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Public Planetarium Shows
Join us for an unforgettable evening under the stars! On select nights each month, the Glastonbury Planetarium opens its dome for live, guided explorations of the current night sky—spotlighting seasonal constellations, bright stars, wandering planets, and upcoming celestial events. Each program also includes a stunning, award-winning space science film that brings the universe to life in a fully immersive experience.
🎟 Tickets
Tickets are available online at:
👉 https://www.ticketleap.events/events/glastonburyplanetarium
While a limited number of tickets may be available in-person on the day of the show, we recommend purchasing tickets ahead of time.
Please do not call or visit the GEHMS office regarding ticket sales.
All ticket sales are final.
🚪 Arrival & Seating
Doors open 15–30 minutes before showtime.
We strongly recommend arriving at least 15 minutes early, as shows begin promptly and no late entry is permitted due to the dark environment inside the dome.
🎬 Program Details
Each show runs approximately 60–90 minutes and includes a combination of live presentation and full-dome movie.
Due to the dark and immersive setting, all shows are recommended for ages 6 and up.
Winter & Spring Shows 2026
Winter & Spring Shows 2026
Sunstruck
Sunstruck
February 12, 2026 at 6 pm
Travel back to the beginning of time and experience the birth of the Sun. Discover how it came to support life, how it threatens life as we know it, and how its energy will one day fade away. "Sunstruck" takes us on a journey to discover the wonders of our magnificent star and investigate how it has supported life on Earth for millennia.
This program includes information on the structure of the sun, the source of its energy and how solar activity impacts our world. Located in the center of our solar system, our sun is an average star. Learn about its mass, gases, temperatures and energy… and its fate in the far distant future.
The presentation opens with an immersive live tour of tonight’s sky—an engaging experience that is always changing—brought to life by Digistar 7.
Created by The Michigan Science Center
Unseen Earth
Unseen Earth
March 19, 2026 at 6 pm
What does the Earth look like? When you close your eyes, you likely imagine a blue planet floating peacefully in space. Surprisingly, this iconic image has been with humanity for only about half a century, when it first glimpsed just over 50 years ago. Since that transformative moment, our perception of Earth has been continuously evolving. In the crystal-clear lenses of satellites, our planet reveals itself in unexpected colors and patterns, providing enormous amounts of data to us. This show presents the story of how satellite technologies have revolutionized our understanding of our home. We witness Earth not merely as a static blue marble but as a dynamic, ever-changing ecosystem. Thanks to advanced orbital observations and in situ measurements, we gain unprecedented insights, enabling us to react swiftly even to sudden environmental shifts and natural disasters. Discover how continuous advancements in satellite technologies and coordinated global Earth observation programs empower us to monitor our planet more accurately than ever before and respond more effectively to its ongoing transformations.
The presentation opens with an immersive live tour of tonight’s sky—an engaging experience that is always changing—brought to life by Digistar 7.
This movie was produced as an Erasmus+ funded project titled "Under surveillance: Earth observation as a chance for the future of the environment" under the number "2023-1-CZ01-KA220-ADU-000160172"
Cosmic Extremes: From Giant Stars to Supermassive Black Holes
Cosmic Extremes: From Giant Stars to Supermassive Black Holes
April 23, 2026 at 6 pm
The universe is home to objects so massive, so powerful, and so strange that they push the limits of what we can imagine. In this collection of four animated planetarium shorts, we journey to the extremes of the cosmos—from stars so enormous they could swallow our entire solar system, to black holes that devour everything in their path, to the blazing quasars that outshine entire galaxies, to the impossibly dense remnants of dead stars where a single teaspoon weighs more than a mountain. Get ready to discover the titans of the universe.
The presentation opens with an immersive live tour of tonight’s sky—an engaging experience that is always changing—brought to life by Digistar 7.
This work was supported by a grant from the Simons Foundation (MP-SCMPS-00001470). Special thanks to the Simons Collaboration on Extreme Electrodynamics of Compact Sources (SCEECS) and Illinois State University.
The material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Schedule is subject to change. All ticket sales are final.
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