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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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May
15
Poster thumbnail for the show Earth's Wild Ride 👪

"Earth's Wild Ride" 👪Children's Show

Friday, May 15, 2026
7:00 PM - 7:50 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.

May
15
Poster thumbnail for the show A New Blue – The Exoplanet Movie

"A New Blue – The Exoplanet Movie"

Friday, May 15, 2026
8:00 PM - 8:50 PM

In the vast darkness of the cosmos, we search for other worlds, places where oceans glisten under alien suns, and skies cradle the promise of life. Beyond the edge of our small world lies an endless expanse of possibility, where distant stars guard planets that could one day feel like home.

“A New Blue” invites audiences into the unfolding story of exoplanet discovery, revealing how astronomers have turned faint points of light into entire solar systems—rich with strange worlds, some potentially habitable, others entirely alien.