DUPONT PLANETARIUM

Public Showings
Shows every Saturday beginning September 2010

The DuPont Planetarium is open for public showings every Saturday . Click on the show title to learn more about the show. For safety reasons and the consideration of other paying guests, children under 4 years of age are not permitted in the planetarium. Reservations are not required, but highly encouraged. Please indicate if you need any special services, assistance, or accommodations to participate in planetarium activities by contacting Janice Weeks at JaniceW@usca.edu or 803-641-3769.

2010-2011 Show Schedule

DATES
SHOW NAMES
EVENING TIMES
2010 August 14, 21, 28
8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
2010 September 4, 11, 25
7:00 & 8:00 p.m.
2010 September 18
(International Observe the Moon Night)
7:00 p.m.
8:00 and 9:00 p.m.
2010 October 2, 9, 23, 30
7:00 & 8:00 p.m.
2010 October 16: S.E.E.D.
Two Small Pieces of Glass
and Eye Spy the Sky

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Alternating every half hour

2010 November 6, 13, 20, 27
Worlds in Motion
7:00 & 8:00 p.m.
2010 December 4, 11, 14
7:00 & 8:00 p.m.
2010 December 18, 20, 27

6:00, 7:00 & 8:00 p.m.

2011 January 8, 15, 22, 39
(40th anniversary Apollo 14)
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
2011 February 5, 12, 19, 26
7:00 & 8:00 p.m.
2011 March 5, 12, 19, 26
Mission to Mars
Journey into the Living Cell
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
2011 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Worlds in Motion
7:00 & 8:00 p.m.
2011 May 7
(National Astronomy Day)
7, 8, 9 & 10:00 p.m.
2011 May 14, 21, 28
8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
2011 June 4, 11, 18, 25
8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
2011 July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
(40th anniversay Apollo 15)
8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
2011 August 6, 13, 20, 27
8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.

Special Events

Intenational Observe the Moon Night: September 18, 2010
SEED: Science Education Enrichment Day: October 16, 2010
Total Lunar Eclipse visible after midnight: December 21, 2010
Spring Earth & Sky Night and National Astronomy Day: May 7, 2011


Ticket Prices

Featured Shows

and Eye Spy the Sky

Blown Away: The Wild World of Weather

Digistar "Laser" Fantasy

Digistar Virtual Journey

Explorers of Mauna Kea

Follow the Drinking Gourd

In My Backyard

Journey into the Living Cell

Larry Cat in Space

More Than Meets the Eye

Mission to Mars

'Tis the Season

To the Moon and Beyond

Two Small Pieces of Glass

Worlds in Motion

General Shows

$4.50 -- Adults
$3.50 -- Senior Citizens
$2.50 -- 4K-12 students
$1.00 -- USCA Students, Faculty and Staff with proper ID

Digistar Shows

$5.50 -- Adults
$4.50 -- Senior Citizens
$3.50 -- 4K-12 students
$1.00 -- USCA Students, Faculty and Staff with proper ID
 

Special Opportunities

$25.00 -- Annual Membership Card
$175.00 -- Private Showing (great for birthday parties)

Reservations

You may make reservations but reservations are not required. If you wish to make reservations, you are encouraged to make them at least 24 hours in advance. You may make a reservation by e-mail planetarium@usca.edu or phone (803) 641-3654. Please include your name, total number of guests, and phone number.  
 

Directions
The planetarium is housed at the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center on the campus of the University of South Carolina Aiken. Directions to USC Aiken.

Showings Schedule

RPSEC Home Page

The DuPont Planetarium


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URL: http://rpsec.usca.edu/Planetarium/pubshows.html (Aug, 2008)

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Center of Excellence in Educational Technology
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
803-641-3654