Audiences will visit the stunning mountain ranges in Venezuela that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write "The Lost World," will leap off the top of Angel Falls (the world's highest waterfall), wander the temples of the Lost City of Tikal in Guatemala, swim with sea otters in Monterey Bay, and journey from a rain cloud in the Catskills to a kitchen tap in New York City in under thirty seconds. Above all, audiences will learn about the resilience of nature, and that, when we understand the need for biological diversity, we are quite capable of restoring those worlds we have lost.

Teachers! A free teacher's guide is available (while supplies last) upon request when you bring your students to see Solar Max at the planetarium! A PDF version of this teacher's guide can be accessed here.

During the program, she shares her telescope views of the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with us; points out stars and constellations; and encourages everyone to take the time to look up, even if stargazing in urban areas with light pollution. This program created was by Loch Ness Productions.

This program was created by the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City, UT.

Baxter also explains such astronomical phenomena as supernovas and black holes in terms any cowpoke can understand in this Loch Ness planetarium show production.

This program, produced by Loch Ness Productions, also shows you what to expect when you actually see these objects through a telescope and explains how astronomers produce those beautiful pictures of celestial objects you see in magazines and on the web.

This program is presented live by our planetarium director and astronomy instructor. Groups requesting this program must also book either the current large format film or one of our automated planetarium presentations.

In this program produced by the Paulucci Space Theater, you will explore the entire solar system including: the fiery and turbulent surface of the Sun; the surfaces and features of the four Terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars; see the swirling clouds, fantastic storms, marvelous moons, and magnificent rings of the Jovian planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; and will also explore the nature of comets and asteroids. This program also includes a detailed explanation why astronomers no longer consider Pluto to be a major planet.

The program is updated and specifically designed to immerse the audience in current images from NASA missions, including the Hubble Telescope. During the show, you will visit some of the fantastic objects that make up our Solar System—from the blazing hot surface of our star the Sun, to the frozen crusts of tiny comets. The program concludes with a constellation tour pointing out the locations of several worlds (exoplanets) orbiting distant stars.

Along with spectacular weather footage, this program features a journey into space to explore the Sun’s effect on weather conditions and on-screen appearances by news meteorologists to further uncover the science of our planet’s climate. A teacher's guide complete with classroom activities is available here.

This Loch Ness production shows you the best and most exciting Hubble images, woven them into an engaging story of cosmic exploration. HUBBLE Vision is a fascinating tour of the cosmos — from Earth orbit.

Explore ancient Mars when it was much wetter than today and the warm ocean beneath the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa. The program ends with a discussion of extra-solar planets and the possibility of humans walking upon those distant shores. This Loch Ness Production is narrated by Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek DS9).

This program presents some of the legends told by the Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, and many more tribes. There is also a brief history of the conflict that resulted between the US western expansion efforts and the native tribes of North America in the 19th century following the Civil War. Originally produced as "The People" by the Hansen Planetarium in 1976.

This program, produced by the Valley City State University Planetarium, is a travelogue of the exploration led by Lewis and Clark and explains the astronomy used to determine their location and map the great American West from 1803-1806.

The Hubble Telescope has revealed to us a universe filled with fantastic stars, mysterious black holes, glorious galaxies, and constant change. This program was produced by the Buhl Planetarium and is narrated by Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher of Star Trek TNG).

Through archeological images and original artwork by Vivian Patino, the world of the mammoth and the last interglacial period comes to life on the planetarium dome. This program is an original Cook Center Planetarium production.

Of course, no Texas wildflower program would be complete without paying tribute to the famous Texas Bluebonnet! This program was written by Navarro College students under the direction of Biology instructor Lisa Dillman and is an original Cook Center Planetarium production.