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The Planetarium at Palomar College serves the students of the college and the general public. The theater seats 142 people.

Information about weekly shows and events will be shared on Facebook. Palomar College Planetarium is a venue for astronomy education for the students of Palomar College and the general public. The venue houses a 50-foot domed theater that uses full-dome technology to display vivid images of astronomically related scenes along with a re-creation of the night sky. The projection technology is an Evans & Southerland Digistar 4 projection system onto a Astrotec dome. We are open to the public with shows offered each Friday to all who come.

08/01/2026

Happy August! We are nearing the end of our summer hiatus and will be opening our doors to the public soon. Our first public night will be Friday, August 14th with our popular "The Sky Tonight" at 7pm and our fulldome feature "Faster Than Light" at 8:15pm. Visiting and parking information along with advance ticket sales can be found online at: https://www.palomar.edu/planetarium/public-shows/
We hope to see you at the planetarium!

03/23/2026

PLEASE NOTE: The Planetarium will be CLOSED on Friday, March 27th for Spring Break (the College is closed all week). We will reopen on Friday, April 3rd. We hope to see you then!

03/11/2026

The planetarium will reopen this Friday! Last week we replaced expensive projection equipment which allows us to resume regular operations at the planetarium. This Friday we offer our normal line-up of "The Sky Tonight" at 7pm and our fulldome feature "Faster Than Light" at 8:15pm. Tickets can be purchased in person at the box office (starting at 6:15pm on Friday) or in advance at www.palomar.edu/planetarium We thank you for your patience while we were closed, and hope to see you again soon!

01/07/2026

Regrettably, we need to cancel our public planetarium shows for Friday, January 9th due to technical problems with our projection equipment. We are actively working to fix the problems and will re-open to the public when ready.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope to see you at the planetarium again in the future.

07/02/2025

Just a reminder that the Planetarium will be closed this Friday, July 4th, for the Independence Day holiday. We will reopen on Friday July 11th with our normal Friday programming. Information and tickets are available at www.palomar.edu/planetarium. Have a safe and fun 4th of July and remember to keep looking up even when the fireworks are over!

06/09/2025

Did you know that the planetarium is open all summer long? Even when school is out, we keep going! Join us each Friday to learn about the summer skies and catch one of our fulldome features. If the weather is good, we set up telescopes on the patio where telescope viewing is always free. Tickets are affordable and discounts are available. Information and ticket purchases can be found at www.palomar.edu/planetarium. We hope to see you there!

05/08/2025

We have a new fulldome show! Tomorrow (Friday) we debut our new show "Unveiling the Invisible Universe" at 8:15pm. This is a terrific show that explores the part of the universe we can't see with our eyes. In this show, we will see how astronomers detect invisible light from exotic objects, and what they can learn from it. Don't forget that at 7pm we have our ever popular weekly "The Sky Tonight" show where we explore the current night sky. Tickets are available in advance and at the door. Information, and tickets can be found at www.palomar.edu/planetarium. We hope to see you tomorrow!

03/12/2025

Hello Facebook friends and family. Just a heads up that our next total lunar eclipse occurs tomorrow night (Thursday night) and will be visible from our location. The weather forecast is sketchy, but if the clouds clear long enough, you will be treated to a pretty cool event. The picture below shows the progression of the eclipse from start to finish and all times are local Pacific times. No special equipment needed, just a place where you have a clear view of the Moon. NOTE: Due to the late evening timing of the eclipse the planetarium WILL NOT be hosting an event for this one. ENJOY!

11/26/2024

From all of us at the planetarium, we wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to you, your friends, and loved ones. Just a reminder that the planetarium will be closed on Friday 11/29. We will re-open on Friday 12/6. We hope to see you then!
www.palomar.edu/planetarium

09/24/2024

Hello Facebook Friends - the Planetarium will be CLOSED this Friday, September 27th. Palomar College will be closed in observance of California Native American Day. We will re-open on Friday October 11th. We hope to see you then!

Address

San Marcos, CA

Opening Hours

6:15pm - 9:15pm

Telephone

+17607441150

Website

http://www.palomar.edu/planetarium

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