Planetarium

Explore the nature of Earth’s Moon: its motion and phases, lunar and solar eclipses, tides, and the Moon’s origin. The story unfolds as a conversation between a curious young child and the Moon—Luna—over the course of a night, from moonrise to moonset.

(35 min) Tales of the Maya Skies transports us to the jungles of Mexico, presenting the rich history and culture of the ancient Maya.   Chabot Space & Science Center

(26 min) Big Astronomy explores three observatories located in Chile, at extreme and remote places. It gives examples of the multitude of STEM careers needed to keep the great observatories working. The show is narrated by Barbara Rojas-Ayala, a Chilean astronomer. California Academy of Sciences

(10 min) Take a supersonic spin around Bay Area skies! This ten-minute flight of fancy begins at our home port, Chabot, and covers a lot of ground……from the sky above! To Mount Diablo in the east, the Santa Cruz Mountains to the south, Point Reyes up north, and back home again across the East Bay. 

Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters 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 […]

Explore the cosmos as a Chabot Astronomer leads you through the galaxy using a Zeiss Universarium Mark VIII Star Projector. One of 4 in the United States, this restored Zeiss projector uses advanced fiber optics to project stars with astonishing clarity.

(35 min) Tales of the Maya Skies transports us to the jungles of Mexico, presenting the rich history and culture of the ancient Maya.   Chabot Space & Science Center

Explore the nature of Earth’s Moon: its motion and phases, lunar and solar eclipses, tides, and the Moon’s origin. The story unfolds as a conversation between a curious young child and the Moon—Luna—over the course of a night, from moonrise to moonset.

Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters 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 […]

(30 min) With an expert guide and cutting-edge astronomical visuals, the Cosmos 360 series reveal the workings of the universe from a new perspective. 

(26 min) Big Astronomy explores three observatories located in Chile, at extreme and remote places. It gives examples of the multitude of STEM careers needed to keep the great observatories working. The show is narrated by Barbara Rojas-Ayala, a Chilean astronomer. California Academy of Sciences

(25 min) An exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. The show will reveal the first hints of its existence through the eyes of Fritz Zwicky, the scientist who coined the term “dark matter.  Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

(21 min) Explore the sun in all its glory in this fulldome show. Sunstruck takes us on a journey to discover the wonders of our magnificent sun and investigate how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia. This program includes information on the structure of our sun, the source of its energy, and how […]

(25 min) What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut.  NSC Creative

Explore the nature of Earth’s Moon: its motion and phases, lunar and solar eclipses, tides, and the Moon’s origin. The story unfolds as a conversation between a curious young child and the Moon—Luna—over the course of a night, from moonrise to moonset.

(35 min) Tales of the Maya Skies transports us to the jungles of Mexico, presenting the rich history and culture of the ancient Maya.   Chabot Space & Science Center