One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

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.  Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer    Select Date and Buy Tickets  View […]

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Explore

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

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.  Runtime: 27 minutes | View the trailer    Select Date […]

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Black-footed Ferret Feeding

Visit with FCMoD's very own live black-footed ferrets, the most endangered mammal in North America! Join us in the Natural Areas Exhibit to learn about the conservation work being done to return black-footed ferrets to the wild, from the national captive breeding program to new advances in cloning. Meet our black-footed ferrets and watch as […]

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Dream To Fly

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

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.  Runtime: 35 minutes | View the trailer    Select Date and Buy Tickets  View […]

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Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

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, included with museum admission. Come check out the cosmos!!

Experience the Aurora

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

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. Please arrive early. […]

$4.00

CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story en Español!

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

Join us for a presentation of Capcom Go in Spanish! ¿Cómo llegaron los seres humanos a la superficie de la Luna? ¿Qué desafíos se enfrentaron los ingenieros, científicos y astronautas que trabajaron para lograr ese objetivo? Del premiado productor NSC Creative llega su última película, un documentario histórico inmersivo que muestra los logros del Programa […]

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FCMoD Music Series: Beyonce

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

Join us in the Otterbox Digital Dome Theater to experience Beyonce in a whole new light! FCMoD’s music series has something for everyone – from throwbacks of rock idols to the chart topping hits of today’s artists. The Dome’s 360° state-of-the-art digital projection systems bring these shows to life, while our booming surround sound system […]

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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

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.  Runtime: 23 minutes | View the trailer    Select Date and Buy Tickets  View […]

$4

Two Small Pieces of Glass

The OtterBox Digital Dome Theater

Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope fulldome show follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of […]

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