9/22 7pm Keeping Time - In our modern world cellphones and computers are sent radio messages from atomic
clocks to maintain time, but this was not always the case. Our ancestors were able
to predict eclipses, the seasons, and the motion of the planets with primitive instruments
and observations long before the invention of mechanical clocks, telescopes or other
modern tools. Learn how the stars, planets, and Sun all served to calibrate the clocks
of ancient peoples through to today.
9/23 2pm Cosmic Mashups: Gravity, Galaxies, and Supermassive Black Holes Supermassive black holes are found in most galaxies and we're beginning to uncover how
the merging of galaxies activate galactic centers.
9/23 7pm Liquid Sky: Lo-Fi Enjoy a custom playlist of "out-of-this-world" music from top artists in genres of
rock, indie, pop, electronic, and more 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.
9/26 7pm Wyoming Skies What’s up in the sky around Wyoming: stars, constellations, planets, meteor showers,
and more.
9/29 7pm Yellowstone to Enceladus - Wyoming's Yellowstone area was designated the first National Park over a hundred
years ago, as a natural preserve and natural curiosity. Today millions flock to it's
awesome displays of volcanic power as half the worlds known geysers lie within the
park. A billion miles away on an icy moon of Saturn a similar power lies beneath the
surface causing fantastic ice plumes to reach into space. Yellowstone's boiling and
acidic hot pools harbor extreme forms of life, could Enceladus also? Despite the charm
of Yellowstone National Park, is it really a ticking bomb? And what could we do to
mitigate a super-volcano eruption? See Yellowstone park in full-dome and virtual reality
photography!
9/30 2pm 5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is creating the most detailed map
of our nearby universe. Installed on the Mayall telescope on Kitt Peak in Southern
Arizona, DESI's 5000 independently operated robots can measure the light from thousands
of galaxies at once. Join us as we explore the science, instrument, and people behind
this global endeavor.
9/30 7pm LS: Indie Folk Enjoy a custom playlist of "out-of-this-world" music from top artists in genres of
rock, indie, pop, electronic, and more 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
10/06 WIRO Open House - There will be no public show at the planetarium as we support the Physics and Astronomy
Department at the Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO) at Jelm Mountain. To get a free
reservation for the observatory tour email physics@uwyo.edu
10/07 closed for Fresno State @Wyoming
10/10 7pm Wyoming Skies What’s up in the sky around Wyoming: stars, constellations, planets, meteor showers,
and more.
10/13 7pm Great American Eclipses! Get ready for the next eclipses (10/14/2023 annular and 04/08/2024 total) and relive
and celebrate the eclipse of 2017 that passed through Wyoming. We'll be sharing full-dome
images of the eclipse captured from the ground and air, and explore the science of
eclipses.
10/14 2pm Forward! To the Moon launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA’s
21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo,
is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and
person of color on the surface of the Moon.
10/20 7pm Science of Sci-Fi: Horror in Space - We'll be analyzing and reviewing one of the most memorable, intense, and frightening
sci-fi films of all time, Alien (R - 1979). We don't recommend this show for children, please come to any of our other programs for fun for the whole family!
10/21 2pm Dark Matter Mystery Dark Matter is a theoretical form of invisible mass, which is believed to be present
in galaxies, but has never been seen or detected. You've probably heard of it before,
as it makes up a large part of the physics you find in textbooks. But how can something
that's never been seen have so much scientific confidence? Furthermore, why can't
we see dark matter to begin with? And if we can't see it, how do we know that it is
really there? And if it's not there, what are the alternative ideas? These are the
questions we will be aiming to answer, as we dive into the Dark Matter mystery.
10/21 7pm Liquid Sky: Metal Enjoy a custom playlist of "out-of-this-world" music from top artists in genres of
rock, indie, pop, electronic, and more 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
10/24 7pm Wyoming Skies What’s up in the sky around Wyoming: stars, constellations, planets, meteor showers,
and more.
10/27 7pm Cosmic Horrors: Surviving in Space - Enjoy a haunted house, Halloween craft activities, and a space-themed survival
trivia game in the planetarium! This free show is a fundraiser for our Society of
Physics Students - suggested donation $5.
10/28 2pm 5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is creating the most detailed map
of our nearby universe. Installed on the Mayall telescope on Kitt Peak in Southern
Arizona, DESI's 5000 independently operated robots can measure the light from thousands
of galaxies at once. Join us as we explore the science, instrument, and people behind
this global endeavor.
10/28 7pm Liquid Sky: Halloween Hits Enjoy a custom playlist of "out-of-this-world" music from top artists in genres of
rock, indie, pop, electronic, and more 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