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Adler Planetarium Galaxy Package


The Adler Planetarium takes visitors on a journey through time and space by exploring the museum's world-class exhibits, famous collections and exciting experiences in virtual reality environments with their planetary shows. Learn about the people, events and phenomena that shape our understanding of the Universe.

Adler Planetarium Galaxy Package Highlights:
 

bullet Admission to the Planetarium and choice of one show
bullet Historic Atwood Sphere or Guided Tour
bullet World-class Exhibits and famous Collections
bullet 1 Virtual Reality Theater
bullet Home of Chicago's largest public telescope - Doane Observatory
bullet Unparalleled view of Chicago's skyline and night sky
bullet Interactive learning experiences
 
Overview:

The Adler Planetarium Galaxy Package includes General Admission, One Theatre presentation, and Historic Atwood Sphere or Guided Tour.

Historic Atwood Sphere: Atwood Sphere, Chicago's oldest planetarium, was constructed in 1913. The sphere is 15 feet in diameter with 692 holes drilled through its metal surface, allowing light to enter and show the positions of the brightest stars in the night sky.

Experience the night sky over Chicago as it appeared in 1913. Although the star positions have not changed since then, we can see only a small percentage of these stars in our current night sky due to light pollution. Enter the Atwood Sphere to be guided through an audio experience identifying stars and the constellations they form.

Guided Tour: Join in for an introductory tour and learn about the history and collections of the planetarium. You'll get an overview of the museum's galleries and be well prepared to plan your visit.

The Adler Planetarium: 'America's First Planetarium'. was founded in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. The museum is home to two full-size planetarium theaters, including the world's first all-digital projection Definiti Space Theater and one of the world's most important antique instrument collections. The Adler is a recognized leader in science education, with a focus on inspiring young people, particularly women and minorities, to pursue careers in science.

The Doane Observatory: Home to the largest aperture telescope available to the public in the Chicagoland area. As such, it is the centerpiece of all telescope observing experiences at the Adler. The Doane can gather over 5000 times more light than an unaided human eye, allowing visitors to see with their own eyes celestial objects like the Moon, planets, stars, and galaxies that are trillions of miles away. Open to Adler's visitors for viewing every Far Out Friday and for special observing events such as eclipses, planetary alignments, and comet watches.

Explore the Universe at America's First Planetarium - the only museum in the world with two full-size planetarium theaters. All Show times are subject to change.

The DEFINITI SPACE THEATER provides an exciting experience in a virtual reality environment that launches you into the outer reaches of space. Shows offered:

Cosmic Collisions: Narrated by award-winning actor, director, and producer Robert Redford, Cosmic Collisions launches visitors on an awe-inspiring trip through space and time-well beyond the calm face of the night sky-to explore the hypersonic impacts that drive the continuing evolution of the Universe.

This new space show focuses on the full range of collisions, from catastrophic planetary impacts and the merging of massive galaxies to the continual explosions occurring in the center of the Sun and the incessant barrage of small ionized particles in the solar wind ricocheting off Earth's magnetic field creating other-worldly conditions called "space weather."

TimeSpace... Time Travel Only at the Adler: Experience TimeSpace, a new show that turns the Adler's definiti
® theater into a time machine! TimeSpace transports audiences across the Universe over 14 billion years to see and experience the Big Bang, the Doom of the Dinosaurs, the sudden appearance of Halley's Comet in the Yucatan Sky, Apollo 11's moonlanding and man's first steps on the moon, and a leap into the future to 3001.

The SKY THEATER experience is an exploration of the wonders of the clear night sky projected on the dome of Adler's historic Zeiss planetarium theater.

Skywatchers of Africa: Since the beginning of time, the people of Africa have used their knowledge of the sky to meet their physical needs for survival, build their societies and shape their spiritual lives. Skywatchers of Africa is a fascinating exploration of Africa and the cultural uses of the sky that developed over thousands of years. The show highlights the diversity of African cultural astronomy and celebrates our shared human experience.
Please note: The first show of the day may be replaced with Discover Our Universe show in order to accommodate school groups.

