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