About the Planetarium

The EMU Planetarium is a full-dome digital theatre driven by a Digitalis Education Systems Epsilon Projection System. The system runs Nightshade, a feature-rich version of the open-source software, Stellarium.

Our current library of full-dome shows includes:

• Back to the Moon: For Good (presented by the Google Lunar X-Prize) *
• Cleopatra's Universe
• Cosmic Castaways
• Cosmic Colors
• Dark Universe
• Epsilon Aurigae and the Citizen Sky Project *
• Flight Adventures - The Science of Flight
• Flight to the Moon: LRO and LCROSS *
• From Earth to the Universe (presented by the European Southern Observatory)
• Galileo: The Power of the Telescope
• IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System *
• Losing the Dark
• Saturn: Jewel of the Heavens
• Season of Light (November–December seasonal show)
• Seasonal Stargazing
• Solar Quest
• STARS: The Powerhouses of the Universe
• The Dark Matter Mystery - Exploring a Cosmic Secret
• The Little Star that Could
• Two Small Pieces of Glass

For our current public show schedule, visit the Show and Events page. You may also schedule a visit for your group or class through the registration page. Tickets for public shows are sold online by the Ticket Office or at the door up to one hour prior to show time. Space is limited as shown on the parking map [PDF]. Advance tickets are recommended.

* Shows are available for viewing, but they will not be scheduled as they are either out of date or the license has expired.