The Pacific Planetarium is happy to announce its involvement in Global Astronomy Day!
 

The Pacific Planetarium is happy to announce a Facebook Challenge!

If we hit 500 followers by April 1, 2012, the Pacific Planetarium will host its April 6th First Friday shows for FREE!

If we hit 1,000 followers by April 1, 2012, the Pacific Planetarium will host a Saturday matinee on April 7th from 11am to 4pm for FREE!

And the big challenge: If we hit 10,000 followers by April 1, 2012, the Pacific Planetarium will host its April, May, June and July First Fridays for FREE.

The Pacific Planetarium is proud to announce its continuing hours of operation:

Starting September 2nd, the Pacific Planetarium will begin offering shows on the First Friday of every month for $3/person. These shows will begin every half hour from 5pm until 8pm and will include tours of the upcoming night sky including talks about constellations, planets, and stars of note. This option is excellent for families already downtown for the First Friday Art Walk in Bremerton!

Starting September 16th, the Pacific Planetarium will be offering shows on the Third Friday of each month for $5/person. These shows will begin every hour from 5pm until 8pm and will include detailed information about special topics in astronomy. This option is great for the astronomy buffs in the crowd! Topics will be announced one month in advance.

In conjunction with downtown Bremerton’s First Friday Art Walk and with the cooperation of the Olympic Astronomical Society, the Pacific Planetarium will open its doors for the first time Friday, August 5th at 5pm. Night sky tours will start every half hour with the last show at 7:30pm.

The Pacific Planetarium is an astronomy education and educational research facility operated by Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. Its mission is to increase astronomy and science literacy, research and evaluate related education methods, and showcase the latest in planetarium technologies.

The Pacific Planetarium is a creative use of the old art deco Bremerton Fire Station No. 1, which has been vacant for years. The 20 foot diameter projection dome is located in one of the former fire truck bays, with another bay open for the public to explore telescopes, planetarium technology, and other space related exhibits.

Digitalis is headquartered elsewhere in the same building. Digitalis is a leading manufacturer of digital planetarium systems, with over 300 systems in use around the world. Digitalis staff and local volunteers will operate the planetarium.

The 28 seat Pacific Planetarium features a top of the line Digitarium® digital projection system. Digitarium systems feature real-time sky simulations from anywhere on Earth or in the Solar System within the last or next million years.

Grand opening festivities are free and on a first come, first serve basis. Show seating is limited.

For inquiries for how you can participate or for press information, please call us at 360-616-8915 and dial extension 306 to reach our planetarium supervisor, Arthur Bogard. By email, please contact arthur([at])digitaliseducation.com