Exploration Dome
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EXPLORATION DOME
Imagine navigating through the brain as part of a virtual voyage through the human body, living through an ice age after a mass extinction event, navigating the deep ocean, or experiencing a rocket launch as you travel to space as an astronaut! It’s HERE at the Science Factory! That’s right, the Science Factory Exploration Dome delivers truly immersive virtual adventures that engage all the senses, making it a highly rewarding and powerful educational experience.
Exploration Dome Show Scheduler
SATURDAY PUBLIC SHOWS:
(all shows are prerecorded unless otherwise noted)
10:30 am
Seasonal Stargazing: Spring (20 min.) *
11 am
May through August: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure**
12 pm
Seasonal Stargazing: Spring (20 min.) *
1 pm
May through August: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure**
2 pm
May through August: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure**
3 pm
Seasonal Stargazing: Spring (20 min.) *
SUNDAY PUBLIC SHOWS:
10:30 am
Seasonal Stargazing: Spring (20 min.) *
11 am
May through August: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure**
12 pm
Seasonal Stargazing: Spring (20 min.) *
1 pm
May through August: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure**
These programs with live presenters will pre-empt the 1 pm showing of Bugs!:
May 4 Our Changing Sky
May 11 Let's Talk About the Chaos that is Weather
May 12 Stars and Constellations of the Southern Sky
May 18 Our Changing Sky
May 25 What's Up? Pictures and Stories about New Discoveries in Astronomy
June 1 Our Changing Sky
June 8 Our Changing Sky
June 9 Stars and Constellations of the Southern Sky
June 15 Our Changing Sky
2 pm
May through August: Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure**
3 pm
Seasonal Stargazing: Spring (20 min.) *
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* Seasonal Stargazing show admission: free for members and children under $3. Non-members: $4.
** Science Factory live shows and full-dome movies are $2 for members, $4 for non-members.
All Exploration Dome shows start on time, so please allow for an early arrival to ensure that you are allowed into the presentation. Doors cannot be opened to allow for late arrivals, due to safety and darkness concerns.
Exploration Dome Playing Now
SEASONAL STARGAZING: Spring*
Playing Saturdays & Sundays: 10:30 am, 12 noon, 3 pm
This 20-minute show gives audiences an introduction to the season's night sky, including stars, constellations and related stories. By the end, you'll be able to identify all the major sky players and tell stories about them! Most suitable for children ages 7 and up. Note: Seasonal Stargazing: Summer* begins in late June.
BUGS! A RAINFOREST ADVENTURE
Impeccably narrated by Dame Judi Dench, this fascinating 40-minute full-dome movie draws you close into the intimate world of insects. Viewers are invited to see how the jungle in Borneo looks from an insect's vantage point, and to "...imagine a place where raindrops fall like cannon balls and a blade of grass soars like a skyscraper..."1 Although you'll see many amazing close-ups, such as male rhinoceros beetles battling over a female and a leopard gecko stalking his prey, the movie primarily chronicles the lives of Papilio, a butterfly, and Hierodula, a praying mantis, from hatching through adulthood, and their eventual dramatic encounter in the rainforest. See the trailer.
OUR CHANGING SKY
Playing Sundays: May 4, May 18, June 1, June 8, June 15 at 1 pm.
The Sun seems to move across the sky, the Moon changes its phase, the planets move across the backdrop of the stars and even the stars shift their positions with the night and the seasons. We will explore these celestial movements and discover their causes. Presented live by Susan Peterson, Planetarium Director.
STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SKY
Playing Sundays: May 12 and June 9 at 1 pm.
The early Polynesians traveled across the vast Pacific Ocean using only the waves, wind and stars to guide them. Some of these stars are not visible to us and can only be seenby traveling to the southern hemisphere. Join us as we learn about these constellations and how the Polynesians used the stars to navigate across the trackless ocean. Presented live by Rick Nelson, Planetarium Volunteer.
S.E.T.I. - THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE
The prospect that we may not be alone in the universe is portrayed by the movies, writers and a great many scientists. As yet, we have no hard evidence of another living thing outside Planet Earth. This dome show explores all sides of this topic, from the planets we are finding around other stars, to the feasibility of traveling to the stars, and what aliens might actually be like, to the possibility that UFO's have been visiting and the various methods that scientists are using to get in touch. Will we make contact in our lifetimes? This stunning immersive show guides you through the myriad of ideas to a surprising conclusion. Most suitable for ages 5 & up.
BLACK HOLES: THE OTHER SIDE OF INFINITY
Narrated by Liam Neeson, this 24-minute full-dome movie features immersive animations of cosmic phenomena created in order to bring the science of black holes to the dome screen. Encounter spectacular cosmic wonders as you wander deep space — the beginning of the universe, the formation of stars, a collision of two galaxies — then experience a breathtaking journey as you are drawn inside of a simulated super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy! Produced by Thomas Lucas Productions in collaboration with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, NOVA and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Most suitable for ages 8 and up.
SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE
What lived in the water during the dinosaur age? Narrated by Liev Schrieber, "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure" takes audiences on a remarkable journey into the relatively unexplored world of reptiles that lived beneath the water. Funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the film weaves together photorealistic animation with standout finds from paleontological digs around the world — treasures that shed light on the film's incredible cast of characters. From fossil digs to larger-than-life visions of predatory chases in shallow seas, the film immerses audiences in a rarely explored environment during the dinosaur age. See the trailer. Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure at the Science Factory is made possible by the Anonymous Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation, and the J. Glenn an d Ellen A. Cougill Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.
ASTRONAUT
Astronaut, takes you from earth into outer space, and beyond. What training do astronauts need? What dangers do astronauts face? What is it take to live on the space station? Presented in stunning high-definition 180-degree full dome video and explosive surround sound, Astronaut takes you out of this world! Astronaut is a production of the National Space Center, distributed by SkyScan, Inc. Suitable for all ages.
SPIRITS FROM THE SKY: THUNDER ON THE LAND
To the Pawnee, the sky over their homeland of the Great Plains is sacred. The traditional calendar of their lives is predicated upon the stars and they haved a rich tradition of skylore with constellations that are both similar and yet very different from the constellations that our culture uses today.
SEVEN WONDERS
This 30-minute show invites audiences to turn back the pages of time and witness the ancient wonders of the world as they have not been seen for thousands of years. Seven Wonders investigates the theories of how these wonders were created, and then gives the audience a tour of what are considered some ofthe universe's greatest wonders as well. Seven Wonders is produced by Evans & Sutherland Digital Theater and narrated by British actor Sean Bean, best known for playing Boromir in the feature film trilogy Lord of the Rings. Recommended for children in third grade or older.
Sue Peterson is the Planetarium Director at the Science Factory.
For a full list of shows available for school group visits, click here.
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