Unit: Planetarium

Ghostly Tales Under the Stars, October 29-30

A Hubble image of a Large Magnetic Cloud (LMC) in the Milky Way galaxy. Photo by ESA/Hubble & NASA

The Illinois State University Planetarium will present Ghostly Tales under the Stars at 7:30 p.m. and midnight on Friday, October 29, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 30.

ISU Planetarium presents Big Astronomy

Image projected from the Illinois State University Planetarium new system.

The Illinois State University Planetarium will present a journey to three world-class observatories in Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries, at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, beginning August 13.

Planetarium: From Earth to the Universe

Near Space photography - 20km above ground / real photo

Experience this journey of celestial discovery. Travel from the world of the ancient Greek astronomers to today’s greatest telescopes. Go beyond the solar system to the colorful birthplaces and burial grounds of stars.