Full-Dome movies
The AstroDome Planetarium has an assortment of professionally produced full-dome movies, like those you may have seen while visiting a large planetarium in a major city. These movies are immersive, educational, and they have been officially licensed for use inside the AstroDome Planetarium.
Each full-dome movie is of a fixed length - usually about 25 minutes - and after each show there is always a bit of time set aside for participants to hold an actual meteorite in their hand!
Each full-dome movie is of a fixed length - usually about 25 minutes - and after each show there is always a bit of time set aside for participants to hold an actual meteorite in their hand!
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The prices that appear below represents the Admission Fee. In addition to the Admission Fee, there is a $129 Base Fee that is charged per program day. Some additional fees may also apply. All fees are outlined here.
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Make it a Double Feature!!
Watch one planetarium movie at regular price, then watch a second movie for half-price! That's two full-dome planetarium movies for just $4.50 per person!! |
Back to the Moon for Good
RECOMMENDED AGE: 8+
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Immerse yourself in a race to return to the Moon 40 years after the historic Apollo landings. See how a competition among privately funded international teams is ushering in a new era of lunar exploration. Learn about the Moon’s resources and discover what humanity’s future on the Moon might hold. Narrated by Tim Allen, Back To The Moon For Good presents the Google Lunar XPRIZE, and the personal stories of competition and collaboration it inspires.
Curriculum Connection: Grade 9 - Space Exploration
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
RECOMMENDED AGE: 4 - 6
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure is a cross-cultural planetarium show geared toward children ages 4 to 6. Through the lens of astronomy, children join Elmo, Big Bird and Hu Hu Zhu - a Muppet from the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street - to explore the night sky and learn about the Moon, the Big Dipper and the North Star. The planetarium experience aims to provide young children with an age-appropriate introduction to astronomy, to promote positive attitudes toward science, and to foster cross-cultural appreciation.
The show was created by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street. Curriculum Connection: Kindergarten - Early Literacy
Curriculum Connection: Kindergarten - Creative and Cultural Expression
Curriculum Connection: Kindergarten - Mathematics
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Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope
RECOMMENDED AGE: 8+
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While attending a local star party, two teenage students learn how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how telescopes continue to expand our understanding of the Universe. Their conversation with a local female astronomer enlightens them on the history of the telescope and the discoveries these wonderful tools have made. The students see how telescopes work and how the largest observatories in the world use these instruments to explore the mysteries of the universe.
The soundtrack for this full-dome show was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. Curriculum Connection: Grade 8 - Light and Optical Systems
Curriculum Connection: Grade 9 - Space Exploration
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Saturn: The Ring World
RECOMMENDED AGE: 10+
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Ride along on the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft as it explores Saturn. After traveling for nearly seven years and more than three billion kilometres, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has finally reached Saturn and is currently exploring the planet. The Huygens probe, carried by Cassini, has landed on the surface of Titan and sent back the first-ever images of Saturn's largest moon. Sit back and enjoy a close-up view of one of the most intriguing planets in the solar system - a world with unparalleled beauty - Saturn.
Narrated by Star Trek Enterprise actor John Billingsley, produced by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, edited by the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Curriculum Connection: Grade 9 - Space Exploration
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