Charles W. Brown Planetarium @ Ball State
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Travel through space and time in Indiana’s largest and most technologically advanced planetarium. Free at Ball State. www.bsu.edu/planetarium
✨This month free at the Brown Planetarium:
One World, One Sky
Nov. 14, 21 at 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Water Worlds Live
Nov. 14, 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 6:30 p.m.
We Are Astronomers
Saturdays: Nov. 15, 22 at 5:00 p.m.
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
One World, One Sky
Nov. 14, 21 at 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Water Worlds Live
Nov. 14, 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 6:30 p.m.
We Are Astronomers
Saturdays: Nov. 15, 22 at 5:00 p.m.
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
✨This month free at the Brown Planetarium:
One World, One Sky
Nov. 14, 21 at 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Water Worlds Live
Nov. 14, 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 6:30 p.m.
We Are Astronomers
Saturdays: Nov. 15, 22 at 5:00 p.m.
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
One World, One Sky
Nov. 14, 21 at 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Water Worlds Live
Nov. 14, 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 15, 22 at 6:30 p.m.
We Are Astronomers
Saturdays: Nov. 15, 22 at 5:00 p.m.
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and enjoy the 6th Annual Astronomy SLAM! The student presenters did a fantastic job. 🏆 Astronomy Slam Champion went to Kat Motichek for their presentation: "Into the Dark: Dark Matter and Dark Energy"
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and enjoy the 6th Annual Astronomy SLAM! The student presenters did a fantastic job. 🏆 Astronomy Slam Champion went to Kat Motichek for their presentation: "Into the Dark: Dark Matter and Dark Energy"
🌖For our last, but not least, Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight, we have #BallState undergrad. Angie Schocke and her presentation: "Lunar Gardening: Agriculture in a Whole New Light."
🎟️Tomorrow! Tickets are $4 commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
🎟️Tomorrow! Tickets are $4 commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🌖For our last, but not least, Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight, we have #BallState undergrad. Angie Schocke and her presentation: "Lunar Gardening: Agriculture in a Whole New Light."
🎟️Tomorrow! Tickets are $4 commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
🎟️Tomorrow! Tickets are $4 commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
🪐Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight: #BallState undergrad. student, Riley Heady. During her 10 minute presentation, you'll learn about extreme exoplanets.
🎟️Tickets are $4, and include food and drink. Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
🎟️Tickets are $4, and include food and drink. Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🪐Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight: #BallState undergrad. student, Riley Heady. During her 10 minute presentation, you'll learn about extreme exoplanets.
🎟️Tickets are $4, and include food and drink. Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
🎟️Tickets are $4, and include food and drink. Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
🕶️ Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight: #BallState undergrad. student Kat Motichek who will be exploring dark matter and energy!
Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🕶️ Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight: #BallState undergrad. student Kat Motichek who will be exploring dark matter and energy!
Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
Purchase tickets online at commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in person as space allows.
We will be out looking at the Sun safely until 1:30pm outside the planetarium today, Wednesday, 11/5. Come take a look! ☀️🔭I
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We will be out looking at the Sun safely until 1:30pm outside the planetarium today, Wednesday, 11/5. Come take a look! ☀️🔭I
💫 Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight: #BallState graduate student, Olivia Bishop.
Olivia is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in physics. She will be talking about weather across the solar system on 11/8 at 6:30pm.
🎟️$4, commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in-person as space allows.
Olivia is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in physics. She will be talking about weather across the solar system on 11/8 at 6:30pm.
🎟️$4, commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in-person as space allows.
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
💫 Astronomy SLAM! presenter highlight: #BallState graduate student, Olivia Bishop.
Olivia is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in physics. She will be talking about weather across the solar system on 11/8 at 6:30pm.
🎟️$4, commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in-person as space allows.
Olivia is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in physics. She will be talking about weather across the solar system on 11/8 at 6:30pm.
🎟️$4, commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114, or in-person as space allows.
