The Marie Drake Planetarium

Where the stars always shine in Juneau, AK

2009 Shows and Events

Life on Mars

Find out if there is water or even beer on Mars.

The Christmas Star

Presentation about theories regarding the Christmas star. Was it a conjunction of planets? A supernova? A comet?

Poster by Isabella

1,000 Moons
Jupiter's Moons
The Four Seasons

Poster by Isabella

Thee Day the Sun Vanished

Presentation on total solar eclipses.
Poster by Isabella

Our Place Among the Stars:  Extraterrestrial Geography

Presentation led by Dolly and John Kremers.

This will be the first time the museum's 3-dimensional Science on a Sphere exhibit has been used to feature extra-terrestrial geography since its installation this past spring. The Sphere will also play a sampling of the 300 available images and animations about Earth's ecology and geology.  

Yoga Under the Stars

How to Find a Star  

Poster by Isabella

Bombing the Moon

Poster by Isabella