Events & Programs
Funding for our school programs is made possible through the generous support of Dick and Peggy Bodine.
Transit of Venus
See the Venus Transit on the Pink Palace Mansion Lawn!
Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun the afternoon of June 5, and the Sharpe ... more »
Mars Quest
March 10 – June 2, 2012
As the planet Mars brightens in our evening sky, join us on a visit to the mysterious planet. Narrator Patrick Stewart of Star Trek Next ... more »
Visions of a Spring Night
March 17 – June 9, 2012
Join us for a tour through the current spring skies. We show you constellations with related stories, the classical mythology attached to them, ... more »
Hubble Vision 2
June 9 – September 8, 2012
Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided incredible images in unprecedented detail to astronomers, and made an astonishing ... more »
Full Dome Video
There is going to be galactic-sized new technology in the Sharpe Planetarium and you can help make it happen.
The advent of Full Dome Video ... more »
June 16 - September 8, 2012
Join our fanciful tour of the brighter stars and constellations found in the summer night sky.
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Teacher's Choice
Sol & Company, Follow the Drinking Gourd, Cowboy Astronomer, The Planets, Our Sky Tonight
sponsored by Dick and Peggy Bodine
Teachers, take your choice!
Educators now have the choice of the programs below. The first ... more »