Our student presenters are eager to compete for Astronomy Slam Champion next weekend! Come cheer them on and vote for this year's winner!
Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.
$4 a person, refreshments included
Tickets: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.
$4 a person, refreshments included
Tickets: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Our student presenters are eager to compete for Astronomy Slam Champion next weekend! Come cheer them on and vote for this year's winner!
Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.
$4 a person, refreshments included
Tickets: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.
$4 a person, refreshments included
Tickets: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
Astronomy SLAM! is just weeks away! Tickets are just $4 and include refreshments: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Astronomy SLAM! is just weeks away! Tickets are just $4 and include refreshments: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
It's spooky season at the planetarium! Come out for a free show this month:
Halloween: Celestial Origins 🎃
Fri: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure 🌔
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 3:30 pm
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
Halloween: Celestial Origins 🎃
Fri: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure 🌔
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 3:30 pm
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's spooky season at the planetarium! Come out for a free show this month:
Halloween: Celestial Origins 🎃
Fri: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure 🌔
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 3:30 pm
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
Halloween: Celestial Origins 🎃
Fri: Oct. 17, 24 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure 🌔
Sat: Oct. 18, 25 at 3:30 pm
www.bsu.edu/planetarium
✨ Hugh Jackman said in the recent Ball State podcast: “You have a planetarium here. What is the planetarium? It’s storytelling. What a beautiful thing is just telling the story of who we are and where we are in this world and expanding our mind.”
September 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
✨ Hugh Jackman said in the recent Ball State podcast: “You have a planetarium here. What is the planetarium? It’s storytelling. What a beautiful thing is just telling the story of who we are and where we are in this world and expanding our mind.”
✨🧘 Spots for our Yoga in the Planetarium series this semester are almost gone! Only 28 spots remain, and they’re going fast!
Join a scheduled session or book a private one for a more personalized experience with your group.
👉 Learn more & register: www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
Join a scheduled session or book a private one for a more personalized experience with your group.
👉 Learn more & register: www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
September 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
✨🧘 Spots for our Yoga in the Planetarium series this semester are almost gone! Only 28 spots remain, and they’re going fast!
Join a scheduled session or book a private one for a more personalized experience with your group.
👉 Learn more & register: www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
Join a scheduled session or book a private one for a more personalized experience with your group.
👉 Learn more & register: www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
#BallState students are getting creative with their Astronomy SLAM talk ideas—and tickets are already going quick! Don’t miss your chance to attend.
🎟️ Secure your spot now: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
🎟️ Secure your spot now: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
September 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#BallState students are getting creative with their Astronomy SLAM talk ideas—and tickets are already going quick! Don’t miss your chance to attend.
🎟️ Secure your spot now: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
🎟️ Secure your spot now: commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS114
This month's free shows:
Magic Tree House🚀Aug. 22, 29 at 5:00 p.m.; Aug. 23, 30 at 3:30 p.m.
Sky Skills Live🌌Fridays: Aug. 22, 29 at 6:30 p.m.; Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Birth of Planet Earth🌍Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 5:00 p.m.
🔗www.bsu.edu/planetarium
Magic Tree House🚀Aug. 22, 29 at 5:00 p.m.; Aug. 23, 30 at 3:30 p.m.
Sky Skills Live🌌Fridays: Aug. 22, 29 at 6:30 p.m.; Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Birth of Planet Earth🌍Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 5:00 p.m.
🔗www.bsu.edu/planetarium
August 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This month's free shows:
Magic Tree House🚀Aug. 22, 29 at 5:00 p.m.; Aug. 23, 30 at 3:30 p.m.
Sky Skills Live🌌Fridays: Aug. 22, 29 at 6:30 p.m.; Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Birth of Planet Earth🌍Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 5:00 p.m.
🔗www.bsu.edu/planetarium
Magic Tree House🚀Aug. 22, 29 at 5:00 p.m.; Aug. 23, 30 at 3:30 p.m.
