ISU Planetarium

This weekend see One Sky at the ISU Planetarium!

https://planetarium.illinoisstate.edu/shows/

Fall officially begins this evening with the autumnal equinox occurring at 7:05 PM CDT. Happy autumn!

Laser Fantasy is coming to the ISU Planetarium this weekend! The complete concert schedule can be found at https://planetarium.illinoisstate.edu/shows/

The times and such that you need for watching tonight's partial lunar eclipse!

What time is the partial lunar eclipse tonight? Here's when to see the 96% 'blood moon' Don't miss the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. Here's when to look up to catch the deep partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28.

Coming this Friday and Saturday to the ISU Planetarium -- a show for those who love the skylore of differing cultures One Sky!

https://planetarium.illinoisstate.edu/shows/

Viewing the premier meteor shower of the year -- the Perseid.

A Perfectly Timed Perseid Meteor Shower With Moonless skies the whole night long, skywatchers anticipate a fine Perseid meteor shower performance this year.

The August 12th total solar eclipse for those in Europe and glimpsed elsewhere.

Rare Total Solar Eclipse-Perseid Meteor Shower Double-Header August 12th The only total solar eclipse of the year coincides with the Perseid meteor shower. Here's what you need to know to watch the eclipse.

The FCC has approved a plan to eliminate the night with giant orbiting mirrors. Read about this project on the July 16th on-line edition of Spaceweather:

https://spaceweather.com/

Fourth of July fireworks come early on the face of the Sun with, perhaps, the most spectacular sunspots I've ever seen! If and only it you have a safe way to view the Sun then July 1st is the day to do it.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time has begun!

Action! NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Capturing the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made | Rubin Observatory The wait is over: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, is now capturing the cosmos in unprecedented detail, transforming the way we study the dynamic Universe.