Planetarium Shows
The Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium at Fernbank Science Center is a celestial theater in the round, utilizing the Digistar 7 10K projection system. The planetarium has one of the highest resolutions of any planetarium in the world, creating a stunning immersive environment, while guiding the audience through the wonders of the universe!
Max Goes to the Moon
Audience: Best for a younger audience (4-12)
Max Goes to the Moon is a planetarium adventure based on Jeffrey Bennett’s book. Join Max the dog and Tori on the first trip back to the Moon since Apollo, inspiring a global Moon colony and revealing how small and precious Earth is - while exploring real space science along the way.
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3-2-1 LIFTOFF!
Audience: Best for a general audience.
Elon is a hamster scientist who finds a robot which fell from the Earth's orbit. His spaceship is going to leave soon. Will Elon manage to get the robot back on his ship in time?
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We Choose Space!
Audience: Best for a general audience.
More than 50 years after JFK chose the Moon, a new era begins with NASA’s Artemis II mission, sending astronauts around the Moon and paving the way back. This immersive full-dome show takes you from the ISS to a future Moon colony, told by real astronauts and legendary reporter Walter Cronkite.
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Forward! To the Moon
Audience: Best for a general audience.
From the first rockets to everyday space tech, humanity is ready for the next leap. As NASA prepares for Artemis II, join Kari Byron on a stunning journey back to the Moon and toward a future beyond Earth. Meet the astronauts, explore new rockets, and discover why we are the Artemis generation.
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Capcom Go! The Apollo Story
Audience: Best for a general audience.
Relive the teamwork and ingenuity that put humans on the Moon in this immersive Apollo documentary. As NASA prepares for Artemis II, CapCom Go! connects past and future, inspiring today’s explorers, engineers, and dreamers to imagine the next giant leap.
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The Sky Tonight
Audience: Best for a general audience.
Presented live by a Fernbank Science Center astronomer, this is a guided tour through the constellations, planets and celestial events of the current evening sky.
Showtime: First Saturday of each month at 12:00 PM