Planetarium Show Times and Descriptions

Each month we (usually) have Wyoming Skies constellation talks on even numbered Tuesdays, live science talks on Friday 7PM, educational films at 2PM and 7PM on Saturdays, and music shows at 8:30PM on Fridays and Saturdays. Check back here for next months shows! (We close for campus/federal holidays)

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5/20 7pm Wyoming Skies: Moon, Mars, Venus Conjunction - What’s up in the sky around Wyoming: stars, constellations, planets, meteor showers, and more. Each show we highlight a new or upcoming celestial event. After the planetarium show finishes at 8pm, we are available to host informal telescope observing on the rooftop of the Physical Sciences Building at the STAR Observatory (weather permitting).

5/23 - 5/26 Closed for Memeorial Day Weekend

5/30 7pm Parker Solar Probe - a NASA spacecraft designed to study the Sun up close, entering its corona for the first time. It achieves this by using Venus flybys to gradually adjust its orbit, allowing it to approach the Sun at a distance of approximately 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers). This makes it the first spacecraft to touch the Sun's atmosphere and the fastest human-made object ever built, reaching speeds of over 430,000 miles per hour.

5/30 8:30pm Liquid Sky: R&B Enjoy a custom playlist of "out-of-this-world" music from top artists in 5.1 surround as the 4k resolution planetarium sky melts and becomes a canvas of color, patterns, and movement with our cutting-edge music visualization software and live VJ talent.

5/31 2pm Two Small Pieces of Glass Produced to engage and appeal to audiences of all ages. The film traces the history of the telescope from Galileo's modifications to a child's spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. It explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years.

5/31 7pm One Sky: Each short film represents the perspective of a different culture or Indigenous society from around the globe. Each film stands alone as a short story or in combination as a longer narrative – organized around themes of "Finding Patterns" and developing tools, or as we say, "To Seek Far." Films: "The Forge of Artemis", "Thunderbird", "Jai Singh’s Dream", "Celestial Canoe", "The Samurai and Stars", "Wayfinders".

5/31 8:30pm Liquid Sky: Indie Folk Enjoy a custom playlist of "out-of-this-world" music from top artists in 5.1 surround as the 4k resolution planetarium sky melts and becomes a canvas of color, patterns, and movement with our cutting-edge music visualization software and live VJ talent.

June Schedule TBA

Public Show and Tickets Information

All regular programs are approximately an hour in length. Doors open ~15 minutes ahead of the show time.

Seating is first-come first serve outside of designated ADA/wheelchair seating 

Tickets are $5 for the general public and all online sales.

Tickets $3 for UW students/staff/faculty, veterans, first responders, seniors, or children ONLY when purchased with cash in person.

Seating is free for children under 5.

Reservations or pre-purchase is not required, walk-ins are welcome.

You can purchase tickets online with credit card, reserve tickets over email or voicemail, or walk-in and purchase tickets at the start of the show.

Purchase tickets online with credit card.

You may need to disable your ad-blocker and/or enable pop-ups to complete your online ticket purchase.

Use the address associated with the billing of your card to make the reservation. Online ticket sales can occur upto the show time but be prepared to show your email receipt.

To reserve tickets or get more information contact us via email or voicemail Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM 

email: planetarium@uwyo.edu

voicemail: 307-766-6506 (Please leave a voice message and it will forward to email, we will return your call ASAP.

If you don't leave a voicemail we won't be able to return your call.

If you have a large group or are unable to attend our public shows don't hesitate to contact us for a private show.

The University of Wyoming does not tolerate racism, discrimination, harassment or hate speech towards students, staff, faculty, or other show attendees and any ticket holder found to be violating this policy will be removed from the event.

*Friday/Saturday Evening Liquid Sky music programs may occasionally contain explicit language, please use your discretion when bringing children to music shows. The holiday music playlists are family friendly. CAUTION: Music shows contain visuals that may not be safe for those with photosensitive epilepsy or other conditions triggered by light.

Observatory Nights

Next Public Observing: Ask for a telescope tour after Wyoming Skies on even-date Tuesdays 8pm

       Please contact UW Planetarium with Ticket Questions: 307-766-6506 | planetarium@uwyo.edu