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Showtimes

Free and open to the public — reservations are required!
 
 

We present Public Shows every other Friday. We generally have children's shows at 7pm (or 8pm in Summer) and advanced shows at 8pm (or 9pm in Summer) followed by rooftop telescope observing, weather permitting. Our dome capacity is 60 visitors total. 

Our shows last approximately 45-60 minutes. After the show, our telescope assistants invite you to the rooftop telescope for live viewing of the night sky. Check out the Plan Your Visit section of our website for information about What to ExpectFAQs, Parking and Directions, Accessibility and more. For questions or concerns please email planetarium@mail.wvu.edu.

Important!

  • To cancel your reservation, please contact us so we may open remaining seats.
  • Late visitors will not be admitted! Doors close promptly at the start of a show.

Upcoming Planetarium Shows

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Jun
27
Poster thumbnail for the show Earth's Wild Ride 👪 Children's Show

"Earth's Wild Ride" 👪 Children's Show

Friday, Jun 27, 2025
8:00 PM - 8:50 PM

Set on the surface of the Moon in the year 2081, a grandfather and his granddaughter watch a solar eclipse from scenic cliffs overlooking their moon colony. As they watch the Moon's shadow move across Earth, the grandfather tells stories of crashing asteroids, erupting volcanoes, roaring dinosaurs, electrifying lightning and booming thunder.

Jun
27
Poster thumbnail for the show Sun, Our Living Star

"Sun, Our Living Star"

Friday, Jun 27, 2025
9:00 PM - 9:50 PM

The Sun has shone on our world for four and a half billion years. The light that warms our skin today has been felt by every person who has ever lived. It is our nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives our winds, our weather and all life.

Jul
25
Poster thumbnail for the show We are Guardians 👪

"We are Guardians" 👪Children's Show

Friday, Jul 25, 2025
8:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Coming soon!, "We are Guardians" 👪
Available Friday, Jul 11 at 8:00 AM

We Are Guardians looks at how our world, its peoples and ecosystems are intrinsically connected, and how with the help of satellite monitoring we can examine the links between human activities and climate change.

Jul
25
Poster thumbnail for the show Dynamic Earth

"Dynamic Earth"

Friday, Jul 25, 2025
9:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Coming soon!, "Dynamic Earth"
Available Friday, Jul 11 at 8:00 AM

Dynamic Earth explores the inner workings of Earth’s great life support system: the global climate. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.

Aug
08
Poster thumbnail for the show Accidental Astronauts 👪

"Accidental Astronauts" 👪Children's Show

Friday, Aug 08, 2025
8:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Coming soon!, "Accidental Astronauts" 👪
Available Friday, Jul 25 at 8:00 AM

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.

The Accidental Astronauts is a space adventure for all ages.

Aug
08
Poster thumbnail for the show Mars: The Ultimate Voyage

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage

Friday, Aug 08, 2025
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coming soon!, Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
Available Friday, Jul 25 at 8:00 AM

Join us on a journey to the Red Planet—the farthest voyage ever made by humans. What does it take to make it to Mars? In this new production designed by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, we’ll discover the many challenges astronauts will face and how creativity, communication, and collaboration are essential for deep space exploration.