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Please Donate on this Giving Tuesday
Voices from the Sky Sunday, November 15th, 3pm EST.

The Planetarium is closed temporarily—but our programs continue
American Archaeoastronomy: Free Online Program, August 25


Darwin Trivia & MST3K Movie Night



50th anniversary of the David M. Brown Planetarium

Theory of Relativity: celebrating 100 Years

Theory of Relativity at 100 Years and Counting

Stars: Powerhouses of the Universe October 18–20

Friends of the Planetarium 2019–2020 Schedule

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration

May 17–19: Apollo 11 Remembered: Tickets Now Available




Exploring Mars this weekend at the Planetarium






Exoplanets: Special Weekend October 19-21



Friends of the Planetarium 2018–2019 Schedule
Special Events This Weekend - June 16-17!

May Special Weekend: Motion of the Heavens: Galileo and Newton

Collision Course with Earth: April 20 - 22

Fundraiser at Lost Dog Cafe: Thursday, April 26th, 2018

March Friends Weekend: Stargazing 101

2018 SMASH Contest: Deadline Today

February Weekend: Darwin & Date Night




Important Update for Sunday, 11/19/17!



35th Annual NOVAC Star Gaze Saturday, October 21, 2017

Immense Telescopes that Sail the Night Above
Upload Your 2017 Eclipse Images

Icy Frontier of the Solar System
Summertime and the Viewing is Easy
Rockets, Probes & Space Stations
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Exploring Evolution & Celebrating Darwin Day
January, 2017 FOTP Events: Citizen Science and the Friends' Annual Meeting
The 2016 SMASH Contest is Now Open
Science and the Christmas Star
November Friends Weekend: “On the Shoulders of Giants”
November Friends Weekend: Advance Notice
September Friends Weekend: Amateur Astronomy, Telescopes and Stargazing
Welcome Back: the September Friends' Weekend
Friends of the Planetarium 2017–2018 Schedule
June Friends' Weekend: PLANETS
May 20-22: Transits and Eclipses
Panel Discussion on Science Fiction and Future Technology on March 20th, 2016
March 2016 Friends Weekend - Science Fiction Festival!

February Friends' Weekend: Darwin and Evolution
FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM JANUARY WEEKEND, January 15-17, 2016: “ALL ABOUT TIME!”
Science and the Christmas Star
Friends of the Planetarium November Weekend: A Tribute to Carl Sagan
The Second Annual Tribute to Carl Sagan
“If you seek his memorial, look about you”
Friends of the Planetarium October 2015 Weekend
The 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Fall Fundraising Festival
September 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Weekend: Fall Fundraising Kick-Off
Friends of the Planetarium 2015-2016 Schedule
The Final Friends Weekend of the Season
June 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: The Sun

May 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: robots

April 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: NASA

Planetarium Invaded and Occupied by Galactic Empire
March 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: Science Fiction

The 2015 SMASH Contest is Now Open
Natural Selection - Extra Screening
February 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: LIFE!
Friends' Annual Meeting on January 24th
January 2015 Friends of the Planetarium Programming: LASERS!

December 2014 Friends of the Planetarium programming: Science and the Christmas Star

NOVEMBER 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING - A Tribute to Cosmos

The Partial Solar Eclipse of October 23, 2014
OCTOBER 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING

SUCCESS! Friends' Fantastic Fall Fundraising Fest
MEET ISAAC NEWTON! Sept. 20, 2014 – Free Events

SEPTEMBER 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING: Sept. 19-21, 2014

2014 DAVID M. BROWN SCHOLARSHIP Winner Honored

Friends of the Planetarium 2014-2015 Schedule
International Space Station (ISS) Flyover

JUNE 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING: June 13-15, 2014

MAY 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING: May 16-18, 2014

April 2014 Science and Engineering Festival
MARCH 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING

FEBRUARY 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING

Annual Meeting on January 11, 2014

Brig Pari is ISCC Woman of the Year

DECEMBER 2013 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING



This Morning’s Solar Eclipse: a Post-Mortem
NOVEMBER 2013 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING

Sunday Science: the MAVEN Mission to Mars


Announcing the 2nd Annual SMASH Contest

OCTOBER 2013 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING


The Board, Advisory Council, and Corporation
September Friends of the Planetarium Programming

Astronomy News


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