Free Planetarium Shows

Monday, Sep 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM to Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 at 8:00 PM EST

The Lê Planetarium, 4501 Elkhorn Ave, CHEM Building, Room 1001, Norfolk, VA, 23529, United States

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Monday, Sep 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM to Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 at 8:00 PM EST

The Lê Planetarium, 4501 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23529, United States.

Every Monday and Thursday night, from September 16 - December 5, we will have a free planetarium show The shows will start at 7:00 and cover what is currently in the night sky, planets, constellations, and more. Take off in a rocket and fly through space with us, see the planets up close, learn stories behind the constellations, and view the entire Milky Way Galaxy.

  1. Due to limited seating, tickets are required.
  2. Tickets are FREE!
  3. Tickets become available 1 week before a show at 8:00 AM.
  4. We leave 20 seats available for walk-ins. We cannot guarantee these seats to anyone, but they are available as 'first come, first serve' once our doors open. If you are unable to get reservations, you may be able get some of these seats if you arrive early.
  5. The doors to the planetarium open at 6:30, and the show starts at 7:00.
  6. When the show begins, any unclaimed tickets are forfeited. Please be there early to ensure your reservation is not given to someone else!
  7. When you arrive, just provide us the name for the reservation, and we will check you in to the planetarium. No need to print your tickets!
  8. The nature of a planetarium is to be very dark. For safety, we do close the door a few minutes after the show begins. Again, please be there early.

Our location and parking information while on ODU's campus can be found here. Our address is not 4537 Hampton Blvd! Using this will put you somewhere else on campus. You can search 'Pretlow Planetarium' in Google Maps or use the link above.

 

Show Schedule

Monday 9/16/2019 Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown
Thursday 9/19/2019 Sesame Street: One World One Sky
Monday 9/23/2019 Extrasolar Planets: Discovering New Worlds
Thursday 9/26/2019 Firefall
Monday 9/30/2019 Special Topic - Myth and Movies
Thursday 10/3/2019 Supervolcanoes
Monday 10/7/2019 Escher's Universe
Thursday 10/10/2019 Orion
Monday 10/14/2019 Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown
Thursday 10/17/2019 Earth, Moon, and Sun
Monday 10/21/2019 Special Topic - Constellations
Thursday 10/24/2019 Special Topic - Pseudoscience
Monday 10/28/2019 Nanocam
Thursday 10/31/2019 Special Topic - Life in the Universe
Monday 11/4/2019 Perseus and Andromeda
Thursday 11/7/2019 Special Topic - The Transit of Mercury
Monday 11/11/2019 Special Topic - Extreme Environments of the Universe
Thursday 11/14/2019 Special Topic - Lifecycle of Stars
Monday 11/18/2019 Two Small Pieces of Glass
Thursday 11/21/2019 Special Topic - From Apollo to Artemis
Monday 11/25/2019 Firefall
Thursday 11/28/2019 Closed - Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday 12/2/2019 Sesame Street: One World One Sky
Thursday 12/5/2019 Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown

Cancellation policy

You can cancel your tickets at any time if you are unable to make it to the show. Cancelled tickets are then able to be reserved by someone else.

The Lê Planetarium

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