UAA Planetarium & Visualization Theater
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Place of Wonder
As Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s largest planetarium, the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s Planetarium & Visualization Theater is an immersive place to explore the world around us, from the smallest microbes to the most distant galaxies.
October Shows
| Show Date | Show TIme | Fulldome Show | Presenter | After-Show Presentation |
| October 10th | 6:30 PM | Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival | Skye Kushner | Dinosaurs and Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æn Fossils |
| October 10th | 8:00 PM | Death of The Dinosaurs | Skye Kushner | Dinosaurs and Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æn Fossils |
| October 11th | 3:00 PM | Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| October 11th | 4:30 PM | Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| October 11th | 6:30 PM | OneSky | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| October 11th | 8:00 PM | OneSky | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| October 17th | 6:30 PM | A Place Like No Other | Gerad Smith | Archaeology of Paleolithic Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ |
| October 17th | 8:00 PM | Natural Selection | Ryan Harrod | Exploring Human Evolution |
| October 18th | 3:00 PM | Earth, Moon & Sun | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| October 18th | 4:30 PM | Earth, Moon & Sun | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| October 18th | 6:30 PM | The Sun, Our Living Star | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| October 18th | 8:00 PM | The Sun, Our Living Star | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| October 24th | 6:30 PM | Fractals Rock! | S. Folias & S. Cook | Fractals Rock! |
| October 24th | 8:00 PM | Asteroid: Mission Extreme | Jessica Buser | Life on Other Planets: Secrets of the Ocean Moon Europa |
| October 25th | 6:30 PM | Mayan Archeoastronomy | Ryan Harrod | Northern Indigenous Fossil Geomythology |
| October 25th | 8:00 PM | Mexica Archeoastronomy | Gerad Smith | Agriculture in Astronomy: The Archeology of the sun, the moon, and the seasons |
| October 31st | 6:30 PM | Life: A Cosmic Story | How do you read DNA anyway? | Jess McLaughlin |
| October 31st | 8:00 PM | Life: A Cosmic Story | How do you read DNA anyway? | Jess McLaughlin |
November Shows
| Show Date | Show TIme | Fulldome Show | Presenter | After-Show Presentation |
| November 8th | 3:00 PM | Magic Treehouse | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| November 8th | 4:30 PM | Magic Treehouse | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| November 8th | 6:30 PM | Sunstruck | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| November 8th | 8:00 PM | Sunstruck | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| November 14th | 6:30 PM | Exploding Universe | Dr. Erin Hicks | New Insight from Webb Space Telescope |
| November 14th | 8:00 PM | Supermassive Black Holes: Uncovering the Invisible | Dr. Erin Hicks | How Cosmic Explosions Shaped the Universe as We Know It |
| November 15th | 3:00 PM | Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| November 15th | 4:30 PM | Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival | Sera Shaughnessy | Kid's Matinee |
| November 15th | 6:30 PM | Big Astronomy | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| November 15th | 8:00 PM | Big Astronomy | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| November 21st | 6:30 PM | Fractals Rock! | Dr. Sam Cook & Dr. Stefanos Folias | Fractals Rock! |
| November 21st | 8:00 PM | Seeing! | Dr. Tim Hinterberger | From Eye to Brain |
| November 22nd | 6:30 PM | Dawn of The Space Age | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
| November 22nd | 8:00 PM | Dawn of The Space Age | Sera Shaughnessy | Saturday Stars |
Private Bookings
The UAA Planetarium is available for private bookings when there are no classes or public shows scheduled. Bookings are based on an hourly rate. Our theater can hold up to 64 attendees. Discounts are given to school and youth groups. If you are interested in booking an event at the Planetarium, please fill out the form below.
Original Planetarium Shows Made in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
UAA’s scientists are telling Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s most fascinating stories through several original planetarium films, including the popular River of Bears, which brings you face to face with brown bears in the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. We have recently completed filming "A Place Like No Other" which highlights the remote places and iconic animals of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ.
Licensing
We offer long-term show licensing for our UAA produced films to screen in your dome theater. Our fulldome shows are produced in 4K with 5.1 surround sound. For inquiries on licensing, please contact us at planetarium@alaska.edu or (907) 786-1838.
About the Planetarium
The UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater offers an immersive fulldome experience with an all-digital projection system by SSIA Technologies, powered by DigitalSky Dark Matter. Two high-powered Sony GTZ380 laser projectors illuminate the dome with over 12 million pixels, creating a razor-sharp, bright, and colorful image. The dome is 10-meters (33 feet) in diameter and the theater has 62 seats (with tablet arms for notetaking) and three ADA spots. The fulldome system can be operated in a "live" mode, enabling the operator to fly you through the Universe in real time. We also offer fulldome movies on a variety of subjects. (Please check our show listing to see which shows are currently being offered). The planetarium also has a 5.1 surround sound system with a subwoofer for a seat-shaking experience.
Donations
Your generous support helps ensure that the UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater can continue first class educational experiences right here in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, and help encourage Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's best and brightest to remain a part of our communicty. A gift to the UAA Planetarium is an investment in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's future.
Contact Us
We are eager for help from volunteers in our community! If you are interested in helping, particularly if you have experience in astronomy, 3D modeling, or digital media creation, please send email us at planetarium@alaska.edu.
For more information about the planetarium, show offerings, or to schedule a private show, please contact the planetarium staff: planetarium@alaska.edu or by phone at (907) 786-1838.