Welcome to the Southworth Planetarium's website!
We sold out of our eclipse glasses at Southworth Planetarium. Don’t fret, there are ways to make your own eclipse viewers at home. Check out this DIY box viewer tutorial: https://www.livescience.com/59721-solar-eclipse-viewer-photo-tutorial.html
You can now purchase tickets to our planetarium shows online – skip the line and reserve a seat for one of our many shows! As always, you can also give us a call (207-780-4249) or visit us in person (USM Portland Campus, 70 Falmouth Street Portland, Maine 04101) to purchase tickets as well!
Please note – we have most of February online, but you will not be able to purchase tickets for February 3rd or 4th through this portal. Please call or stop in at the planetarium to reserve these shows!
Next shows:
Monday, April 8, 2024
9:00 a.m. Totality
11:00 a.m. Totality
11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. LIVE NASA Stream of the Eclipse
[Scroll down to see our calendar of future events. Click on “List View” to access our complete events calendar.]
Watch a Live NASA stream of the total solar eclipse in our star dome theatre!
Yes, even if you can’t venture up to the totality path with the other 103.5 million humans, you can still watch a live stream of the eclipse here in the dome.
11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Monday, April 8, 2024
Admission by donation
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR TICKETS!
Call 207-780-4249 or e-mail edward.herrickgleason@maine.edu to reserve your space!
Astronomy a la Carte
Wednesday mornings 10:30 a.m. – noon
March 6 – May 15, 2024
Next class: APRIL 8th ECLIPSE Part II
Wednesday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m.
