2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Universe in a Room: The Story of The Planetarium September 1 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Universe in a Room: The Story of The Planetarium Travel back 100 years in this full dome planetarium show about this wonderful invention! Throughout history, humanity has been fascinated by the night sky, and various mechanical models were built, ultimately leading to a magical innovation, to dynamically represent the starry sky. In ancient Greece, celestial globes, orreries, and astrolabes were created to simulate the... Free
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us September 8 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us Journey across space and time as we explore the remnants of stellar explosions, tracing the movements of elements through our galaxy to understand how stars live, die, and seed the Universe with the elements to build new generations of stars, planets, and life. Narrated by Diego Luna, the California Academy of Sciences’ all-new, original planetarium... Free
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Starlight September 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Starlight For thousands of years we have looked to the stars at night in wonder and awe. Their mysteries have inspired curiosity across all cultures and civilizations. Starlight is told through the eyes of Margaret, as she steps back in time to relive childhood fears of the dark that awoke her curiosity about the night sky.... Free
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Arcs to Auroras September 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Arcs to Auroras The full dome film “Arcs To Auroras” shows the first aurora seen simultaneously from the ground and from the International Space Station. Viewers will learn how the Earth’s magnetic field protects our planet from energetic particles from the Sun and galaxy, and how the magnetic field also protects the water in our atmosphere from being... Free