Public Shows

2012-2013 School Year

• PLEASE NOTE: Our Sunday afternoon show time has changed to 1:30 PM; also, our fee structure has changed to $8 General & $5 children 13 and younger, students with ID, and Seniors (60+).
• Shows are on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 PM and Sundays at 1:30 PM during the regular Fall and Spring semesters.
  EXCEPTION: First Friday Night Sky shows are at 7:00pm and 8:30pm.
  
• No shows in the summer.
  
• The Planetarium is in Lark Hall, Room 2001, Santa Rosa Campus.
• See the directions page for driving directions.
  
• Admission is $8 General & $5 children 13 and under, students with ID, and Seniors (60+).
  
• Please note, the planetarium has no way of accepting payment via credit or debit card, we can accept cash or checks only and no bills over $20!
  
• Tickets are sold at the door only - beginning 30 minutes before show time.
  
• Shows begin promptly at scheduled start times,
  NO LATE SEATING!
  
• Show content is designed for a more mature audience; not recommended for very young children.
  
• A parking permit is required 24/7 at SRJC. A planetarium provided parking permit is available at no cost at the planetarium. Planetarium provided parking permits are issued at the Planetarium with your admission. Please arrive early enough to pick up your parking permit, return to your vehicle for placement, and arrive back in the Planetarium before the show starts. If you do not wish to make the return trip to your vehicle with the planetarium provided permit, you may also purchase on your own a daily permit for $4 at the yellow parking permit dispensing machine in the Bech parking lot.
  
• Patrons requiring special seating accommodations, such as wheelchair access, are asked to please call the Planetarium at 707-521-6914 a few days ahead and advise us of your requirements.
  
• For information, also call the Planetarium phone line at 707-527-4465
  
  

FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY

FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY programs are offered on the first Friday of the months September through December of 2012; and, February through May of 2013. These shows, presented at 7:00 and 8:30pm, will be the only shows given on these first Friday weekends. Show content will vary with emphasis on the stars, constellations, planets, and other interesting facts in or about the sky that night.
Although admission is free, donations to support SRJC's Planetarium are gratefully appreciated. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis; so arrive early enough to pick up your free parking permit, return it to your vehicle, and arrive back in the planetarium by the scheduled show start time.

STARS - SAME YET DIFFERENT

September 14, 15, 16; 21, 22, 23; 28, 29, 30, October 12, 13, and 14
Show times: 7:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, 1:30pm Sundays
FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY shows on October 5th
No planetarium shows on October 6th and 7th.

In this show we'll explore what stars have in common and how they differ. We'll journey along their life cycles from stellar formation and birth within gigantic clouds of star stuff, through their varying adult life styles, and on to their demise from quiescent to violent stellar deaths that end as White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and stellar Black Holes.

KEPLER - THEN AND NOW

October 19, 20, 21; 26, 27, 28; November 9, 10, 11; 16, 17, AND 18
Show times: 7:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, 1:30pm Sundays
FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY shows on November 2nd
No planetarium shows on November 3rd and 4th.

Johannes Kepler, a German Mathematician (1571-1630) working with observational data by Tycho Brahe, devised the first factual description of how our planets behave. We'll look at Kepler's work and his "Three Laws of Planetary Motion." Figuratively Kepler is with us today as we look at and review the Kepler Space Telescope's mission to investigate the existence of habitable, earth like planets orbiting distant stars.

THE NATURE OF GALAXIES

January 18, 19, 20; 25, 26, 27; February 8, 9, 10; 15, 16, and 17
Show times: 7:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, 1:30pm Sundays
FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY shows on February 1st
No planetarium shows on February 2nd and 3rd.

If not personally seen on some dark-clear night, few have not heard of that glow of light across our night sky called the Milky Way. More definitively we know the Milky Way to be our galaxy, a large city of stars. In this show we'll learn about our galaxy, its nature, we'll contrast and compare it to other cities of stars, and discover that it is only one of countless numbers of galaxies in our universe.

BLACK HOLES AND SPACE-TIME

February 22, 23, 24; March 8, 9, 10; 15, 16, 17; 29, 30, and 31
Show times: 7:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, 1:30pm Sundays
FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY shows on March 1st
no planetarium shows on March 2nd or 3rd.

Among the most enigmatic yet overt ideas in astronomy is the Black Hole. In this show we'll shed some light on Black Holes. In doing so we'll look at the concepts of gravity and space-time that leads us to an understanding of the reality of the Black Hole. Join with us as we discover why the Earth would not be sucked into the Sun if it we to become a Black Hole.

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