Radford University
RU Physics Department
About the Planetarium (map)
About our shows
Planetarium history
More about the Planetarium
Selu Observatory

Links:

Heavens-Above.com and the Radford link: What you can see in the sky tonight!
StarDate Online
The Hubble Site
The Nine 8(!) Planets
Space.com


For Kids:

KidsAstronomy.com


NASA's SpacePlace


NASA's Climate Kids


NASA's SciJinks

Radford University Planetarium

We are closed for the summer.

We will reopen near the start of the fall semester in early September.
Thanks to all who came by this semester to enjoy a show.

Shows are always free and everyone is welcome.


Radford University Science Days
The Radford University Science Alliance is a group of RU faculty and students hosts K-12 school groups here at RU for a "Science Day." These are day-long field trips full of science activities for your students. Joining the RU Planetarium in the Science Alliance are the Physics Department, the Geology Department's Museum of the Earth Sciences, the Biology Department's Greenhouse, and the Chemistry Department.   For more information about this or to schedule your group for a Science Day please contact Dr. Rhett Herman, rherman@radford.edu.
Other groups (school groups, scout groups, community groups, etc.) may also schedule individual planetarium shows by contacting Dr. Rhett Herman at (540) 831-5441 (office phone), (540) 831-5652 (Department office), rherman@radford.edu.
Help Support the Planetarium

The Department of Physics is pleased to offer our planetarium shows for free to anyone who visits us. You can now help support this continuing endeavor through your gift to the Radford University Planetarium through the Radford University Foundation. You can make a gift directly to the RU Planetarium by clicking on this link. Where you are asked, "Please allocate my gift to:" please select "Other" from the pulldown menu and type "RU Planetarium" into the adjacent space. All funds donated will go for direct support of our planetarium show offerings. Thank you for coming to the shows, and for your continued support.
Spring 2012 Schedule
Tues/Thurs @ 7:30pm
Saturday @ 10:30am

=Night Sky Tour
=Skywatchers of Africa
=IBEX
=Saturday Kid's Show
=Closed-No show
Note that some links are to the sites of the shows' producers. Kids' show schedule is below.
Kids' show schedule:
Feb. 4, 11 Dinosaur Prophecy
Feb. 18, 25 Earth's Wild Ride
March 17, 24, 31 Microcosm

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