that make up the well-known constellation.
February 7, 14, 21, 24 & 28 (Tuesdays & the 4th Friday)
7:00 PM at BASF Planetarium
This show takes an in depth look at the constellation of Orion and its significance across cultures. Study the interesting deep sky objects that make up the well-known constellation.
February 7, 14, 21, 24 & 28 (Tuesdays & the 4th Friday)
7:00 PM at BASF Planetarium
This show takes an in depth look at the constellation of Orion and its significance across cultures. Study the interesting deep sky objects that make up the well-known constellation.