Planetarium Show - Weekends
11:00 AM - Twinkle, Twinkle for Little Stars
Comets, planets, constellations and more! Live presentation for families with young children.
Run Time: 15 minutes
Age appropriateness: All ages
Noon - Kids’ Space Adventure
You drive the show with your questions! Yearning to learn about space? Tap the expertise of our astronomy presenters and drive the show with your questions during this live interactive presentation.
Run Time: 30 minutes
Age appropriateness: 5 and up
1:00 PM Live presentation and Astronaut full-dome movie
The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?
Astronaut, the latest immersive planetarium show to be created by the National Space Centre, takes you from Earth into space... and beyond. Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body. Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject 'Chad', our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him. Narrated by Ewan McGregor
Run Time: 40 minutes total
Age appropriateness: 5 and up
2:00 PM - Universe: User’s Guide
Live presentation series features a different topic every month, along with a tour of the current night sky. To learn more about this month’s topic visit sbnature.org/planetarium.
Age appropriateness: 10 and up
3:00 PM - What’s Up
A live presentation tour of the current night sky as well as a discussion of astronomy-related news. Run Time: 40 minutes
Age appropriateness: 10 and up