Alaska Movies
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We will show two movies set in Alaska projected onto our 30 foot dome.
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Both movies by University of Alaska Anchorage.
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UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theatre.
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See one or both movies. Each movie 22 minutes.
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Suitable for all ages. Free and and no no sign up needed.
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Bring your out of town guests.
Learn about the animals of Round Island, polar bears, salmon, and other iconic Alaska species and the roles these animals play in the lives of Alaskans. As the climate changes in the Arctic, scientists are studying how our state is being affected, and what the future holds. In this show you'll meet some of the people working to protect our way of life. In this show you'll visit remote wilderness to see the animals and landscapes that define the Last Frontier, places that make Alaska.
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River of Bears is about the legendary McNeil River Alaska State Game Sanctuary. During the summertime it hosts the largest congregation of brown bears in the world. Bears come from hundreds of miles to the sanctuary to mate, raise cubs, and dine on the abundant sedge grass and salmon. On a typical day in July over fifty bears can be seen at the McNeil River falls, feasting on salmon desperately swimming upstream to spawn. The show tells the remarkable story of these bears as they prepare for the coming harsh Alaska winter, and the visitors and scientists who come every summer to see them.
After each movie, we we will briefly travel in space. Our destination will be a surprise.
