September 4th, 2010
Waning Crescent Moon
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Theatre Programs

Talia Butler

History comes to life with Tales of the Maya Skies and Las Artes de México

Clark Planetarium and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts have partnered to present you with the complete Mayan cultural experience at an amazing discount.  Visit Clark Planetarium’s facebook page for a buy one get one free coupon to both Tales of the Maya Skies at Clark Planetarium and Las Artes de México at the Utah Museum of Fine [...]

Talia Butler

World Premiere of The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest

If you haven’t had a chance to see The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest, then make sure you put it on your “to do” list.  The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest tells the remarkable story of George Mallory, whose famous reply to a reporter’s question about his reason for wanting to climb Everest (“Because it’s there”) [...]

Talia Butler

Special members only event

Clark Planetarium is proud to host the world premiere of the new National Geographic film, The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest which will start playing in the ATK IMAX Theatre on Friday, June 25.
To celebrate the film’s opening, there will be two free members-only preview screenings on Wednesday, June 23, at 6 and 8 p.m. Members [...]

Talia Butler

Tales of the Maya Skies

Clark Planetarium is proud to present  Tales of the Maya Skies as part of the schedule for the Hansen Dome Theatre. Tales of the Maya Skies transports audiences back to the ancient jungles of Mexico, where the Maya built cities and temples aligned to movements of the Sun, Moon and planets.

Dani Weigand

Event honors Jake Garn’s anniversary of spaceflight with lecture, film

As the space shuttle flight schedule comes to an end, Utah’s former Astronaut and Senator, Jake Garn, is reflecting on his experiences aboard the space shuttle Discovery 25 years ago. Clark Planetarium is proud to host Senator Garn for a public presentation and discussion about his experiences as an astronaut followed by a screening of the [...]

Seth Jarvis

Director’s note: Starting 2010 with new films, more fun

I realize that we’re several months away from International Talk like a Pirate Day (September 19th), but we’re not going to let a calendrical triviality dampen our enthusiasm for our latest dome theatre production, Attack of the Space Pirates.
This new show will be a rip-roaring space adventure – the planetarium’s first original astronomy education production incorporating good guys [...]

Dani Weigand

Top 10 boredom busters for your summer staycation

We’ve all heard a lot of discussion surrounding the summer “staycation” this year. In the spirit of finding fun stuff to do close to home, Clark Planetarium brings you 10 cost conciuos ideas to add education and adventure to your summer.

David Merrell

From ideas to moons… Clark Planetarium underground.

One thing I’ve found surprises a lot of people is that the planetarium produces the majority of the shows shown in the Hansen Digital Dome Theater. Mike mentioned earlier how producing our own shows has led to Clark Planetarium programs being featured in planetariums across the U.S. and around the world.
The process for making [...]

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