With a 40-foot dome and 110 reclining seats, the Taylor Planetarium offers immersive shows that change with the seasons. Guided by staff, volunteers, and MSU students, our shows bring a new perspective to astronomy, planetary exploration, and other exciting topics.
The planetarium is open year-round except for when the main museum is closed. All shows and showtimes are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
MAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 7
11 a.m. | Unseen Earth
12 p.m. | Cosmic Colors
1 p.m. | Montana Skies (Mon - Fri)
| Unseen Earth (Sat - Sun)
2 p.m. | Dark Biosphere
3 p.m. | Montana Skies (Mon - Fri)
| Unseen Earth (Sat - Sun)
Tickets can be purchased at the Front Desk. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.
*General admission to the museum is required to view a planetarium show.
If your planetarium is interested in renting Einstein's Gravity Playlist, please contact our Planetarium Manager.
Produced at Montana State University, this original Taylor Planetarium show explores Einstein’s famous theory that predicted the existence of gravitational waves through their discovery in February 2016. Sir Arthur Eddington observed a total solar eclipse on May 29, 1919, which confirmed Einstein’s theory. In 2019, this show was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this famous event.
Join Lucia, a PhD student in physics, on an exploration of how gravitational waves are formed, how they move through the Universe, and how scientists work to hear them. Discover how a century after Albert Einstein first predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916, scientists finally detected these waves using incredibly precise laser technology on Earth.
In honour of this long-anticipated detection, the scientists who created the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017.
Some content provided by the British Fulldome Institute.
