Events
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Tales of the Maya Skies
35 minutes All ages Through the magic of technology and imagination, you are about to take a trip across time and space to visit a world as it no longer exists today: the world of the ancient Maya civilization! The great pyramid and other stone observatories and structures in the ruins of Chichen Itza in […]
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Members-Only Sock Skate Preview
Check-In at Pleaides Courtyard Gate Free | Members-Only Member RSVP Slip on your socks and glide through a Winter Wonderland! Before the Geminids Party begins, Members are invited to enjoy first access to our sock-skating rink with hot chocolate & optional telescope viewing on the deck as we await The Geminids Meteor Shower to begin. […]
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SOLD OUT Geminid Meteor Shower Watch Party
SOLD OUT $15 Adult, $7 Kids/Seniors FREE for Members Get ready to light up the chilly December night with wonder at our Geminid Meteor Shower Watch Party! Under the vast winter sky, the Geminids will dazzle with their brilliant streaks of light, a celestial gift from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. As Earth sails through trails […]
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Ohlone Skies (mur taaraxtak)
(40 Min) Developed in partnership and solidarity with Cafe Ohlone, mur taaraxtak, or Ohlone Skies, weaves science and storytelling into a rich tapestry of Indigenous Ohlone knowledge, heritage, and history deeply rooted right here in the Oakland hills.
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Aurora Storm
Aurora Storm 11 minutes Ages 8 and up Aurora Storm explores the captivating northern lights and how different cultures and explorers have experienced them. Produced by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The show teaches about the causes of the aurorae and how humans who […]
