Planetarium & Theater



	NEW SHOW! Extreme Planets January 19–June 28, 2008 Imagine a world where an ocean of molten rock breaks against a pitch black shoreline of molten lava. . . . Imagine a world where the rocks glow in luminescent shades of pink, blue, and green under a madly spinning burned-out star. . . . LASM’s newest sky show, Extreme Planets, transforms these imaginings into reality! Armed with the latest scientific methods of detection, astronomers have begun to discover worlds so bizarre that they once existed only in the pages of science fiction. Since the mid-1990s, more than 300 planets circling neighboring stars have been discovered, and astronomers estimate that there may be as many as 10,000 extrasolar planets, or planets beyond our solar system. Come join us on an immersive voyage to discover the actual locations of the weird and strange environments of our imagination! View Trailer


	Digital Universe January 19–June 28, 2008 Learn about the night sky as never before. Using the world's most extensive, accurate three-dimensional mapping of the universe, the planetarium's new digital software takes the audience on a magic carpet ride through the night sky for an up close encounter of the planets of our solar system. The journey continues beyond the solar system, through the stars of our Milky Way Galaxy, past distant galaxies, and to the edge of our known observable universe. A brief tour of the seasonal night sky and constellation identification is included. View Trailer