Name: Family-Hour Stargazing
Start: 2025-09-27
End: 2025-09-27

September 2025

Family-Hour Stargazing

Join us for STARGAZING under the dome of the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium on Saturdays at 10 AM! Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky during the interactive presentation, then sit back for a featured show for all ages. Included in general admission (free for members); admission price paid at the […]

27 Sep

10:00 am - 11:00 am

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Ted’s Space Adventure

We’ll explore the Solar System with a bear named Ted (and companion Plant!), learning about the things we find there and how they affect us. With interactivity, music and rhyme, the show is a must for pre-school children! Here we follow Ted on a journey around the Solar System in search of the perfect planet […]

27 Sep

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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BASF’s Kids’ Lab

Create chemistry with BASF every 2nd and 4th weekend of the month! Explore the science of chemistry during these 45-minute hands-on workshops for young scientists ages 6-12 and their accompanying adults. Have fun learning and enjoy a different experiment each month! Each participant will also receive a cool branded tote bag that includes a lab apron and safety […]

27 Sep

11:00 am - 3:45 pm

The STEAM Lab inside the STEAM Station

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National Parks Adventure

Explore the wilds of America! Join us for the ultimate off-trail adventure into America’s awe-inspiring great outdoors. Explore the wilds of America and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in this fulldome movie narrated by Robert Redford. You will journey through some of America’s most majestic wild places and discover a tapestry […]

27 Sep

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Unveiling the Invisible Universe

For tens of thousands of years humans have used their eyes to see light coming from the night sky. Today we use scientific instruments to observe the invisible Universe all around us. At the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the astronomical telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. In the […]

27 Sep

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Into America’s Wild

From the wilds of Alaska and the lush coastline of Oregon, to the ancient canyons of the Southwest and the rolling hills of the Appalachian Trail, Into America’s Wild is a non-stop ride via kayak, train, bike, hot air balloon and more that explores the transformational allure of wild places and the human connection we […]

27 Sep

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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A Hitchhiker’s Tour Through the Universe

Go on a magic carpet ride through the night sky, from an up-close encounter of the planets of our solar system, through the stars of our Milky Way Galaxy, past galaxy clusters, and to the edge of our observable universe. Using the world’s most extensive, accurate three-dimensional mapping of the universe, A Hitchhiker’s Tour through […]

27 Sep

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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