May Planetarium Show Schedule

Admission
Adults (ages 19-61) $10.00
Students (ages 3-18) $5.00
Seniors (62+) $5.00
Thursday & Friday
6:00 PM - Expedition Reef
7:00 PM - Cosmic Recipe
8:00 PM - Firefall
Saturday
1:00 PM - Expedition Reef
2:00 PM - Cosmic Recipe
3:00 PM - Firefall

Note: Schedule subject to change for special events. Please check the calendar below for updates.

Free planetarium tickets are available for DCSD employees (with ID).
Discounts for military personnel, ASTC Passport Members and college students are also available with proper ID.

Notice: Unredeemed Tickets
Unused tickets may be redeemed for a future planetarium show; however, specific show titles and schedules are subject to change and cannot be guaranteed.

Our Schedule

Stay up to date with our latest events and availability. You can browse the calendar to the right to see exhibit hall hours, showtimes, and special events.

Feel free to contact us if you have questions about specific dates!

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! 
The Sky Tonight Planetarium Show
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

One World, One Sky Planetarium Show at Fernbank Science Center

One World, One Sky

Audience: Best for a younger audience (4-7)

Elmo and Big Bird live in the United States and Hu Hu Zhu lives far away in China, but they discovered that they still see the same stars at night!

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Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival Planetarium Show at Fernbank Science Center

Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival

Audience: Best for a general audience

Celeste will join Moon in a journey through time. An exciting adventure that will show them the dinosaurs and the Earth as it was in the very distant past.

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Expedition Reef Planetarium Show at Fernbank Science Center

Expedition Reef

Audience: Best for a general audience

Expedition Reef show reveals in exquisite detail the breathtaking beauty and biodiversity of coral reefs—and the scientists taking action to restore them.

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Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table Planetarium Show at Fernbank Science Center

The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table

Audience: Best for ages 8 and up

Discover how the Big Bang and dying stars cooked up everything from your smartphone to your own DNA in this cosmic journey through the periodic table.

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Firefall Planetarium Show at Fernbank Science Center

Firefall

Audience: Best for ages 8 and up

Witness the terrifying beauty of Firefall, where the same space invaders capable of wiping out life are the very ones that delivered the water and organics that created us.

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Planetarium Contact Info

Erika Jarvis, Astronomer
erika_silva@dekalbschoolsga.org

Mark Lancaster, Astronomer
john_lancaster@dekalbschoolsga.org

Rachael Lambert, Astronomy Instructional Specialist
rachael_lambert@dekalbschoolsga.org

For EVENTS contact:
Hannah Maharaj, Events Coordinator
 Hannah_Maharaj@dekalbschoolsga.org

Hours of Operation

Mon - Wed: 12 PM - 4 PM
Th - Fri: 12 PM - 10 PM
Sat: 10 AM - 4 PM

Phone

P: 678-874-7102
F: 678-874-7110

Email

FSC Email

Address

156 Heaton Park Drive
Atlanta, GA 30307