Reichert Planetarium Show Schedule

March 3rd - 30th

The Reichert Planetarium is proud to offer award-winning shows with stunning, immersive visuals projected overhead on our 60-foot dome.

Our daytime planetarium shows are available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, at intervals between 11:15 am and 4:00 pm. We offer additional evening planetarium shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and exciting laser shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 9:00 pm.

The planetarium is closed Monday – Thursday.

Daytime Planetarium Shows:

Adults: $17
Students with ID and Seniors: $16
Children 12 and under: $14
Members and Children under 2: free (excludes Library Memberships)

All daytime planetarium show tickets and 4:00pm Laser Taylor Swift tickets include general admission, which allows visitors to access to exhibits in the Vanderbilt Mansion, Marine Museum, and all of our grounds and gardens.

Tours of Mr. Vanderbilt’s living quarters within the mansion are an additional charge. For more information about our tours, please click here. 

Evening Planetarium Shows:
Adults: $10
Students with ID and Seniors: $9
Children 12 and under: $8
Members, Children under 2: free (excludes Library Memberships)

The exhibits in the Vanderbilt Mansion, Marine Museum, and all of our grounds and gardens will be closed during evening hours.

Laser Shows:
All tickets: $18
Members, Children under 2: free
(excludes Library Memberships)

Friday

Night Sky Live Poster
2:00 pm

Night Sky, Live!

In this family-friendly LIVE program, one of our highly trained astronomy educators will take you on a tour of tonight’s night sky from right here in Centerport. Topics vary depending on the time of year, but may include seasonal constellations, visible planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more.

Recommended for ages 6+.

Long Island Skies Poster
7:00 pm

Long Island Skies

This LIVE presentation, developed by the Vanderbilt Planetarium staff, uses the star projector to its fullest capabilities. The program introduces the brilliant night sky that can be seen on Long Island from everyone’s backyard, including seasonal constellations, stars and deep-sky objects.

Recommended for ages 6+.

An image of a satellite in space, above the word Explore
8:00 pm

EXPLORE

Humanity has always had a fascination with the stars — from ancient stargazers and astrologers to modern-day astronauts and astronomers. This visually stunning show chronicles the history and development of astronomy, ranging from ancient Mesopotamia through future missions to the planet Mars.

Recommended for ages 14+.

ECLIPSE!
8:00 pm on April 5th:

ECLIPSE!

The Great North American Eclipse of April 2024 is fast approaching… in preparation, the Reichert Planetarium has created a new LIVE planetarium presentation: ECLIPSE!

Eclipses are rare and exciting events. Ancient civilizations viewed them as supernatural warnings preceding cataclysmic events, caused by angry deities. Today, we understand the true cause of eclipses – thanks to our understanding of the motions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun – allowing modern observers to enjoy them to the fullest. Using the technological capabilities of the planetarium theater, audiences will take a tour of the sky, emphasizing when, where, and why we see solar and lunar eclipses from planet Earth.

To prepare viewers for the Great North American Eclipse taking place on April 8th, 2024, audiences will observe a simulated partial solar eclipse as it will appear from Long Island. We will also take a virtual trip to a location experiencing totality and discuss ways to safely view the Sun.

Recommended for ages 8+.

Laser Taylor Swift
9:00 pm

Laser Taylor Swift

See Taylor Swift’s hits brought to life in dazzling laser light. If you can’t score tickets to the Eras Tour, this show is the next best thing! Songs include Anti-Hero, Lavender Haze, Bad Blood, Shake It Off, and more.

 

Saturday

One World One Sky
11:15 am

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

Big Bird, Elmo, and their new friend Hu Hu Zhu learn about stars, constellations, and the Moon by using their imagination to take a trip into space.

Recommended for ages 2-8.

The Little Star that Could
12:00 pm

The Little Star that Could

An educational cartoon show about Little Star, an average yellow star who travels through the universe in search of planets of his own.

Recommended for ages 4-8.

1:00 pm

STARS: The Powerhouses of the Universe

Narrator Mark Hamill takes viewers on a journey to the furthest reaches of our galaxy to experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of stars.

Recommended for ages 6+.

Night Sky Live Poster
2:00 pm

Night Sky, Live!

In this family-friendly LIVE program, one of our highly trained astronomy educators will take you on a tour of tonight’s night sky from right here in Centerport. Topics vary depending on the time of year, but may include seasonal constellations, visible planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more.

