Planetarium Programs
Our Discovery Dome mobile planetarium has programs for all ages, covering many of the TEKS for Earth and Space Science in grades K - 8 and for Astronomy and Biology in grades 9 - 12.
We have two types of programs: Interactive Educator-Led Star Tours and Full-Dome Immersive Planetarium Shows. Interactive Star Tours mostly use a free open source program called Stellarium. To download Stellarium onto your own computer, click here: http://stellarium.org. The Educator will use this program and others to display stars, constellations, planets, and the moon all around the inside surface of the Dome. He or she will ask the students questions and help them to explore and explain the workings of the universe around us. The Star Tours can vary in length from about 20 min to 60 min, depending on age of participants and what is requested.
The Full-Dome Shows are videos that again are displayed all around the inner surface of the Dome. They are fixed length; the length of each show is noted below.
Note that you may request different programs, or combinations of programs, for each group in the dome.
Interactive Educator-Led Star Tours
The above shows can range from 10 minutes to 1 hour each, depending on the schedule and the customer's wishes and needs. Most school programs run about 30 minutes long, with 45 minutes total planned for each group. These shows are appropriate for any age group, as the presenters can adjust the content and presentations as needed, and to cover required TEKS.
Full-Dome Immersive Planetarium Shows
Planetarium Show Rentals We have expanded our offerings by allowing you to rent a show that we do not own. In order to take advantage of this, we need to be able to access your Wi-Fi. Your internet connection must be fast, and reliable, because we will be streaming the show from an online source. There will be an additional fee for rented shows. A few of the shows available for rental are:
Preschool/Kinder
MS/HS Biology/Ecosystems
Elementary School
$50 for 3 days
$30 for 3 days
$30 for 3 days
$30 for 3 days
$50 for 3 days
Click on each image above to go to information on Full Dome on Demand about that show. You may need to scroll down to that show. For information on all the planetarium shows available to rent, go to https://www.fulldomeondemand.com/.
Preschool - Kindergarten Shows
Elementary Shows
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Middle-High School & Adult Shows
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