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The Millholland Planetarium is a state-of-the-art theater, featuring full-dome digital technology –MEDIAGLOBE 3-D, created by Konica Minolta of Japan – and a powerful surround sound system to truly transport audiences beyond the confines of Earth.

Visitors will be immersed in giant-screen, 30-foot dome images of the surface of the Sun, Mars, nearby galaxies and beyond. Features include a traditional star talk – Catawba Sky—and rotating digital presentations.

Explore the rings of Saturn, massive black holes, volcanoes, ocean depths, the human body and more!



 

Perseus & Andromeda Laser Show

One World One Sky

Relax and learn about stars and constellations during the Perseus and Andromeda Laser Show. Set to lasers this show is sure to delight children and adults.

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The Little Star that Could

The Little Star That Could

The Little Star That Could is a story about Little Star, an average yellow star in search for planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he meets other stars, learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies. Eventually, Little Star finds his planets and each is introduced with basic information about our Solar System.

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Zula Patrol

Zula Patrol

The stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather on planet Zula for scientist Multo's research -- using their loyal pet Gorga's ability to collect and bottle all kinds of weather. But when the Zula gang inadvertently hurts Gorga's feelings, he decides to leave Zula and find another planet to live on. Interplanetary villain Dark Truder tricks Gorga into stealing the weather from other planets - part of his latest nefarious scheme to rule the Universe. The Zula Patrol find out and go after him - in the process learning all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary.

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Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Extreme Planets

Imagine a world of molten rock, breaking against a pitch black shoreline of molten lava...Imagine a world under a madly spinning burned out star...There are places so strange and exotic that they defy description. Extreme Planets, takes an immersive tour of several exotic worlds that aren’t just science fiction anymore.

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