Dome Planetarium - Peoria Riverfront Museum

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The Peoria Riverfront Museum and Dome Planetarium open to the public Wednesday-Sunday.

09/04/2026

NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway prepping some food on the ISS and sporting a nice chef's hat. Video courtesy of NASA astronaut Anil Menon. Both are Expedition 75 members currently living on the station. https://x.com/astro_anil/status/2094423632533508593

Just a couple of interacting galaxies more than 200 million light-years away. The target of this new Gemini North image ...
09/02/2026

Just a couple of interacting galaxies more than 200 million light-years away. The target of this new Gemini North image was selected by Hawaii high-school students interning at the observatory on Mauna Kea. https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2621/

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and French/ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot are spacewalking outside the International Space Stat...
09/01/2026

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and French/ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot are spacewalking outside the International Space Station today (Tuesday, Sep. 1). Tune in to NASA's livestream here: https://www.nasa.gov/

What a great turn out for our lunar eclipse viewing party! Look up, are you watching the Moon slip into the Earth's shad...
08/28/2026

What a great turn out for our lunar eclipse viewing party! Look up, are you watching the Moon slip into the Earth's shadow?

Lunar Eclipse tonight! We'll have our 8" Celstron telescope out on the Museum's Sun Plaza for viewing from 9:30 - 11:15 ...
08/27/2026

Lunar Eclipse tonight! We'll have our 8" Celstron telescope out on the Museum's Sun Plaza for viewing from 9:30 - 11:15 PM during our free watch party. Come by for 5 minutes or stay for the whole hour and 45 minutes. More info on the eclipse here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2026-august-28

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222 SW Washington Street
Peoria, IL
61602

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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(309) 686-7000

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