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Information about borrowing Planetarium Passes for ERAU faculty, staff, and students for free entrance to one show.

Checking out Planetarium Passes

General Information

  • Tickets are for ERAU students, staff, and faculty only.
  • You may check out a total of two passes.  Each pass is for an individual seat as shown on the front side of the pass.
  • Checkouts last one week.  Only check out a pass if there is a show over the upcoming weekend.
  • Passes are for the Saturday, 3pm shows only.

Checking out Passes

  • Look for the passes at the checkout desk.
  • Select the seat number that you want.
  • Check it out at the front of the checkout desk.
  • Your receipt is your ticket.

Upcoming Planetarium Shows

For the full listing of shows and to purchase tickets, visit: https://prescott.erau.edu/about/planetarium/public-shows

Upcoming Summer shows for which Planetarium Passes will be available:

Whale Super Highway

Whale Super Highway follows humpback whales and blue pygmy whales on their 4,000-mile migration down the coast of Western Australia to the freezing waters of Antarctica and back again. It reveals fascinating information about whales -- while underscoring how much we still have to learn.

Show Time:

  • Saturday, May 10: 3 p.m.

Across the Visible Universe

This show is all about the concept of size and scale when it comes to the universe. Starting at Earth, we will fly farther and farther away from home, encountering the incredible structures that populate the cosmos, traveling right to the edge of our visible knowledge of what surrounds us.

Show Time:

  • Saturday, May 31: 3 p.m

Uncovering Black Holes

From the collapsed cores of massive stars to the dark, unfathomable behemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies, we will explore the wealth of knowledge scientists have gathered about black holes across the universe.

Show Time:

  • Saturday, June 7: 3 p.m

The Cosmic Web

This program uses the London Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 to delve into the science and discoveries of the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. From the beginnings of the universe to the formation of galaxies to the incredible views of gas, dust, and stars populating our galactic neighborhood, we will explore it all.

Show Time:

  • Saturday, June 14: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Rising Stars of Prescott

Are you interested in getting to know your night sky? This live planetarium program will show you what constellations, planets, meteor showers and more will be coming to the Prescott skies for your viewing pleasure. The content for this program changes every month it is shown. Telescope viewing will be available after the evening shows, weather permitting.

Show Time:

  • Saturday, June 28: 3pm

The Arctic

Imagine a place in America that is vast, wild and untouched, where some of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, located in the northeastern corner of Alaska, is one of the wildest places left on the planet – a symbol of wilderness that few have ever seen.

Show Time:

  • Saturday, July 12: 3 p.m.

Our Many Moons

In honor of the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we will explore the discoveries that have been made on our Moon, as well as many other moons within our Solar System.

Show Time:

  • Saturday, July 26: 3 p.m.