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Suits-Bueche Planetarium

The miSci Planetarium is now fully upgraded with brand new 4k digital projection and all-new surround sound audio! Get ready to see the cosmos like never before.

miSci’s Suits-Bueche Planetarium features a thirty-foot dome, a high-definition digital projector and a GOTO Chronos Star Machine, one of only a handful in the US, that displays 8,500 stars and 24 constellations as seen from any location on Earth. Three planetarium shows are presented Saturday and Sunday by a live operator.

Daytime show tickets are $5 with admission and can be purchased at the front desk, or on the website. Tickets purchased on the website provide museum admission in addition to the planetarium show.

Tickets are free of charge to Space Pass members.

Attention April visitors!

Please note that from April 6 – April 10 our 3 pm show will move to 2 pm to accommodate museum programming. Showtimes will return to the usual 12, 1, and 3 pm on Saturday, April 11 and we thank you for your understanding.

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Cosmic Wonders - Live Sky Show

Take a full tour of the night sky with our knowledgeable live operator and learn about the stories, science, and more hidden in the stars and planets visible at night!
Best for ages 8 and up.

Length: 30 minutes

Showtimes: Open Days at 1 pm

Two Small Pieces of Glass

The history of astronomy is rich and deep, having been part of almost every major civilization for thousands of years. It was 400 years ago, however, when the field took a major step forward, with the invention of the telescope. 

“Two Small Pieces of Glass” tells the story of how the first rudimentary telescopes were constructed and used, which allowed humans to gaze out further into the Universe than ever before. The history of this marvelous invention will take viewers right through to the modern day, where current telescopes are making groundbreaking discoveries all the time. 

Great for families, especially with kids 8 and over!

Length: 23 minute movie and 5-10 minute live sky show

Showtimes: Open Days at 12 pm

From Earth to the Universe

This stunning, 30-minute voyage through time and space presents the Universe revealed to us by science, through an arresting combination of imagery and sound. We’ll start with early humans as they looked up at the stars in wonder and move along to the present day as we tour through some of the most extraordinary places in space modern astronomy has discovered.

Best for ages 10 and up.

Length: 30 minute movie and 5-10 minute live sky show

Showtimes: Open Days at 3 pm (2 pm during April break week)

Planetarium Shows for Field Trips and Groups

Field Trips and Groups visiting miSci can view planetarium shows as a part of their visit to the Museum. To learn about visiting miSci as a group, please visit the Field Trip or Group Visit pages.

Cosmic Wonders
Experience the night sky with our knowledgeable planetarium operators as they take you on a tour of the sky directed towards your group or class.
Length: 30 – 40 minutes
Best for grades: Pre-K – 12

Cosmic Colors
Discover why the sky is blue, why Mars is red, and the reason why many things are the color that they are. Tour the interior of a plant leaf, voyage through a human eye, then step into the invisible universe as you investigate x-rays by taking on a monstrous black hole.
Length: 30 – 40 minutes
Best for grades: 1 – 12

Seeing: A Photon’s Journey Across Space, Time, and Mind
Follow the journey of a single photon as it is produced in a distant star, before traveling across the vast expanse of space to land on someone’s retina. This full dome planetarium show explores some of the fascinating processes of the cosmos, from astrophysics to the biology of the eye and brain.
Length: 30 – 40 minutes
Best for grades: 3 – 12

Phantom of the Universe
Phantom of the Universe is an exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The show will reveal the first hints of its existence. It describes the astral choreography in the Andromeda galaxy and then plummets deep underground to see the most sensitive dark matter detector on Earth.
Length: 30 – 40 minutes
Best for grades: 5 – 12

The Hot and Energetic Universe
Immersive visualizations trace the the achievements of the modern astronomy, the most advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories, the basic principles electromagnetic radiation and the natural phenomena related to High Energy Astrophysics.
Length: 30 – 40 minutes
Best for grades: 5 – 12