Adelaide Planetarium

✨ Join us under the dome for a truly special evening: Women in Astronomy – Raising Awareness for Breast Cancer 🩷

📆 Thursday, 29 October 2026
⏱️ 7pm-9pm

This inspiring planetarium session blends a captivating tour of the cosmos with a vital message of hope and health.
Our astronomer Mary, who is currently navigating her own personal battle with breast cancer, is deeply passionate about sharing her love for the night sky. We aim to raise crucial awareness and encourage early detection within our community, whilst honouring the historic contributions of female stargazers and astronomers.

Come look at the stars, support a meaningful cause, and discover the incredible women who have shaped our understanding of the universe.

🧁 Supper provided during intermission.

🔭 Bonus telescope viewing, weather permitting.

Tickets available via https://events.humanitix.com/women-in-astronomy-breast-cancer-awareness-event
If you would like to support the cause, you can do so via the link below. Every donation, no matter how big or small, can help make a difference. https://pink-events.bcna.org.au/o/women-in-astronomy

Women in Astronomy - Pink Events Make a donation to support our Pink Event fundraiser

The Planetarium is closed for the long weekend.

We reopen on Tuesday with the last week of the school holiday program.

https://adelaide.edu.au/partners-and-community/museums-and-galleries/adelaide-planetarium/school-holiday-programs/

Happy September Equinox! Spring has sprung 🌸🌼🌸

This morning at 9:35am the Sun on its Ecliptic path crossed the Celestial Equator marking the September equinox and the start of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The entire planet from the North Pole to the South Pole gets roughly equal amounts of day and night as the Sun moves directly over the equator at midday 🌞

🌟 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🌟

The school holidays are almost here, and there’s still time to take your young explorers on an unforgettable journey through the Universe! 🚀✨

🌙 School Holiday Planetarium Experience 🪐

Perfect for curious minds aged 4 years and upwards, our Planetarium experience is a chance to sit back, look up and discover the incredible world beyond our planet. 🌌🔭

✨ Explore the wonders of space
⭐ Discover fascinating facts about our Universe
🌠 Enjoy an immersive fulldome movie experience
🚀 Travel through the stars without leaving your seat!

A quick reminder: our popular 90-minute sessions and Space School sessions are currently on hold, but we hope to bring them back in the near future. Keep an eye on our page for updates! 💫

For now, why not make these school holidays a little more out of this world? 🌏✨

📅 School Holiday Program
👧🧒 Ages 4+ (please check the age requirements for your chosen session)
🌌 Planetarium Experience + fulldome movie

⚠️ Spaces are limited — bookings are essential!

🚀 Only ONE WEEK until the program begins. We’d love to see you there! 🌟

https://adelaide.edu.au/partners-and-community/museums-and-galleries/adelaide-planetarium/school-holiday-programs/

🌟School Holiday Program!🌟
Looking for something fun and out of this world these school holidays? 🚀✨
Join us for an exciting Planetarium experience, designed for curious minds aged 4 years and upwards! 🌙🪐
Explore the wonders of space, discover amazing facts about our Universe and enjoy an immersive journey through the stars. ⭐🌠

A little update:
Our popular 90-minute sessions and Space School sessions are currently on hold, but don't worry - they're not gone for good! We look forward to bringing these sessions back in due course. Keep an eye on our page for updates!💫

In the meantime, come along and enjoy our Planetarium school holiday experience - there's a whole Universe waiting to be explored!🌏✨🔭

📅 School Holiday Program
👧🧒 Ages 4+ (please check the age requirements for your chosen session)
🌌 Planetarium Experience with fulldome movie

Spaces are limited
Bookings essential

https://adelaide.edu.au/partners-and-community/museums-and-galleries/adelaide-planetarium/school-holiday-programs/

A close alignment of crescent Moon and Venus last night at just over 2 degrees apart. A striking sight for many evening walkers. The alignment will repeat again September 14th when they will appear even closer in alignment at 1.2 degrees part.
Photos courtesy of Martin Lewicki

Beauty IN the Beast!
This wonderful talk is happening next Thursday August 20th at The Braggs Lecture Theatre, Adelaide University.
Tickets are free but you’ll need to register:

Beauty IN the Beast: Comparative Anatomy of Sound Production Science lecture (free)

Our recent full moon shining between branches through veiling cloud. Photo from an Adelaide backyard a few evenings ago.
Courtesy of Martin Lewicki

The evening sky right now in Mawson Lakes.
Magnificent Venus above the waxing crescent Moon 🌟🌘
If you haven’t seen it go outside!!
Anyone else snapped it?