Public Shows

Pubilc shows are offered on select evenings each month in our 80 seat, 40-foot domed planetarium.   Enjoy a tour of the stars, constellations and planets of the current sky featuring unique space events and award winning fulldome space movies.

Tickets can only be purchased on-line via: https://www.ticketleap.events/events/glastonburyplanetarium or in-person on the day of the show.   Please do not call or stop by the GEHMS office to purchase tickets or inquire about tickets.  Doors to the planetarium will open about 15- 30 minutes before the advertised show time.   Due to the very dark environment of the planetarium, shows are recommended for ages 6 and up.   Please plan on arriving at least 15 minutes before the show begins as the presentation starts promptly There is NO LATE ADMITTANCE due to the dark conditions in the planetarium.   Most programs last 60 -90 minutes and are a combination of a live lecture and planetarium full-dome movie.  

Schedule is subject to change.   All ticket sales are final.  

The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Vast. Wild. Magical. The Arctic is not just one of the planet’s greatest natural spectacles, it’s a place with global ecological importance that has supported Indigenous communities and diverse ecosystems for generations.

Narrated by Indigenous film producer Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Neet'saii Gwich'in) with National Geographic photographer Florian Schulz, The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness roams the 19.6 million acres of what is currently known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Follow the elusive 200,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd as it migrates to the Arctic Coastal Plain, one of the longest animal migrations on Earth. Meet the polar bears, musk oxen, wolves, golden eagles, and people who call this area home. Experience the adventure of The Arctic, and learn why this remarkable land deserves our protection. 

The show begins with an in-depth and fun look at the variety of objects found in the night sky such as stars, planets, constellations, deep sky objects and more.

Doors open at 5:15 pm

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Solar Superstorms

Date: Thursday,  February 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.

A fury is building on the surface of the Sun: high-velocity jets, a fiery tsunami wave 100,000 km high, rising loops of electrified gas. What’s driving these strange phenomena? How will they affect planet Earth? Find the answers as we venture into the seething interior of our star.

Solar Superstorms that takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the Solar System: coronal mass ejections.

The show features one of the most intensive efforts ever made to visualize the Sun’s inner workings, including a series of groundbreaking scientific visualizations computed on the giant supercomputing initiative, Blue Waters, based at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois.

The show begins with an in-depth and fun look at the variety of objects found in the night sky such as stars, planets, constellations, deep sky objects and more.

Doors open at 6:45 pm

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Eclipsed

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 5:30 and 7:00 pm

On March 13 - 14, North America, Mexico, Central America, and South America. will be treated to a lunar eclipse.  A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes completely through the Earth's dark shadow, or umbra.  Learn about our historical, cultural, and scientific views of eclipses as well as how to view this lunar eclipse.

Doors open at 5:15 and 6:45 pm

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One Sky - Sky Stories from Around the Globe

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm

From the earliest days, people around the world have looked to the heavens for navigation, timekeeping, and a sense of shared identity. The One Sky Project is an international collaboration which created a series of short full dome planetarium films, each representing the perspective of a different culture from around the globe. The show includes a story about Orion from the Greeks, the Thunderbird from the Navajo and the great Celestial Canoe from the Innu people of Northern Canada. The show also explores how Hawaiians used the sky as a compass for their voyages throughout the Pacific Ocean.  

The show begins with an in-depth and fun look at the variety of objects found in the night sky such as stars, planets, constellations, deep sky objects and more.

Doors open at 5:15 pm

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Space Opera

Date: Thursday,  April 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm

An interplanetary journey set to The Planets orchestral suite by Gustav Holst.  A memorable space adventure that begins with an alien spaceship in the vicinity the Earth. The ship leaves the Earth to visit the entire Solar System and beyond.  The spacecraft narrates throughout the journey, providing information at each celestial stop. Terrestrial descriptions and interpretations of the heavenly bodies in art, music and philosophy are also touched on.  A sweeping cultural exploration of our Universe through art, language, music and science.   The show begins with an in-depth and fun look at the variety of objects found in the night sky such as stars, planets, constellations, deep sky objects and more.

Doors open at 6:45 pm

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Birth of the Planet Earth

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Narrated by Richard Dormer.

Birth of Planet Earth tells the twisted tale of our planet’s origins.  Scientists now believe that our galaxy is filled with solar systems, including up to a billion planets roughly the size of our own. The film employs advanced, data-driven, cinematic-quality visualizations to explore some of the greatest questions in science today: How did Earth become a living planet in the wake of our solar system’s violent birth? What does its history tell us about our chances of finding other worlds that are truly Earth-like?

Doors open at 5:15 pm

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Oasis in Space

Date: Wednesday,  May 21, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Audiences are transported on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system in search of liquid water, a key ingredient for life on Earth.  Using some the latest planetary science and imagery, we’ll travel to the depths of our Solar System to learn about each member of our family of planets from tragic Mars to lonely Neptune.   We'll also take an in-depth and fun look at the variety of objects found in the night sky such as stars, planets, constellations, deep sky objects and more.

Doors open at 6:45 pm

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