A man looks up at the planetarium ceiling during a Planetarium Night's show.
Planetarium

Planetarium Nights

Friday nights | 18+ event

The Melbourne Planetarium reawakens after hours for adults only with a stellar line-up of fulldome film screenings.

There are two screenings a night, join us for one or both. 

The 7:30pm session focuses on astronomy and may feature What’s in the Sky Tonight (WITST), a presenter-led tour through the night sky. The 9pm session features a fulldome art film offering an immersive voyage into unseen worlds. So, whether you are into science or art, or both, we've got you covered.

Enjoy a drink from the bar in planetary surroundings.

Tickets

One session/both sessions

Adult $25/$45

Concession $22/$40

Member $20/$35

Date & Time

Friday nights | 18+ event

Doors open at 7pm

Session one 7:30pm

Session two 9pm

Key information

Program changes monthly

PROGRAM

September

Distant Worlds: Alien Life? is a beautiful planetarium film exploring one of the most enduring questions of humankind — are we alone? For millennia our ancestors watched the stars, questioning the origin and nature of what they saw. Still today we ask these questions, knowing that the Universe is a vast place filled with billions and billions of stars and planets — yet, Earth is the only planet we know for sure to be inhabited. 

Space Tour takes us on a journey to the most beautiful places in the universe. Accompanied by rock and pop hits we visit black holes, exoplanets and even wormholes. We marvel at auroras and supernova explosions and their colourful remnants. 

Space Tour is a special show that combines entertainment and education. While you sit back and relax and listen to timeless hits you fly deeper and deeper into the universe and along the way you learn interesting facts about the travel destinations of our “Space Tour”. 

October

There will be no Planetarium Night on Friday 23 October owing to Scienceworks After Dark taking place that night.

What does Earth look like? When you close your eyes, you imagine it as a blue planet—yet this image is surprisingly recent. Since the first picture of our earth from space continuous advances in space exploration have been providing entirely new perspectives. This show reveals how Earth observation programs allow us to observe our planet differently, helping us quickly and effectively respond to Earth's ongoing changes. 

Plus What’s in the Sky Tonight (WITST), a presenter-led tour through the night sky.

Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, originally released in March 1973, turned 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals. With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to The Dark Side Of The Moon in surround sound, has been embraced by the band. NSC Creative have led the visual production efforts, working closely with Pink Floyd’s long time creative collaborator Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

Each song has a different theme; some futuristically looking forward and some a retro acknowledgment to Pink Floyd’s visual history, all relating to a time and space experience, embracing up to the minute technology that only a Planetarium can offer. A truly immersive and all-encompassing surround sound and visual treat that will transcend reality and take you way beyond the realms of 2D experience.

ACCESSIBILITY

A social story for Melbourne Planetarium is available.

Please view our accessibility page for general information. A sensory map of Melbourne Museum can be found on our Visual Stories page where step-by-step visual and written access guides are available. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.