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About Our New Digital Planetarium
Opened in 1968, the Gengras Planetarium is now the Travelers Science Dome at the Gengras Planetarium thanks to a major gift by Travelers. Our Spitz HB full dome digital projection system is state-of-the-art and the next generation in planetarium projection creating a brilliant seamless image over the entire 40-foot dome. Powerful images and digital sound surrounds the audience providing a “you-are-there” experience that is immersive and engaging. We offer a variety of programs for all ages from 5 to 105.
The digital planetarium seats 149 people under a 40-foot diameter dome screen and features live and pre-recorded shows.
NOW SHOWING:
Note: All shows include live interactive tours of our current night sky lead by our Staff Astronomers either before or after the featured show.
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Astronaut
What does it take to be an astronaut? Experience a rocket launch from inside an astronaut. Explore inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through the human body. Discover the perils of space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.
Narrated by Ewan McGregor
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Connecticut Skies Live
The Travelers Science Dome will be using our SciDome projector to present a completely live planetarium program. It will be a half hour tour of the current stars, planets, and Moon and can change on a daily basis.
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Earth’s Wild Ride
This summer, our new program in the new Travelers Science Dome at the Gengras Planetarium is Earth’s Wild Ride. Imagine Earth, a distant place you once called home but could never visit again. What would you remember most about the planet, and how would you describe it to your children and grandchildren? This full dome planetarium show immerses audiences in a roller-coaster-like-ride through canyons of raging rivers and hot flowing lava, to an ice age winter with a woolly mammoth and back to the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Earth’s Wild Ride is an adventure that will give audiences a unique appreciation for our precious home in space. This show is made possible thanks to Hamilton Sundstrand. For all ages.
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Molecularium
Oxy, the Oxygen atom, and her Hydrogen friends, Hydro and Hydra, travel and sing across the Universe to investigate how atoms form molecules. They shrink down to the atomic level to ride a snowflake as it builds and then turns to rain. Then, they meet Carbón and his friends who teach them about metals, polymers, and why carbon is needed for life.
The Molecularium project is part of the educational and outreach program of Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute’s National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for Directed Assembly of Nanostructures.
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Oasis in Space: A Solar System Adventure |
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Take a journey through the beautiful Solar System. Your exploration starts on Earth, with its vast oceans that make life possible. You’ll fly by the other planets and their moons, learning about their characteristics such as atmosphere, temperature, and composition. See why water is a key to life here
A production of Spitz Creative Media
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Season of Light
Weekends and Holidays:
November 28, 2008 – January 4, 2009
Join us for our annual holiday program, Season of Light, a program about the coldest and darkest of seasons — a time which holds some of the warmest and brightest celebrations of the year.
This presentation traces the history and development of many of the world's most endearing holiday customs, all of which involve lighting up the winter season — from the burning Yule log, sparkling Christmas tree lights and candles in windows, to the lighting of luminarias in the American Southwest and the traditional ritual of the Hanukkah Menorah.
It also takes a look at some of our more light-hearted seasonal traditions: from gift-giving and kissing under the mistletoe, to songs about lords a-leaping and ladies dancing, and the custom of decking the halls with greenery and candles. St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus all drop by as well.
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The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket |
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Climb aboard a magical cardboard rocket with two young adventurers and experience a breathtaking, up-close look at each of our solar system's planets with guidance from a wise Astronomy Book. With "Book," as their guide, the travelers seek to visit the Sun, the eight planets and Pluto. They land on Venus, Mars and Pluto, fly through the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, and view the other planets and the Sun from close vantage points. As they tour the solar system, "Book" relays interesting facts about each body, making sure his students learn something while on their wild ride.
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This show features state-of-the-art 3D animation and a soundtrack with spectacular effects created at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch. Secret of the Cardboard Rocket is perfect for the young and young at heart!
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