William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College

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William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College "Things are Looking Up!"

Lights up, and sound down! Experience a sensory friendly planetarium on October 24.🗓 planetarium.parkland.edu🎟 tickets.p...
10/20/2026

Lights up, and sound down! Experience a sensory friendly planetarium on October 24.

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"One World One Sky" - 10:30am
Explore the night sky with our friends from Sesame StreetTM. Join Big Bird, Elmo, and Hu Hu Zhu as they take an imaginary trip to the Moon. See how the Moon is different from the Earth and learn how to find the Big Dipper and North Star from your backyard.

"Spooky Space" - 11:30 am
Would you like to meet the stars of Halloween? And their terrible counterparts in space? Here is a fulldome show for the Halloween season. Produced by the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Explore the cosmos with Violent Universe!🗓 planetarium.parkland.edu🎟 tickets.parkland.edu Comets, asteroids and meteoroi...
10/15/2026

Explore the cosmos with Violent Universe!

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Comets, asteroids and meteoroids hurtling through space; stars collapsing under their own gravity; infernos of nuclear energy releasing their deadly radiation across the universe! Witness the raw power of the cosmos in this thrilling new show that gives you a front-row seat to watch as worlds collide.

Staerkel Planetarium is also giving public shows in Spanish! Both shows are presented by a native Spanish speaker.🗓 plan...
10/13/2026

Staerkel Planetarium is also giving public shows in Spanish! Both shows are presented by a native Spanish speaker.

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"UN CIELO, UN MUNDO: LA AVENTURA DE BIG BIRD"

Exploren el cielo nocturno con sus amigos de Sesame Street. Únanse a Big Bird, Elmo y Hu Hu Zhu en una exploración de la Luna. Vean cómo la Luna es diferente a la Tierra y aprendan a encontrar el Gran Cucharón y la Estrella Polar desde su patio. Este show interactivo fue creado a través de un esfuerzo combinado de Sesame Workshop, Adler Planetarium, Beijing Planetarium y Liberty Science Center.

"MÁS ALLÁ DEL SOL: EN BUSCA DE UNA NUEVA TIERRA"

Celeste es una niña que quiere explorar el Universo. Cuando recibe la visita inesperada de Moon y sus ayudantes, juntos disfrutarán de una gran aventura viajando por el Universo en busca de una nueva Tierra y de nuevos exoplanetas. En su camino verán planetas errantes, mundos oceánicos y Super Tierras. Moon le hablará sobre los "cazadores de planetas," personas que observan el cielo en busca de un planeta similar a la Tierra.

Join us on October 12 for our holiday matinées!🗓 planetarium.parkland.edu🎟 tickets.parkland.edu "Spooky Space" - 1 pmWou...
10/08/2026

Join us on October 12 for our holiday matinées!

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"Spooky Space" - 1 pm

Would you like to meet the stars of Halloween? And their terrible counterparts in space? Here is a fulldome show for the Halloween season. Produced by the Milwaukee Public Museum.

"One World One Sky" - 2 pm
Explore the night sky with our friends from Sesame StreetTM. Join Big Bird, Elmo, and Hu Hu Zhu as they take an imaginary trip to the Moon. See how the Moon is different from the Earth and learn how to find the Big Dipper and North Star from your backyard.

Celebrate spooky month with "Spooky Space" in the planetarium.🗓 planetarium.parkland.edu🎟 tickets.parkland.eduWould you ...
10/06/2026

Celebrate spooky month with "Spooky Space" in the planetarium.

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Would you like to meet the stars of Halloween? And their terrible counterparts in space? Here is a fulldome show for the Halloween season. Produced by the Milwaukee Public Museum.

The planetarium was first dedicated 39 years ago today! It's always great to see pictures of Carl, our Carl Zeiss M1015 ...
10/01/2026

The planetarium was first dedicated 39 years ago today! It's always great to see pictures of Carl, our Carl Zeiss M1015 star projector.

Join us in October for Violent Universe!🗓 planetarium.parkland.edu🎟 tickets.parkland.edu Comets, asteroids and meteoroid...
10/01/2026

Join us in October for Violent Universe!

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Comets, asteroids and meteoroids hurtling through space; stars collapsing under their own gravity; infernos of nuclear energy releasing their deadly radiation across the universe! Witness the raw power of the cosmos in this thrilling new show that gives you a front-row seat to watch as worlds collide.

Join us on October 2nd for our first Kaler Lecture of the season!🗓 planetarium.parkland.edu🎟 tickets.parkland.eduChristy...
09/29/2026

Join us on October 2nd for our first Kaler Lecture of the season!

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Christy Landes (Chemistry, University of Illinois) uses physics-informed AI to analyze chemical properties in complex materials to discover new applications.

Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and end...
09/24/2026

Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems.

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Along the way, discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth, while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Produced by the California Academy of Sciences, narrated by Lea Salonga, and licensed thanks to support from the Friends of the Staerkel Planetarium.

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2400 W. Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL
61821

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Friday 6:30pm - 9pm
Saturday 12:30pm - 3pm

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