Recommended for ages 6+.

We Are Guardians
3:00 pm

We Are Guardians

We are all connected. Come and find out how.

Join us on a journey into, under, and around the many ecosystems across our planet. Find out how, with the help of satellites and scientific study, we can understand the links between human activities and climate change, and what we can do to work together to improve the health of our shared home.

Recommended for ages 6+.

Laser Taylor Swift
4:00 pm

Laser Taylor Swift

See Taylor Swift’s hits brought to life in dazzling laser light. If you can’t score tickets to the Eras Tour, this show is the next best thing! Songs include Anti-Hero, Lavender Haze, Bad Blood, Shake It Off, and more.

 

Night Sky Live Poster
7:00 pm

Night Sky, Live!

In this family-friendly LIVE program, one of our highly trained astronomy educators will take you on a tour of tonight’s night sky from right here in Centerport. Topics vary depending on the time of year, but may include seasonal constellations, visible planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more.

Recommended for ages 6+.

8:00 pm

Incoming!

Asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout its history, changing the course of life on Earth and shaping the world we know today.  Join narrator George Takei on a journey through the solar system to explore comets, asteroids, meteors, and what happens when they strike Earth.

Recommended for ages 10+.

Laser Pink Floyd The Wall
9:00 pm

Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall

Considered to be one of the best classic rock albums of all time, The Wall is a gripping and spellbinding musical journey – beautiful, haunting, powerful and thought provoking. Now coupled with spectacular and mesmerizing laser art, Pink Floyd’s classic 1979 epic about personal struggle takes on a unique look, weaving its story in one of the most popular laser shows ever produced! Setlist includes Another Brick in the Wall, Mother, Goodbye Blue Skies, Comfortably Numb, and more.

Recommended for Adults.

Sunday

One World One Sky
11:15 am

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

Big Bird, Elmo, and their new friend Hu Hu Zhu learn about stars, constellations, and the Moon by using their imagination to take a trip into space.

Recommended for ages 2-8.

12:00 pm

Earth, Moon, and Sun

Explore the relationship between the Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions, who has many misconceptions about Earth and its most familiar neighbors.

Recommended for ages 8+.

1:00 pm

STARS: The Powerhouses of the Universe

Narrator Mark Hamill takes viewers on a journey to the furthest reaches of our galaxy to experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of stars.

Recommended for ages 6+.

Night Sky Live Poster
2:00 pm

Night Sky, Live!

In this family-friendly LIVE program, one of our highly trained astronomy educators will take you on a tour of tonight’s night sky from right here in Centerport. Topics vary depending on the time of year, but may include seasonal constellations, visible planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more.

Recommended for ages 6+.

3:00 pm

Incoming!

Asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout its history, changing the course of life on Earth and shaping the world we know today.  Join narrator George Takei on a journey through the solar system to explore comets, asteroids, meteors, and what happens when they strike Earth.

Recommended for ages 10+.

Please note: There will be no showing of Incoming! on Sunday, March 17th. Instead, we will have a special showing of ECLIPSE.

ECLIPSE!
3:00 pm on March 17th:

ECLIPSE!

The Great North American Eclipse of April 2024 is fast approaching… in preparation, the Reichert Planetarium has created a new LIVE planetarium presentation: ECLIPSE!

Eclipses are rare and exciting events. Ancient civilizations viewed them as supernatural warnings preceding cataclysmic events, caused by angry deities. Today, we understand the true cause of eclipses – thanks to our understanding of the motions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun – allowing modern observers to enjoy them to the fullest. Using the technological capabilities of the planetarium theater, audiences will take a tour of the sky, emphasizing when, where, and why we see solar and lunar eclipses from planet Earth.

To prepare viewers for the Great North American Eclipse taking place on April 8th, 2024, audiences will observe a simulated partial solar eclipse as it will appear from Long Island. We will also take a virtual trip to a location experiencing totality and discuss ways to safely view the Sun.

Recommended for ages 8+.

Laser Taylor Swift
4:00 pm

Laser Taylor Swift

See Taylor Swift’s hits brought to life in dazzling laser light. If you can’t score tickets to the Eras Tour, this show is the next best thing! Songs include Anti-Hero, Lavender Haze, Bad Blood, Shake It Off, and more.