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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!



Show Times*

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* Show times may be modified according to audience demand.




Planetarium Admission

CSC Member: $2
Nonmember: $3

Member Combo Ticket
CSC Members - $2

Nonmember Combo Ticket
Adults - $8
Youth (3 to 18) - $6
Children under 3 - $3



Now Showing


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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S.E.T.I. - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

SETI

A show that 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 UFOs 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.

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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

Black Holes

Black Holes takes you on a journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe: a black hole. Where do they come from? Where do they go? How do we find them?

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ADDITIONAL SHOWS DURING APRIL

Perseus and Andromeda Laser Show

 

 
 

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