Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon   Join Email List

 

 

Science & Astronomy
   

Planetarium Schedule & Show Descriptions

See the shows in Andrus Planetarium.
 
   
Astronomy Day
Planetarium Shows and Programs FREE with Museum Admission
 
   
The Sky Tonight
Planetarium Show - Saturday & Sundays at 2 pm
 
Family Science Projects is made possible by a gift from
Family Science Projects
On Saturday: Demonstrations and projects explore an aspect of the natural world that relate to the Museum’s Planetarium shows.
On Sunday: Physical-science demonstrations and projects in the Hudson Riverama gallery that explore an aspect of the natural world.
FREE with Museum admission.
School’s Out,
Stars Are In

has been made possible by a grant from
Con Edison.

School’s Out, Stars Are In
Creative activities and planetarium shows for students on school break. (December Holidays, Winter Break, and Spring Break, Museum open Mon - Fri, 12 - 5 pm).
FREE with Museum admission. Students must be accompanied by a caregiver.
 
 
   
Planetarium Schedule
 
   

Allow 1 hour to see a star show. Tickets at Lobby Desk the day of the show. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please allow time to be seated; there is no late seating.
A sound amplification system is available in the Planetarium to connect to a personal hearing aid or cochlear implant.

No Planetarium Shows May 11 & 12


(back to top)

 
   
 
    Astronomy Day  
 

Sunday, May 19
12 - 5 pm

  • See Solar System models of planets.
  • See a “Maker Exhibition” of objects and machines created by May Family Science Projects participants.
  • Observe the sun, experiment with light, paint a giant “slide,” create a 3-D constellation and use a octant.

 
   

Planetarium Shows

1, 2, 3 & 4  pm
The Sky Tonight
– See a 30 minute live show of the night sky.  All ages

 
     
   
The Sky Tonight
 
 



Planetarium Show
The Sky Tonight
Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm

 

(back to top)

 
     
   
Family Science Projects
 
 

 

FREE with Museum admission

On Saturdays, 1 - 4 pm
Physical-science demos and projects conducted in Riverama’s demo area or theatre. Each explores an aspect of the natural world, as touched on in Riverama itself. Each activity has a demo component and a project component.

Physical-science demos and projects conducted in the Troster Hall of Science. Each explores an aspect of the natural world, as touched on in planetarium shows and in Troster itself. Each activity has a demo component and a project component.

 
 

 



Saturday, May 4, 11 & 18
1 - 4 pm 
Family Science Project


Be a Maker and a Tinkerer! Three Saturdays to invent!
Planetarium Manager Marc Taylor, left, explores the Planetarium’s storerooms to bring you slide projectors and controllers, motors and wires for you to transform into strange machines and robots!. Your creative inventions will be shown on Astronomy Day, May 19.

 

 

(back to top)

 

 

 



About Us| Programs | Exhibitions
Plan Your Visit | Glenview | Riverama | Planetarium
Collections | Museum Shop | Special Events| Press | Privacy Policy



© Copyright 2012 Hudson River Museum. All Rights Reserved.