Fragile Planet Planetarium Show
Earth, our only known haven for life, inhabits a special place in the cosmos. But how special? Sigourney Weaver guides audiences on an immersive excursion that will inspire a new perspective on our home world. After a close look at Earth, Fragile Planet visits the planets and moons in our solar system in search of hide-outs for life, and then takes in our ongoing exoplanetary exploration and extragalactic discoveries.
The visually intense program uses the latest visualization techniques to weave together observed data, including high-resolution satellite and spacecraft imagery, terrain maps, and pinpoint positioning of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies. Weaver’s sensitive narration provides a poetic counterpoint to the rich visuals, and renowned giant screen composer Michael Stearns creates a deeply evocative multi-dimensional sound environment. The spectacular visuals are augmented by an audio environment that is as immersive as the imagery.
Awesome Light: Seeing the Invisible
Awesome Light: Seeing the Invisible playing in the 2 pm timeslot is back and in 3D with a new installment featuring Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, Harvard Smithsonian Submillimeter Array, and the Very Long Baseline Array. Awesome Light 2 showcases radio and submillimeter astronomy and how this area of astronomy reveals discoveries not possible in visible light. 'Imiloa's second planetarium show production and distributed by Sky Skan, Inc., Awesome Light 2 will soon be available to planetariums around the globe. Check it out beginning Saturday, March 27 at 2:00 pm; it will replace Awesome Light 1 on our regular Tues-Sun Planetarium schedule.