ISU Planetarium

08/27/2026

The times and such that you need for watching tonight's partial lunar eclipse!

Don't miss the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. Here's when to look up to catch the deep partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28.

08/11/2026

Coming this Friday and Saturday to the ISU Planetarium -- a show for those who love the skylore of differing cultures One Sky!

https://planetarium.illinoisstate.edu/shows/

08/11/2026

Viewing the premier meteor shower of the year -- the Perseid.

With Moonless skies the whole night long, skywatchers anticipate a fine Perseid meteor shower performance this year.

08/11/2026

The August 12th total solar eclipse for those in Europe and glimpsed elsewhere.

The only total solar eclipse of the year coincides with the Perseid meteor shower. Here's what you need to know to watch the eclipse.

07/16/2026

The FCC has approved a plan to eliminate the night with giant orbiting mirrors. Read about this project on the July 16th on-line edition of Spaceweather:

https://spaceweather.com/

07/01/2026

Fourth of July fireworks come early on the face of the Sun with, perhaps, the most spectacular sunspots I've ever seen! If and only it you have a safe way to view the Sun then July 1st is the day to do it.

07/01/2026

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time has begun!

The wait is over: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, is now capturing the cosmos in unprecedented detail, transforming the way we study the dynamic Universe.

06/23/2026

Explore flight with your family!

06/18/2026

Celebrate Juneteenth both joyously and thoughtfully!

06/17/2026

Illinois State University has closed this afternoon due to severe weather. In turn the ISU Planetarium has cancelled its 2 PM Wednesday, June 17th presentation of Flight Adventures. See you next week!