Planetarium Programs
Planetarium Programs are included with same-day general admission.
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
10:30 a.m. Saturday & Sunday ONLY
Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in Big Bird's Adventure: One World, One Sky . Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take you on a journey of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun, and the Moon.
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)
Pānānā Kilo Hōkū
12:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
In 2017, Hawaiian voyaging canoes, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, completed a historic journey circumnavigating the world utilizing polynesian navigation and voyaging techniques. The tools and techniques used by these modern day voyagers have been reconstructed from multiple knowledge sources for today’s application. In this program, an ʻImiloa Astronomer will help you learn and explore a few basic celestial wayfinding tools that are utilized by Hawaiʻi’s voyagers today.
Spark
1:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Spark: From the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Start your journey by soaring over a stunning Sierra Nevada waterfall, and then blast off across space and time to discover the celestial origins of the elements we all have in common. Along the way, you’ll enter the core of a giant star just before it implodes, experience the quiet demise of a star like the Sun, and see how colliding stars seed the Universe with the building blocks of life.
Expedition Reef
3:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Explore the “rainforests of the sea” on an oceanic safari into coral reefs, one of the world’s most vibrant yet endangered marine ecosystems. Learn how corals grow, feed, and reproduce while supporting over 25% of all marine life, despite facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Featuring one of the largest and deepest indoor displays of living corals and narrated by Tony Award® winner Lea Salonga, Expedition Reef immerses audiences in an unforgettable undersea adventure.