Immerse yourself in Northern Colorado’s only 360° Dome theater: the OtterBox Digital Dome Theater at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. Featuring a massive 39-foot diameter overhead dome screen, adventurers of all ages will be wowed by the Dome’s state-of-the-art laser projection featuring ultra high-definition imagery and booming spatial audio system. Enjoy daily full dome shows, special lectures, live music events, artistic performances, experimental art, and much more!
BIG NEWS for Family Plus and Contributing Level Members! Starting on November 27th ,2023 we want to Give Thanks by offering free dome shows in the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater. That’s free access for our Explore More, Family Plus and Contributing Members to more than 900 shows per year including Daily Dome Shows and weekend Music Dome Shows.
Now Showing:
Showing in December:
*please note dates and times are subject to change
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Join Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend, Hu Hu Zhu, for a look at the stars. Take an imaginary trip to our Moon, learn how to find the Big Dipper and North Star, and see how we all share the same sky.
Tuesday-Sunday at 10:00 AM
Experience the Aurora
For the first time the aurora has been captured as it was meant to be experienced, as a display that covers the entire sky.
This immersive show shares the science behind the aurora and tells the story of the quest to find and photograph the aurora for wraparound display in fulldome theaters.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in December at 2:00 PM
Accidental Astronauts
Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie and their dog Armstrong as they embark on an unexpected journey into space!
Explore the Earth, Sun and Moon system with a wise-cracking spaceship computer. See an asteroid crash into the Moon. Bounce along with them on the lunar surface. Get up close and personal with a solar storm. And gain a new appreciation of our home planet.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:45 AM
One Sky
The One Sky Project, led by the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and sponsored by the Thirty Meter Telescope, has produced a series of seven short fulldome films and a compiled full-length feature film focusing on cultural and Indigenous astronomy. This international collaboration seeks to build cross-cultural connections and increase understanding of different indigenous perspectives while demonstrating how our one sky connects us all.
Credit: One Sky Project/SG360/TMT/‘Imiloa/CalAcademy/NSF’s NOIRLab
Tuesday-Thursday in October at 2:45 PM
Explore
Explore is the story of humanity’s fascination with the stars — from ancient stargazers and astrologers to the breakthrough discoveries of Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler. Today’s explorers depend on Kepler’s genius for their work in space. Enjoy a beautifully visualized trip through the history of astronomy.
CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story
What did it take to get humans to the surface of the Moon? What challenges did the engineers, scientists, and astronauts who worked to achieve that goal face? From award-winning producer NSC Creative comes their latest show, an immersive historical documentary that showcases the achievements of the Apollo program and what it took to put the first human on the Moon.
Ice Worlds
Ice Worlds is a tour of the icy landscapes of our solar system, especially our home planet Earth.
In Ice Worlds audiences explore the critical relationship between ice and life – “a tale of friend and foe, enabling, challenging, supporting and adapting” – that has developed over millions of years.
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays in December at 2:00 PM
Dream To Fly
Dream To Fly is a poetic and touching story of aviation development through the ages. It presents the significant milestones on our route to conquering the skies – both in terms of technological breakthroughs, as well as our perceptions of flying itself.
Accidental Astronauts (en español)
Sundays at 2:45 PM
Un Cielo, Un Mundo: La Aventura de Big Bird
¡Acompañemos a Big Bird, Elmo y Hu Hu Zhu en una emocionante exploración del Sol, las estrellas y la Luna, mientras aprendemos conceptos básicos de astronomía desarrollando amor por la ciencia y descubriendo ¡un mundo de posibilidades!
Saturdays at 2:45 PM
Tonight's Sky
FREE dome presentation!
Join us for a trip through the season’s stars presented by our astronomy volunteer, Patrick, Saturdays @ 1:00. Learn how to spot constellations and understand the stories behind them. Come check out the cosmos!!
All-ages event!
Free Show! Saturdays at 1:00PM
Let it Snow
Let it Snow is an amazing holiday music spectacle, featuring a variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee. It includes a stunning finale by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The soundtrack is enhanced with colorful thematic animation and full-dome scenery.
Saturdays and Sundays in December at 3:30 PM
Special Events and Programs
Live Music
Listen to some of your favorite bands in one of the most unique venues in northern Colorado. the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater is a great way to see live music with out of this world visuals.
Family Fun
Bring the whole family for fun special events! the Otterbox Dome Theater hosts all kinds of family events including storytime with local authors and member exclusive movie nights.
Immersive Entertainment
Find yourself in a new world. The Otterbox Digital Dome Theater is your place to experience everything from documentary films to science presentations, and even interactive digital art installations.
Explore Space
Beginner astronomers and expert star gazers alike can find something new in the sky at the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater. Learn about the night sky at one of our Saturday planetarium shows, dive into deep space by attending a Northern Colorado Astronomy Society meeting, or tune in to space livestreams on a larger than life screen.