Night Sky Live! Take an in-depth journey through the cosmos with Night Sky Live!, presented in the historic Sky Theater. With the help of modern exploration and observing techniques, this brand new show gives the audience a deeper look at the sometimes strange, and often breathtakingly beautiful, diversity of objects that make up our universe. Night Sky Live! is an original live sky show created by the Adler Planetarium to reflect our ever-changing understanding of the cosmos.
The first show of the day may be replaced with Discover Our Universe show in order to accommodate school groups.

Fly Me to the Moon 3-D Space Show Attraction: Blast off on a space adventure with three starry-eyed houseflies and the crew of Apollo 11. Shown in Adler's newly renovated 3-D Universe Theater, this animated, heart-warming story combines a thrilling space adventure with one of the most amazing moments in human history - the first Apollo Moon landing.

Continue the adventure in the Adler's interactive exhibition Shoot for the Moon. Future space explorers can try their hand at a lunar landing, Moon jump on the Lunar Leap and get a close-up look at the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft.

Get your eTicket today and visit the Adler Planetarium - truly a museum for the new millennium, secure in its past, launching into the future and offering the present in a whole new light!

Adler Planetarium/Chicago Combination Tours:

 


The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

Doane Observatory
Doane Observatory

Stairway to the Stars
Stairway to the Stars

Definiti Space Theater
Definiti Space Theater

Cosmic Collisions Show
Cosmic Collisions Show

Shoot for the Moon - Gemini 12
Shoot for the Moon - Gemini 12

Lunar Touchdown
Lunar Touchdown

Our Solar System
Our Solar System

Hands on Activities
Hands on Activities

Space Visualization Laboratory
Space Visualization Laboratory

Solar Car
 

 

TOUR DETAILS:
Adler Planetarium Galaxy Package

Operating Times:
January 1, 2009 ? June 14, 2009 and September 8, 2009- December 24, 2009 Mon- Fri: 10:00am-4:00pm and Sat-Sun: 10:00am-4:30pm

Spring Break (March 23, 2009- April 19, 2009): 9:30am -5:00pm
Summer Hours: June 15, 2009- Sept 7, 2009: Mon-Sun: 9:30am-6:00pm
Winter Break Dec 26, 2009- Dec 30, 2009 9:30am- 6:00pm

Booth Location:
The box office is located near the main entrance and the South Sky Pavilion entrance. Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605

Nearest Intersection:
Roosevelt Rd. and Columbus Dr.

Parking: Parking: Parking is available exclusively in the parking lot adjacent to the Adler Planetarium or the parking lot at Soldier Field / Lot adjacent to the Adler: $16 per car on non-event days, higher on days when Park District sponsored special events occur around the Museum Campus. Cash only. All Parking on the Museum Campus is owned by the Chicago Park District and managed by Standard Parking. Soldier Field Lot: $16 per car ($19 over 4 hours) on non-event days, higher on days when Park District sponsored special events occur around the Museum Campus. On Chicago Bears home game days, all Museum Campus Parking has been pre-sold by the Chicago Park District to game ticket holders. During other major events at Soldier Field, Museum Campus-area parking lots may be unavailable to museum visitors / Parking in the lot south of Adler is $40 when parking is available.

Age Requirements:
Child Ticket: ages 3-14 / Seniors: 65+

Notes: The Adler Planetarium does not offer advance show ticket sales. Show tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the Adler box office.
ADA accessible. The Adler can provide a wheelchair at no extra cost (supplies limited, identification required). The Planetarium also provides some resources about astronomy in Braille. The Adler Planetarium offers closed captioning devices in both the Definiti Space Theater and Sky Theaters. Please ask a Museum Services staff member at either box office if you would like to use these materials.