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	Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope Sat, Jun 6, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family    Look at the development of the telescope throughout the centuries in this fulldome film.
	Dogs in Space Tue, Jun 9, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        This talk gives highlights about Soviet and Chinese rocket flights and the dog astronauts.
	Walk-In Planetarium Show Wed, Jun 10, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: Free    Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
	From Earth to the Universe Fri, Jun 12, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        This stunning, 30-minute voyage through time and space conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.
	Supermassive Black Holes: Uncovering the Invisible Sat, Jun 13, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Learn about the science of black holes and galaxy formation in this fulldome film.
	Islamic Astronomy Tue, Jun 16, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Join Galen Gisler as he attempts to bridge the gap between Ptolemy and Copernicus by highlighting the accomplishments in astronomy that we owe to scholars of Medieval Islam.
	Walk-In Planetarium Show Wed, Jun 17, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: Free    Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
	Black Holes Fri, Jun 19, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Explore Black Holes in this fulldome planetarium film
	Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries Sat, Jun 20, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        This fulldome film highlights the diverse people who enable discoveries at world-class observatories in Chile.
	Walk-In Planetarium Show Wed, Jun 24, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: Free    Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
	Fantastic Fractals Fri, Jun 26, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Watch animated fractals swirl across the fulldome screen to music.
	One Sky: Sky Stories from Around the Globe Sat, Jun 27, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Experience sky perspectives and stories from around the world in this fulldome film.
	Night Sky in July Tue, Jul 7, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        See what's up in the night sky in July inside the planetarium.
	Mayan Archeoastronomy Sat, Jul 11, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Learn about Mayan views of the sky in this animated fulldome planetarium film.
	The Story of IMAP Tue, Jul 14, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: See description        Watch a documentary about the launch of IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) and get updates from project scientist Dan Reisenfeld.
	One Sky Fri, Jul 17, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Experience sky perspectives and stories from around the world in this full-dome film.
	From Earth to the Universe Sat, Jul 18, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        This stunning, 30-minute voyage through time and space conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.
	FORWARD! to the Moon Fri, Jul 24, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Learn about NASA's plans to return to the Moon in this fulldome film.
	Mars: The Ultimate Voyage Sat, Jul 25, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Find out what it will take for humans to journey to Mars and back in this fulldome planetarium movie.
	Distant Worlds: Alien Life? Fri, Jul 31, 2026   11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        “Distant Worlds — Alien Life?” is a beautiful planetarium film exploring one of the most enduring questions of humankind — are we alone?
	We Are Stars Sat, Aug 1, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Find out about the origins of universe in this animated fulldome planetarium film.
	Night Sky in August Tue, Aug 4, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        See what's up in the night sky in August inside the planetarium.
	The Hot and Energetic Universe Fri, Aug 7, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Learn about the exploration of the universe in light beyond the visible in this fulldome film.
	Black Holes Sat, Aug 8, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Explore Black Holes in this fulldome planetarium film
	Seeing! Fri, Aug 14, 2026   11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Follow the journey of a photon with the fulldome film, Seeing!
	Messengers of Time and Space Sat, Aug 15, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        This immersive experience invites audiences to explore the dynamic cosmos and witness the transformative impact of real-time data on our understanding of the Universe.
	Unveiling the Invisible Universe Fri, Aug 21, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Learn about the latest observations of the universe in this fulldome movie.
	Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds Sat, Aug 22, 2026   11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Discover what scientists have learned about planets outside our own solar system in this full-dome movie.
	River of Bears Fri, Aug 28, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: Free         Immerse yourself in a fulldome exploration of the world of bears in Alaska.
	River of Bears Sat, Aug 29, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: Free         Immerse yourself in a fulldome exploration of the world of bears in Alaska.
	From Earth to the Universe Fri, Sep 4, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        This stunning, 30-minute voyage through time and space conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.
	Night Sky in September Fri, Sep 4, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        See what's up in the night sky in September inside the planetarium.
	Fantastic Fractals Sat, Sep 5, 2026   11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Watch animated fractals swirl across the full-dome screen to music.
	Cosmic Mashups Sat, Sep 12, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Watch the formation of supermassive black holes in this full-dome planetarium film!
	The Sun: Our Living Star Sat, Sep 19, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Discover the secrets of our star in this planetarium show and experience never-before-seen images of the Sun’s violent surface in immersive fulldome format.
	Fall Seed Harvest Sat, Sep 19, 2026   6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: Free.    Discover the important role of seeds and learn how to harvest, dry, and store different types of them through hands-on activities.
	One Sky Sat, Sep 26, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family        Experience sky perspectives and stories from around the world in this full-dome film.

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