Waiting Far Away
(10 min) An explorer of the cosmos has traveled too far…and can’t find home. Become lost on a journey through the majestic, humbling, and solitary beauty of space and time reimagined. Charles Hayden Planetarium
Total Lunar Eclipse
Buy Tickets All-ages, family-friendly $25 General Admission, $15 Members. Join Chabot astronomers for a live watch party of the magnificent Total Lunar Eclipse from Chabot’s Observation Deck. Bring your friends & family and a lawn chair to enjoy Eclipse-themed crafts and demonstrations, then get bundled up with a cup of hot cocoa to watch […]
Scouting the Stars: Winter
(10 min) It’s 10 o’clock: Do you know where your stars are? Let’s do a little scouting.... Each season brings a fresh batch of stars to dazzle our eyes and constellations to tell nighttime stories about. We’ll give you a quick tour of the present season’s sky, and tips on how to identify a few […]
Universal
(11 min) Fly through the heart of an ancient cluster of stars, and take a swing around the luminous remains of a dying star. Cruise by alien planets that orbit a nearby star, surf past the brilliant rings of Saturn, and more. ‘Universal’ is a quick un-narrated voyage through the universe that carries the viewer from […]
Phantom of the Universe
(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”. This show is narrated by Tilda Swinton, a British actress. Ages […]