Showing Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays @ 3:30 PM

Based on the popular book and website of the same name, Bad Astronomy offers a unique and fun approach to learning about the cosmos. Join the "Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait as he takes a critical look at popular myths and misconceptions to show audiences how science can be used to evaluate questionable claims.
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Lifestyles of the Stars

This way everyone...

See the stars and how they live...

Learn who's hot and who's not...

Grab your tour map and climb aboard our AstroTours bus driven by a slightly wacky tour guide...who really knows his stellar evolution! Our Astrobus guide, Tachyon, will take you on a tour of the stars you won't soon forget in this exciting family astronomy show.
Showing Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 3:30 PM, Saturdays & Sundays @ 2:30 PM
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Wisconsin Skies
Saturday March 27th at 8:00 p.m.

Wisconsin Skies explores current events in astronomy, highlights a particular astronomical object or event and always, provides a personal tour of the night time sky as seen from the Fox Valley. After the show if skies are clear join the planetarium staff outside (weather permitting) for real time viewing of the Moon, planets and the night sky through the planetarium’s telescopes.
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Starts April 3rd

The night sky is filled with some of the most amazing objects in the universe. Finding and observing them with your own eyes is a thrilling experience, but only if you know and appreciate what it is that you are seeing.
Large professional telescopes, like the Hubble Space Telescope, have revealed the staggering beauty of our universe through full color, high resolution, long exposure photographs, but how do these celestial wonders actually look to our eyes and what should we expect to see through a telescope in our own backyard?
More Than Meets The Eye answers these questions using realistic depictions of celestial objects as seen through small telescopes and binoculars.
We will also give you a brief tour of the night sky as seen from Wisconsin.
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Starts June 5th

The show features a variety of stories as told by Grandpa Ben and his family as they camp out under the stars of early-summer. While sitting around the campfire, we’ll learn the stories of several constellations, in particular the Big Bear and the Little Bear. Suitable for audiences of all ages, this program on the origins of the constellations includes stories from ancient Greece and Egypt as well as modern humorous tales. "Bear Tales" is a perfect program for children and includes the sing-along, "Waltzing with Bears".
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