A full evening of cosmic discovery!

• Award-winning** weather-proof evening program
• World-exclusive LIVE interactive planetarium dome experience
• Choose from evening stargazing OR early-evening solar-gazing and more!
• Backed by our two-year raincheck!

Enjoy an entertaining, fun-filled evening of cosmic discovery! This full program includes both our Planetarium Experience & Telescope Experience.

Planetarium

Inside our Planetarium dome theatre, your guide will share with you:

• Local Canadian aboriginal constellations
  
• Aurora spotlight: see views of recent Northern Lights from Jasper 
• Rocket into space, orbiting high above the Jasper Rockies and onward, to the edge of the universe….and back! 

Telescopes - This is an outdoor event so please dress warmly!

Come look through the largest, most powerful telescopes in the North American Rockies!

• Making an aurora and holding our meteorites
• Take a look at the latest 4K instant-replays of live views as seen through our telescopes in Jasper
• Weather permitting, we offer live guided viewing through our video and optical telescopes
• Get a look at how to photograph the Northern Lights and Milky Way with your DSLR camera (Upon request)

Duration: 45 - 55 minutes 

* Please note: children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the Planetarium Dome Theatre * 

Schedule 

Jan,Dec: 5:45pm, 6:45pm, 7:45pm, 8:45pm

Feb: 6:45pm, 7:45pm, 8:45pm, 9:45pm

Mar: 7:45pm, 8:45pm, 9:45pm, 10:45pm

Apr: 8:45pm, 9:45pm, 10:45pm

May, Jun, Jul: 4:45pm, 5:45pm, 6:45pm, 10:00pm, 11:00pm

Aug, Sept: 4:45pm, 5:45pm, 9:45pm, 11:00pm

Oct: 4:45pm, 7:45pm, 8:45pm, 10:15pm

Nov: 6:45pm, 7:45pm, 8:45pm

Our Telescopes and Technology

•  Video Telescope: 10-inch Skywatcher Telescope, Mount: loptron CEM 120 german equatorial mount, Camera: Mallincam Skyraider DE1            OcTEC

• 1.3-metre R2S Spider Radio Telescope & Radio Receiver

• 20-inch Obsession Dobsonian Telescope (Largest in the Canadian Rockies)

• 16-=inch Skywatcher Dobsonian Telescope

• 12.5-inch Skywatcher Dobsonian Telescope

• Coronado Solar Telescopes

• Mallincam CCD Cameras

Amenities

• Video Telescope: 10-inch Skywatcher Telescope, Mount: loptron CEM 120 german equatorial mount, Camera: Mallincam Skyraider DE1            OcTEC

• 1.3-metre R2S Spider Radio Telescope & Radio Receiver

• 20-inch Obsession Dobsonian Telescope (Largest in the Canadian Rockies)

• 16-=inch Skywatcher Dobsonian Telescope

• 12.5-inch Skywatcher Dobsonian Telescope

• Coronado Solar Telescopes

• Mallincam CCD Cameras

• Dark sky lighting

• Comfortable seating options

• Rainy day programs

• Gift Shop

Highlights of what we view

Summer: 

Stars: Arcturus, Clusters: The Hercules Globular Cluster, Nebulae: The Dumbell Nebula, Galaxies: The Pinwheel Galaxy

Autumn: 

Stars: Vega, Clusters: The Double Cluster, Nebulae: The Veil Nebula (Supernova), Galaxies: Bodes Galaxy & the Cigar Galaxy

Winter: 

Stars: Sirius, Clusters: The Pleiades Cluster, Nebulae: The Great Orion Nebula, Galaxies: The Andromeda Galaxy

Spring: 

Stars: The Garnet Star, Clusters: The Beehive Cluster, Nebulae: The Ring Nebula, Galaxies: The Leo Triplet of Galaxies