CCSD Planetarium

04/01/2026

We're going back!!! Finally!!!

It’s Almost Here — Artemis II Launch on April 1! 🚀🌕

In just hours, NASA will launch the historic Artemis II, sending astronauts on a journey around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.

This mission will be streamed live, so you can witness history as it happens from anywhere in the world.

🕒 Launch Time Across the U.S.:
PACIFIC TIME — 3:24 PM
MOUNTAIN TIME — 4:24 PM
CENTRAL TIME — 5:24 PM
EASTERN TIME — 6:24 PM

🌌 This is more than just a launch—it’s humanity stepping back into deep space.

⏰ Set your reminders.
📺 Tune in live.
🚀 Don’t miss liftoff.

Because moments like this don’t come often… and this one changes everything.

👇 Are you watching it live?

11/22/2024

Public Planetarium Shows tomorrow! November, 23 2024. 7:00 pm we’ll be watching Tales of the Maya Skies and a star tour. 8:00 pm is the laser show Taylor Swift. Come join us!

10/26/2024

We have our first public shows of the season tonight.

7:00 Tales of the Maya Skies
8:00 Fright Light 2 laser show

There is more fun coming! Keep up to date on our website calendar.

https://sites.google.com/ccsd1schools.net/ccsd-planetarium/public-shows

*edit
Looks like the schedule is displaying the wrong times on the website, but not on the app. I’ll get it fixed this week. Sorry for any confusion.

Come and enjoy our thrilling public shows. Whether it be one of our specialized Fulldome Shows, a spectacular and unique Star Tour or one of the brilliant Laser Shows. We host shows to the public when they are scheduled. If you wish to reserve the planetarium solely for you or your party, please

06/08/2024

Due to plumbing construction at Sage Valley, the planetarium will be closed this summer. See you again when school starts! Have a great summer.

01/24/2024

Someone shared this with me, so I’m sharing with you. It’s a great demonstration as to why science isn’t as simple and concrete as many of us want it to be, especially when taught for answering tests in school. Science is a method and tool. It is simple, but not a rigid bank of answers.

Adapted from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDgbVIqGADQ:Original paper: https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.3.20190312a/full/My thoughts: h...

12/21/2023

Well, this is fun 🤩

"As we’ve acquired more observations, the cosmos is saying 'hey, there’s a signature here, and it can only come from fission.'"

10/27/2023

Check out this bit of local science. I think fragments from the initial impact site are on display in Hill City, SD at the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research. I haven’t verified that yet, but they have a wonderful collection of meteorites including local impacts.

Multiple impact craters in Wyoming? Investigate the fascinating new discovery of a field of impact craters on the northeast flank of Sheep Mountain, near Dou...

01/18/2023

I hope we have clear skies!

How can you find the "green comet" that is visible in the sky in January and February? You can use with a map prepared by Sky & Telescope and read details here https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/spot-circumpolar-comet-ztf-c-2022-e3-in-binoculars/

07/10/2022

Soon! I’m so excited 🤩

These are the cosmic targets James Webb's first photos will feature.

05/12/2022

Here it is!

05/10/2022

Look up!!!

Late in the evening, the full moon is slated to pass directly into Earth's shadow cast by the sun, illuminating the moon a brilliant red.