Reichert Planetarium Show Schedule

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DAYTIME SHOWS

Adults: $16
Students with ID and Seniors: $15
Children 12 and under: $13
Members and Children under 2: free

All daytime planetarium show tickets include

access to the grounds as well as exhibits in the Vanderbilt Mansion

and Marine Museum.

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

EVENING SHOWS

Educational Shows:
Adults: $10
Students with ID and Seniors: $9
Children 12 and under: $8
Members, Children under 2: free

Laser Shows:
Adults: $17
Students with ID and Seniors: $15
Children 12 and under: $14
Members, Children under 2: free

Friday

Night Sky

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Night Sky, Live!
Ages 6+

This live-lecture presentation by an astronomy educator uses the Reichert Planetarium’s Starball to show the audience what the Long Island night sky above them will look like on the very day they visit. This “traditional” planetarium program highlights seasonal constellations, stars and year-round celestial events.

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Long Island Skies

Long Island Skies Poster

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Long Island Skies
Ages 6+

This live presentation for the whole family, 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.

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Explore

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Explore
Ages 12+

EXPLORE is a compelling story of skygazing, scientific discovery, and the wonders of exploration: past, present, and future. Discover how ancient astronomers informed the breakthrough discoveries of Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler, who in turn paved the way for space travel. Then, the show demonstrates how today's spacecrafts follow Kepler’s laws in stately maneuvers as they make their way from Earth to orbit and on to other worlds.

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Laser Elton John

Laser Queen

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Laser Queen
Ages - Adults

Join us for a stunning laser light display featuring songs from one of the most legendary rock artists of all time, Queen! The setlist includes We Will Rock You, Another One Bites the Dust, Somebody to Love, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, and more!

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Saturday

Little Star

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The Little Star that Could
Ages 4+

The Little Star That Could is a story about Little Star, an average yellow star in search for planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he meets other stars, learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies. Eventually, Little Star finds his planets.

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Stars

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Stars
Ages 7+

Narrated by Star Wars' Mark Hamill and with a soundtrack performed by the Nashville Orchestra, this show explores the dynamic life and death of stars, the powerhouses of the universe. This show is suitable for general audiences and educationally geared toward middle school level and above. STARS explores star birth, giant stars, pulsars, and black holes as well as a providing a brief history of astronomy and an introduction to our solar system, the galaxy, and the nature of light.

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Night Sky

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Night Sky, Live!
Ages 6+

This live-lecture presentation by an astronomy educator uses the Reichert Planetarium’s Starball to show the audience what the Long Island night sky above them will look like on the very day they visit. This “traditional” planetarium program highlights seasonal constellations, stars and year-round celestial events.

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Exoplanets

Exoplanets: Discovering New Worlds

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Exoplanets: Discovering New Worlds
Ages 12+

Discovering New Worlds transports visitors to planets orbiting far-away stars. Discovering exoplanets is one of today's scientific goals; finding life on those worlds is the next challenge. Although we haven’t found evidence of alien life yet, this exciting program speculates on the existence of such life and explores how scientists are currently searching for exoplanets and their potential inhabitants.

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Explore

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Explore
Ages 12+

EXPLORE is a compelling story of skygazing, scientific discovery, and the wonders of exploration: past, present, and future. Discover how ancient astronomers informed the breakthrough discoveries of Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler, who in turn paved the way for space travel. Then, the show demonstrates how today's spacecrafts follow Kepler’s laws in stately maneuvers as they make their way from Earth to orbit and on to other worlds.

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Night Sky

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Night Sky, Live!
Ages 6+

This live-lecture presentation by an astronomy educator uses the Reichert Planetarium’s Starball to show the audience what the Long Island night sky above them will look like on the very day they visit. This “traditional” planetarium program highlights seasonal constellations, stars and year-round celestial events.

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Incoming

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Incoming!
Ages 10+

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. Incoming! also gives audiences a closer look at the scientific advances that may allow us to find and track cosmic threats before they reach Earth.

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Pink Floyd

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Laser Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Ages - Adults

This Laser Show features the music of Pink Floyd set to Laser Lights. This performance contains flashing lights.

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Sunday

owos

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One World, One Sky
Ages 4+

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure begins on Sesame Street when Elmo’s friend, Hu Hu Zhu, visits from China. Big Bird, Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu take viewers on an exciting discovery of the Sun, Moon, and stars. They learn about the Big Dipper and the North Star and take an imaginary trip to the Moon where they learn that the Moon is a very different place from the Earth. When Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu imagine themselves back on Earth, they celebrate the idea that even though they live in two different countries, they still share the same sky.

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Stars

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Stars
Ages 7+

Narrated by Star Wars' Mark Hamill and with a soundtrack performed by the Nashville Orchestra, this show explores the dynamic life and death of stars, the powerhouses of the universe. This show is suitable for general audiences and educationally geared toward middle school level and above. STARS explores star birth, giant stars, pulsars, and black holes as well as a providing a brief history of astronomy and an introduction to our solar system, the galaxy, and the nature of light.

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Night Sky

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Night Sky, Live!
Ages 6+

This live-lecture presentation by an astronomy educator uses the Reichert Planetarium’s Starball to show the audience what the Long Island night sky above them will look like on the very day they visit. This “traditional” planetarium program highlights seasonal constellations, stars and year-round celestial events.

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EMS

3:00 pm - Earth, Moon, and Sun

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Earth, Moon, and Sun
Ages 6+

This family show explores 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. Native American stories are used to help distinguish between myths and science.

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Incoming

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Incoming!
Ages 10+

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. Incoming! also gives audiences a closer look at the scientific advances that may allow us to find and track cosmic threats before they reach Earth.

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