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UCLA Planetarium and Telescope Shows

NOTE: this site is no longer updated! Please visit our new planetarium website.

UCLA Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics

Planetarium Shows: 8:00PM - Telescope Viewing: 9:00PM

FREE (No tickets or reservations required) FREE

During the Summer, shows start at 8:00 PM and are given
on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights of each month.

Have you received the Mars email? Click here for more information.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Date	Time	Special Topic
September 14, 2005	8:00PM	The Life and Death of Stars
September 28, 2005	8:00PM	TBD
October 5, 2005	7:00PM	TBD
Starting October 5, shows are every Wednesday at 7:00 PM.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Special Topic Shows We have integrated Special Topic shows into our schedule. These shows are indicated on the schedule (to the left) and include a 30-45 minute sky show, followed by a 15-20 minute presentation on the topic listed. Descriptions are listed here.

Planetarium Fact Sheet Interested in the details of our planetarium? Here's a page that lists some of the history and capabilities, as well as images of the planetarium.

DIRECTIONS:

The planetarium (Room MS 8224) is located on the eighth floor of the Mathematical Sciences Building and the telescopes are located on the ninth floor. For detailed directions and parking information, click here

For more information about the UCLA Planetarium, please email planet[AT]astro.ucla.edu.

We are actively working on ways to renovate and improve the UCLA planetarium.
For information about this effort, see our Planetarium Committee page.

The planetarium shows (suitable for all ages) are given by UCLA professors, post-doctoral researchers, and current graduate students. Content varies with the presenters, but commonly includes discussion about the current night sky, constellations, astronomical phenomena, and more!

No Late Arrivals: All shows start at 8:00PM (rain or shine) and last about 45-60 minutes. Unfortunately, due to the darkness needed inside the planetarium, late arrivals can not be admitted.

Private shows are available for educational groups by special arrangement. Please contact the Planetarium Directors at planet[AT]astro.ucla.edu AT LEAST one month ahead of time to schedule private shows.

Celestron 14" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

After evening planetarium shows, on clear nights visitors are invited to look through one of the department telescopes at a variety of celestial objects, including planets, nebulae, and/or star clusters (depending on what objects are currently in the sky). Telescope viewing is led by by the Undergraduate Astronomy Society.

Telescope viewing starts at 9:00PM.

Other planetariums:

Griffith Observatory

Santa Monica College Planetarium

The Bianchi Planetarium at Cal State Northridge

Telescopes on the 9th floor of the Math Sciences Building.
Photo by Laurie Liles

Public Pages:

Mars Viewing Recap

Internal Pages:
(Only accessible from within the astro.ucla.edu and physics.ucla.edu domains.)

Last updated: Friday, 09-Sep-2005 10:51:13 PDT.

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