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Now Showing June 1 through September 6, 2010 in the Star Theater!

  
Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center
The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket
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Live SkyTonight Star Talk
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Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon
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Mystery of the Nile
SkyDome 8/70™ film
Back by popular demand, “Mystery of the Nile” follows intrepid explorers who become the first to navigate the Blue Nile from its source at Lake Tana in Ethiopia through Sudan to the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria in Egypt. Their thrilling 3,260-mile journey is made in 16-foot rafts crashing through some of the most extreme white-water rapids in the world
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Saturn
A full-dome digital show
It’s one of the most beautiful and magnificent planets in the solar system. And now, using sophisticated spacecraft, scientists have been able to reach out to this great ringed planet, sailing by trillions of chunks of ice that make up its glorious rings. Thanks to new scientific findings, we can present Saturn — its moons, rings and exotic secrets — in the latest 3-D technology filling our entire planetarium dome (no 3-D glasses required)! We’ll also present a 7-minute Summer Stargazing segment — a current “what’s up” in the summer sky!
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FREE Exhibits
Our museum contains changing hands-on interactive displays, as well as permanent exhibits including large-scale rotating Earth and moon globes, a black hole demonstrator, dozens of meteorites and more  >

Shop @ the Science Store
Our Science Store offers a large selection of telescopes and Telescope imagebinoculars, as well as a wide variety of science related toys, books and apparel. more  >

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New Planetarium Hours

• Monday-Tuesday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Wednesday-Thursday, Closed

News & Events

• New membership benefits now include free or reduced admission to select museums worldwide.  more  >

• Perceptual Relativity exhibition explores the human mind.  more  >

• Live SkyTonight Star Talk first Friday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Planetarium.  more  >

Field Trips & Birthday PartiesBirthday image

We welcome groups and special events, and offer a 10 percent discount for groups of 10 or more with advance reservations.

Planetarium facilities can accommodate a wide range of special events including birthday parties, business meetings, graduation parties and more. Call us for details.  pdf  >

How to Reach Us
Showtime hotline: (775) 784-4811
Business office: (775) 784-4812

Getting Here
We are located north of Lawlor Events Center on Virginia Street, on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, 1.5 miles north of the downtown Reno arch. Free parking is available in the West Stadium Parking Complex, level 3, just east of the planetarium. map  >