The Kika Silva Pla Planetarium proudly presents the “sequel” to our popular Legends of the Zodiac series, “Legends of the Zodiac: SOLSTICE”. Twice a year, people around the world re treated to extreme hours of daylight and darkness. Find out…
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Planetarium: Music 360 – Let it Snow!
Come enjoy a “Music 360” experience for the whole family with Music 360: Let It Snow! This 30-minute full-dome show features a variety of computer generated scenery and artistic animation, set to the music of the season. It’s a fun and…
Planetarium: Tales of the Maya Skies
Tales of the Maya Skies is a digital fulldome show that immerses the audience in Mayan astronomy, art and culture through a custom score and visuals. Produced by Chabot Space & Science Center, Tales of the Maya Skies inspires and educates through its…
Planetarium: FREE Eclipse Viewing Event
Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing (Saturday, October 14, 2023) Our community will get to experience a partial eclipse of the Sun on Saturday afternoon, October 14, 2023. The Kika Silva Pla Planetarium and the Alachua Astronomy Club will be hosting a free ‘Eclipse Viewing Event‘ between 11:30…
Planetarium: Music 360 – “Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’”
Join us for an immersive journey of sight and sound as you experience the majesty of Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite “The Planets”, while visiting the planets of our Solar System. Gustav Holst wrote “The Planets” between 1914 and 1916 and…
Planetarium: Forward! To The Moon
Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in…
Planetarium: The Moon
“The Moon” planetarium program incorporates live, interactive planetarium teaching with an immersive planetarium program that has been designed in a modular nature. This program targets grades K through 2 and focuses on observations of the Moon. Learn how to recognize…
Planetarium: Eclipse
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: Zula Patrol – Under the Weather
From the far reaches of outer space, from the bright orange planet Zula, comes the Zula Patrol! Based on the highly-acclaimed Zula Patrol TV series www.zula.com airing on PBS affiliates nationwide, Zula Patrol: Under the Weather is a must-see for…
Planetarium: Florida Skies – Autumn
Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as he takes you on a personally guided tour of our night sky, using our GOTO Chronos Space Simulator. Florida Skies…
Planetarium: Music 360 – “Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’”
Join us for an immersive journey of sight and sound as you experience the majesty of Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite “The Planets”, while visiting the planets of our Solar System. Gustav Holst wrote “The Planets” between 1914 and 1916 and…
Planetarium: Florida Skies – Autumn
Join James Albury, host of “The Sky Above Us” and former co-host of the PBS TV Show “Star Gazers” as he takes you on a personally guided tour of our night sky, using our GOTO Chronos Space Simulator. Florida Skies…
Planetarium: Tales of the Maya Skies
Tales of the Maya Skies is a digital fulldome show that immerses the audience in Mayan astronomy, art and culture through a custom score and visuals. Produced by Chabot Space & Science Center, Tales of the Maya Skies inspires and educates through its…
Planetarium: Phantom of the Universe
“Phantom of the Universe” is a new planetarium show that showcases an exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. This show is currently in over 600 planetariums in 67 countries…
Planetarium: Exoplanets – Discovering New Worlds
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…
Planetarium: We Are Guardians
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: Passport to the Universe (2017)
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: Polaris the Space Submarine
James, a traveling penguin from the South Pole, and Vladimir, a funny bear from the North Pole, meet on the Arctic sea ice. They become friends, and this scientifically-gifted pair talk about their respective regions and observe the stars together,…
Planetarium: Polaris the Space Submarine
James, a traveling penguin from the South Pole, and Vladimir, a funny bear from the North Pole, meet on the Arctic sea ice. They become friends, and this scientifically-gifted pair talk about their respective regions and observe the stars together,…
Planetarium: Polaris the Space Submarine
James, a traveling penguin from the South Pole, and Vladimir, a funny bear from the North Pole, meet on the Arctic sea ice. They become friends, and this scientifically-gifted pair talk about their respective regions and observe the stars together,…
Planetarium: Polaris the Space Submarine
James, a traveling penguin from the South Pole, and Vladimir, a funny bear from the North Pole, meet on the Arctic sea ice. They become friends, and this scientifically-gifted pair talk about their respective regions and observe the stars together,…