Introduction

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PLANETARIUM CLOSED

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

The planetarium will be closed on the following dates: Friday, April 5, 2024 - for maintenance

Event Series Planetarium: Eclipse

Planetarium: Eclipse

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

You see the moon all the time, but do you know its story? Why is it there, why does it appear to change its position in the sky day by day, week by week? And the most intriguing aspect of…

Event Series Planetarium: Eclipse

Planetarium: Eclipse

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

You see the moon all the time, but do you know its story? Why is it there, why does it appear to change its position in the sky day by day, week by week? And the most intriguing aspect of…

Planetarium: FREE solar eclipse viewing event

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing (Monday, April 8, 2024) Our community will get to experience a partial eclipse of the Sun on Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024.  The Kika Silva Pla Planetarium and the Alachua Astronomy Club will be hosting a free 'Eclipse Viewing Event' between 1:45…

Event Series Planetarium: Mesmerica 360

Planetarium: Mesmerica 360

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Mesmerica is a visual music journey that brings the mesmerizing music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood together with visually-hypnotic, 3D animated art curated from artists around the world, creating an immersive experience designed to transcend time, relax, soothe, and…

Planetarium: Music 360 – Pink Floyd “The Wall”

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One of the most popular Pink Floyd albums has been given the 'Music 360' treatment. Music 360: Pink Floyd - The Wall transports you into the world of this most popular album using immersive computer generated graphics. It's a show…

Planetarium: Passport to the Universe (2017)

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

Now with updated visual effects, the breathtaking "Passport to the Universe" reveals the wonders of our universe in a way never before possible in a planetarium, and brings this New York show to Gainesville! Narrated by two-time Academy Award winner Tom…

Planetarium: Oasis in Space (2022)

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

Oasis in Space (2022) is a startling and beautiful voyage through the Universe, the Milky Way galaxy and our Solar System, in search of water ... and water worlds like Earth. We begin by exploring Earth, with its vast oceans and plentiful…

Event Series Planetarium: We Are Stars

Planetarium: We Are Stars

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What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of Hydrogen atoms to…

Planetarium: We Are Guardians

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

We Are Guardians looks at how our world, its peoples and ecosystems are intrinsically connected, and how with the help of satellite monitoring we can examine the links between human activities and climate change. (A production of NSC Creative.) View the…

Planetarium: Exoplanets – Discovering New Worlds

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium 3000 NW 83 Street Building X-129 Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville, FL, United States

The modern hunt for exoplanets is an adventure that began in the 20th century. It continues today as astronomers use both ground- and space-based observatories to find planets around other stars. Ultimately, this great age of discovery could lead to…