Planetarium Programs & Showtimes
** Programs and show times are subject to change.
Through June 10, 2012
Special offerings...
Monday, February 20 (Presidents Day.)
11:00 One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
12:00 Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
1:00 Night Sky Tour
Please note the following...
** Click on program title or image for more program details, trailers and descriptions and then scroll up or down accordingly.
** Click HERE for upcoming program schedule starting February 4, 2012
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 One World, One Sky:
Big Bird's Adventure
Saturday
11:00 a.m.
Special offering on February 20 at 11:00 am.
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| Recommended for ages 4 - 8 |
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Join Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the starry night sky of constellations and to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.
Made possible by PNC Bank and a North Museum member.
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure is a creation of Sesame Workshop, the Beijing Planetarium, Chicago's Adler Planetarium, and Liberty Science Center in New Jersey.
Program trailer created with the help of Dylan Adler.
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Approx. 25 minutes
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Big Bird's Adventure \ Earth's Wild Ride \ Black Holes \ Night Sky Tour
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Earth's Wild Ride
Saturday & Sunday
1:00 p.m.
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| Recommended for ages 7 through 13 |
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Transport to the future, 2081, where humans now live on the moon. While looking back at earth learn about a solar eclipse, the ice age, volcanoes, dinosaurs, and the differences between the earth and the moon.
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| Approx. 20 minutes |
Big Bird's Adventure \ Earth's Wild Ride \ Black Holes \ Night Sky Tour
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Black Holes: the Other Side of Infinity
Saturday & Sunday
2:00 p.m.
Special offering on February 20 at 12:00 pm.
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| Recommended for ages 10 & older |
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Journey into the depths of a black hole with narrator Academy-Award nominated actor Liam Neeson. You'll explore the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy. This cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by computer simulations, to bring the current science of black holes to the dome screen.
Sponsored in part by Dr. William J. Stegeman
Produced by Lucas Productions in collaboration with Denver Museum of Nature & Science, NOVA and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications; supported by grants from NASA's high-energy GLAST telescope project and the National Science Foundation.
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| Approx. 24 minutes |
Big Bird's Adventure \ Extreme-O-What? \ Black Holes \ Night Sky Tour
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Night Sky Tour
Saturday & Sunday
3:00 p.m.
Special offering February 20 at 1:00 pm.
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| Recommended for ages 10 & older |
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Our planetarium staff will teach how to identify the stars, constellations, and planets of the current night sky, along with observing tips for upcoming celestial events. Packed with science facts, the sky will come alive and you'll really be able to identify constellations from your own backyard! Night Sky Tour program is different for each operator.
All Night Sky Tour programs include the current night sky but each operator also emphasizes an additional topic of personal interest. Operator schedule is subject to change.
Erin ( Mythology ) - January 28 & 29, February 4 & 5
Kate ( Constellations & Mythology ) - February 11 & 12
Stephen ( Solar System ) - February 18, 25 & 26
Kevin ( Current events & his own astrophotos ) - February 19
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| 30 - 40 minutes (dependent on operator) |
Big Bird's Adventure \ Earth's Wild Ride \ Black Holes \ Night Sky Tour