April - June
Sunday Star Show Schedule
Please arrive 15 minutes before showtime to purchase your tickets at the admissions desk inside The Museum. All tickets must be purchased at the admissions desk.
The following is a list of future Planetarium show cancelations:
- Sunday, April 14 – Only 1pm and 2 pm shows
- Friday, April 19 – All afternoon shows
- Sunday, June 2 – All shows
- Sunday, June 16 – All shows
- Sunday, July 14 – All shows
- Sunday, August 4 – All shows
- Sunday, November 24 – Only 5pm and 6pm shows
1pm – The Zula Patrol: Down To Earth (25 minutes - Ages 4 and up)
While fossil-hunting on Earth, the Zula Patrol discovers, buried in the ancient rock strata, a pile of fossilized trash - with Deliria’s logo on it! The ZPers must time-travel back to the very beginnings of planet Earth to catch her, before her illegal dumping causes catastrophic consequences. In the process, our heroes learn about the formation and development of Planet Earth, and of the life forms who call it home.
2pm – STARS (25 minutes - Ages 8 and up)
STARS focuses on the lives of the stars, how they are born, how they die, and how human understanding of the stars has changed over time. From Native Americans to Newton, from the electromagnetic spectrum to Einstein, audiences will explore nebulae, star clusters, pulsars, black holes, and more.
3pm – Supermassive Black Holes: Uncovering the Invisible (25 minutes - Ages 12 and up)
Black holes are some of the most bizarre and fascinating objects in the cosmos. Astronomers want to study them, but there’s one big problem – black holes are invisible! Since they don’t emit any light, it’s pretty tough to find them lurking in the inky void of space. Fortunately, there are a few different ways we can “see” black holes indirectly by watching how they affect their surroundings.
4pm – MARS: The Ultimate Voyage (25 minutes - Ages 12 and up)
Ever wondered what it will take for astronauts to travel to the Moon, Mars, and beyond? On this long journey, what challenges will astronauts face? How will they stay motivated and healthy on their spacecraft so far away from Earth? The new, Bell original planetarium show Mars: The Ultimate Voyage, explores these questions and more!
5pm – James Webb Telescope Update Show (35 minutes - Ages 13 and up)
Grab the most stellar seat in in town on Wednesday and Sunday Evenings at 5:00pm when the Reading Public Museum, adds a new specially curated planetarium show at The Neag Planetarium. This unique show will feature the most up-to-date images and data from the James Webb Telescope. This show will be updated with new content directly from NASA on a regular basis, and run through the end of the year.
6pm – Arqueoastronomía Méxica (Idioma Español - 20 minutos - Edades 10 en adelante)
A través de impresionantes escenarios, “Arqueoastronomía mexicana: entre el espacio y el tiempo” ilustra el importante papel que jugó la observación astronómica para la evolución de las culturas prehispánicas en el centro de México. Los mexicanos utilizaron los conocimientos calendáricos y astronómicos heredados de sus culturas predecesoras para fundar la capital de su imperio: Tenochtitlán. Colores, formas y sonidos vibrantes transportan al espectador a una de las culturas más importantes que, hasta el día de hoy, aún vive en el corazón y la piel del pueblo mexicano.
