Weekly Virtual Programs

Watch these and other weekly tours as a playlist on our YouTube.

Wednesdays, 4:30 PT / 7:30 ET: Tour of Outer Space

From the Morrison Planetarium at California Academy of Sciences

The Morrison Planetarium at California Academy of Sciences’ daily live planetarium program is simulcast to their Facebook and our YouTube every Wednesday. Watch some programs here and check when the next one is scheduled on our upcoming events page.

Do you love space? Join the Morrison Planetarium at California Academy of Science’s presenter Josh as he guides us on a live flight through outer space in the recording of this tour from June 17, 2020.

Do you love space? Join the Morrison Planetarium at California Academy of Science’s presenter Josh as he guides us on a live flight through outer space in the recording of this tour from July 1, 2020.

Do you love space? Join California Academy of Sciences Morrison Planetarium presenter Mary on a wander through the Solar System from August 19, 2020.

Do you love space? Join the Morrison Planetarium at California Academy of Science’s presenter Josh as he guides us on a live flight through outer space in the recording of this tour from September 17, 2020.

Thursdays, 8 pm ET: Weekly livestream

From Your Friendly Neighborhood Astronomer Irene Pease

Your Friendly Neighborhood Astronomer Irene Pease guides us each week through a look at the current night sky in New York using Stellarium and a themed exploration using OpenSpace. See a few programs here and check when the next one is scheduled on our upcoming events page. Past programs can be found on Amateur Astronomers Association of New York’s YouTube and Facebook and Friendly Neighborhood Astronomer’s YouTube and Facebook.

In this recording from September 17, Irene Pease looks at the seasons of Earth and Mars, and have that long-awaited party atop Olympus Mons.

Want to get away this week? Join Irene Pease in this recording from September 3, 2020 to explore possible next stops for humans beyond Earth.

How would our view of the night sky be different from the southern hemisphere? Find out in this recording from August 20, 2020.

Prep for the Perseids! Find out when and where to look, and what causes this annual meteor shower in this recording from July 30.

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