Our on-line reservation system has not yet been implemented. You may buy tickets when you arrive or you may reserve tickets by calling 207-780-4249 or by e-mailing the director.

Next show:

Friday, September 22, 2023

1:00 p.m. Living Worlds

7:00 p.m. Living Worlds

$7.50 – adult

$7.00 – child/senior

(child = 16 and younger; senior = 65 and older.)

Call 207-780-4249 or e-mail edward.herrickgleason@maine.edu to reserve your space.

New Year’s Planetarium!
Sunday, December 31, 2023

6:30 p.m. – midnight

Celebrate 2024’s arrival at the Southworth Planetarium! See many of our most popular shows in one night. We conclude the evening by watching the Times Square Ball Drop through our full dome projector.

Admission by donation

Same day reservations allowed!

Reserve a private show at the Southworth Planetarium!

We are open all summer. Reserve a private show for your school group, birthday party, recreation center or any other organization.

You choose the show!

Each show includes a live night sky tour in our simulated star dome theatre.

Call 207-780-4249

Call 207-780-4249 or e-mail edward.herrickgleason@maine.edu to reserve your space.

SYNSPEAK:
Electronic Sound Journey into Space

Saturday, October 21, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Musician Todd Glacy (aka Synspeak) performs live at the Southworth Planetarium. Ambient synthesizer music in our star dome theatre.


Starts Tuesday, September 12!

Class # 3: Autumn night sky tour Tuesday, September 26, 2023
10 am

Astronomy a la Carte

Stand-alone astronomy classes for children/families.

Astronomy a la Carte offers a series of classes about various astronomical topics: the moon, eclipses, space weather, stars, galaxies and more. You may take any or all of these classes.

Call 207-780-4249 or e-mail edward.herrickgleason@maine.edu to reserve your space.

Autumn Nocturne

Saturday, November 4, 2023
7:00 p.m.

Ambient guitar musician Rob Byrd performs live at the Southworth Planetarium. Experience Rob Byrd’s music in our star dome theatre.

The Southworth Planetarium is a proud member of the International Big History Association. We at the Southworth Planetarium don’t just study astronomy. We study existence itself.