Planetarium Programs
Planetarium Programs are included with general admission.
About the Programs
Beyond the Sun
10:00 a.m. Tuesday-Sunday
While Celeste is fighting off sleep in her room by reading a book on astronomy she receives an unexpected visit from Moon. Together, they will enjoy a journey through the Universe to discover what exoplanets are and how they can be detected. They observe rogue planets, oceanic worlds and super-Earths. Moon tells her about exoplanet hunters, who observe the sky in search of planets like Earth.
One Sky Project
11:00 a.m. Tuesday-Sunday
One Sky Project is an international collaboration focused on increasing understanding about cultural and indigenous astronomy, its historical and modern applications, and how our One Sky connects us all. Enjoy stories, presented in a series of short films, about the night sky from Hawaiʻi and cultures across the globe.
Films: The Samurai and the Stars (Japan), The Forge of Artemis (Greece), Thunderbird (Navajo), Celestial Canoe (Canada), Hawaiian Wayfinders (Hawaiʻi)
Cosmic Perspectives
12:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
We know that space is big. But just how big? Where do we, explorers fit in with the scale of the universe. Journey through the vastness of the universe with an ‘Imiloa astronomer as your guide in this live interactive planetarium program.
Learn how the the observatories on Maunakea have contributed to our knowledge of our place amongst the stars!
Awesome Light
1:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Astronomers from around the world care for Maunakea as a place to search for knowledge – it is here that the world’s most renowned observatories seek to understand the great questions of the universe. Journey through the universe with the observatories of Mauankea and take in some of the most noteworthy discoveries made in Hawai‘i.
Habitat Earth
3:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Living networks connect and support life forms large and small—from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. In the California Academy of Sciences’ latest original planetarium show, Habitat Earth, discover what it means to live in today’s connected world.
Through stunning visualizations of the natural world, dive below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in kelp forest ecosystems, travel beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive, and journey to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks.