Welcome to the UW campus planetarium
In this site you will find information on times and dates the planetarium is
open, connections to school activities to do before and after your visit,
and information about this volunteer outreach effort. Here are some highlights:
Daytime Group Visits
We welcome school groups studying astronomy, public groups (astronomy
clubs, scouts, etc), and on-campus groups to visit the
planetarium on Fridays during the regular University school year.
For more information, click the tab on the left.
Evening Public Shows
Please note that there are no public planetariumshows scheduled
for the summer. We hope to offer these again during the fall. To be
kept up to date, please check back here, or sign up for the mailing list
below.
During the summer, public events will be offered at the
Theodore Jacobsen Observatory. Please
check that link for details.
UW Planetarium in the news
See Devon Mill's Piece for UWeek!
And Joy Yagi's feature for The Daily!!
About our planetarium
Built with the new building in
1994, the planetarium provides a detailed and accurate simulation of the
night sky. Mark and Kristine's Student Tech Fee proposal to upgrade the planetarium provided $90,000 worth of new equipment. We are now equipped with
a permanently mounted digital projection system (in addition to the starball),
a library of digital visualizations, and a new sound system! For details, check out
our
proposal.
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