Free Telescope Viewings
Every Friday and Saturday Night, weather permitting 7:30-10:30 p.m. Chabot Observatory Deck Join Chabot astronomers on the Observatory Deck for a free telescope viewing! Weather permitting, this is a chance to explore stars, planets and more through Chabot’s historic telescopes. Chabot’s three large historic telescopes offer a unique way to experience the awe and wonder […]
Laser After Hours: Fright Night Light
Buy Tickets Adults 21+, $25 9:30pm-10:30pm Join us for a Halloween themed laser show with a featured thematic cocktail of the night, beer, and wine. Choose from a single show ticket or a combination double feature. Be advised that shows held in the Theater include visualizations with high rate flashing lights which may affect those with photosensitive […]
Annular Solar Eclipse
Buy Tickets Weather Update: As we monitor changing weather patterns, it seems likely that poor weather conditions will impact our viewing. Don't worry! We will continue with a modified viewing event with a Live Feed from NASA in the Planetarium and Studio 3! Saturday, October 14 7:30AM - 11AM All ages, family friendly. This fall, here in […]
Asteroid Mission Extreme
(25 min) Asteroid: Mission Extreme takes audiences on a journey 65 million years in the making to discover how asteroids are both a danger and an opportunity for those of us on planet Earth. The danger of course lies in the possibility of a cataclysmic collision; the opportunity is the crazy idea that asteroids could be […]
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. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
