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Chemeketa Panetarium
  • Educational
  • Family Friendly
  • Seniors
  • Shows
  • Discounted
  • Full Price
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Chemeketa's Planetarium
Offering evening shows most Fridays during fall, winter and spring terms.

Discover Chemeketa's Planetarium
Chemeketa's Planetarium has offered astronomy presentations since 1977. The theater seats 60 people under a 35-foot dome where realistic images of stars, planets, sun and moon are projected onto the ceiling for visitors to study and enjoy.

Each year, four to five different shows are scheduled that address topics ranging from our solar system, our galaxy of stars and the universe of galaxies.

Current Show
Forward! to the Moon
Showing Sept. 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4 & 18; Dec. 2

NASA's 21st century Artemis program is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon. Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters narrates.

Show Admission
Shows run Fridays from 7:30-8:30 pm
Tickets on sale at the door at 7:10 pm; cash-only
Seating limited to 60

Adults: $5
Children and Chemeketa students: $4

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