Planetarium

Welcome to the 2024-25 season of K-12 educational experiences at the SFCC Planetarium!

We are excited to work with you and your students this year as you explore academic topics in astronomy. You will use our K-12 Planetarium Request Form to request your reservation with us. You will receive an automated response upon your request and a separate reply from the planetarium email when your date/time has been confirmed. We cannot process direct requests via email, so please make sure use the form and answer all sections before submitting.

The planetarium seats 52 people, provides 50-minute presentations that include a feature movie and a night sky discussion, and will be reserved on a first-come, first served basis.

Note: We have limited homeschool options available and these are designated on the form. Please do not choose other dates if you are a homeschool group.

SFCC Public Planetarium Presentations

Bring your curiosity, let us do the rest! Visit the starry night in our dome and explore the cosmos. Let’s discover the universe together!

Buying Tickets

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for CCS students with valid ID and children ages 3-18. Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for a different show time/date. The Planetarium is in Building 28, Room 142.

These one-hour presentations include both a night sky discussion along with a full dome feature film. While presentations are appropriate for all ages, we have special Saturday presentations featuring Earth, Moon & Sun for our younger audiences.

When you purchase your tickets for any presentation, you will see the special option for these Saturday events.

Presentations 2024-2025

Dark Universe

Dark Universe celebrates a new age of discovery in the cosmos and investigates two of its deepest mysteries: dark matter and dark energy. Explore the Milky Way galaxy with exploding supernovas, and spectacular scenes the Galileo probe’s breathtaking plunge into Jupiter’s atmosphere.

January 24, 25, 26
Tickets go on sale soon.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

Black Holes

Audiences will be dazzled with striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy.

The Saturday presentation will instead feature Earth, Moon and Sun for our specially designated “Kid Shows”. See the movie description below!

February 28, 29, March 2
Tickets go on sale soon.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

Secret Lives of Stars

Not all stars are created equal. The specific characteristics of a star will determine what type of life it will lead, how long it might live and even the type of death it will die. Explore the life cycles and diversity of stars in the universe.

April 25, 26, 27
Tickets go on sale soon.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

Solar Superstorms

Solar Superstorms 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.

May 16, 17, 18
Tickets go on sale soon.

Shows start promptly at their designated times!

Webb's mid-infrared view of galaxy M51. A large spiral galaxy takes up the entirety of the image. The core is mostly bright white, but there are also swirling, detailed structures that resemble water circling a drain. There is white and pale blue light that emanates from stars and dust at the core’s center, but it is tightly limited to the core. The detailed rings feature bands of deep orange and cloudy gray, which are interspersed by darker empty regions throughout.

M51 (MIRI Image) by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope August 29, 2023

Private Presentation Rentals

Limited private planetarium presentations are available throughout the academic school year. Please email the planetarium staff for details. Fees begin at $10 per person with a minimum of $100 base price.