Sky Skills Live🌌Fridays: Aug. 22, 29 at 6:30 p.m.; Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Birth of Planet Earth🌍Saturdays: Aug. 23, 30 at 5:00 p.m.
🔗www.bsu.edu/planetarium
As we gear up for the Fall semester at #BallState, we’re also getting ready for the 6th Annual Astronomy Slam! on Saturday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetar... for more information.
Visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetar... for more information.
July 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As we gear up for the Fall semester at #BallState, we’re also getting ready for the 6th Annual Astronomy Slam! on Saturday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetar... for more information.
Visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetar... for more information.
The Brown Planetarium is open this weekend and next for free, exciting programs!
For info and showtimes, visit the Charles W. Brown Planetarium website at www.bsu.edu/planetarium
For info and showtimes, visit the Charles W. Brown Planetarium website at www.bsu.edu/planetarium
July 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Brown Planetarium is open this weekend and next for free, exciting programs!
For info and showtimes, visit the Charles W. Brown Planetarium website at www.bsu.edu/planetarium
For info and showtimes, visit the Charles W. Brown Planetarium website at www.bsu.edu/planetarium
The #BallState Planetarium team is now a part of an Emmy® Award-winning broadcast with their work on the “2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA” special. It recently took home the award for Outstanding Live News Special at the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards.
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The #BallState Planetarium team is now a part of an Emmy® Award-winning broadcast with their work on the “2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA” special. It recently took home the award for Outstanding Live News Special at the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards.
✨Yoga in the #Planetarium is coming to #BallState starting August 13! Connect with the universe through accessible Vinyasa #yoga, where people of all experience levels can move under the stars during astronomy-themed practices.
Learn more & register at www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
Learn more & register at www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
June 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
✨Yoga in the #Planetarium is coming to #BallState starting August 13! Connect with the universe through accessible Vinyasa #yoga, where people of all experience levels can move under the stars during astronomy-themed practices.
Learn more & register at www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
Learn more & register at www.bsu.edu/web/planetar...
A new star now shines on our constellation donor wall—dedicated in memory of a beloved daughter. We are so honored to be part of this moment. 💫
If you’d like to honor someone special with a dedicated Brown Planetarium star or seat, visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetarium/give-and-get-involved
If you’d like to honor someone special with a dedicated Brown Planetarium star or seat, visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetarium/give-and-get-involved
June 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A new star now shines on our constellation donor wall—dedicated in memory of a beloved daughter. We are so honored to be part of this moment. 💫
If you’d like to honor someone special with a dedicated Brown Planetarium star or seat, visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetarium/give-and-get-involved
If you’d like to honor someone special with a dedicated Brown Planetarium star or seat, visit www.bsu.edu/web/planetarium/give-and-get-involved
#BallState was officially involved in a Webby award-winning project! NASA’s 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Campaign, which featured telescope footage streamed by Ball State faculty and staff won two awards this year!
Watch the full broadcast at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MJY...
Watch the full broadcast at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MJY...
April 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#BallState was officially involved in a Webby award-winning project! NASA’s 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Campaign, which featured telescope footage streamed by Ball State faculty and staff won two awards this year!
Watch the full broadcast at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MJY...
Watch the full broadcast at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MJY...
This afternoon, weather permitting, come view the Sun through two of Ball State’s powerful Solar Telescopes setup off Riverside Ave. out front of the Cooper Science Building at #BallState.
When: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on April 8, 2025, weather permitting. www.bsu.edu/planetarium
When: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on April 8, 2025, weather permitting. www.bsu.edu/planetarium
April 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This afternoon, weather permitting, come view the Sun through two of Ball State’s powerful Solar Telescopes setup off Riverside Ave. out front of the Cooper Science Building at #BallState.
When: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on April 8, 2025, weather permitting. www.bsu.edu/planetarium
When: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on April 8, 2025, weather permitting. www.bsu.edu/planetarium
Take a break with a guided meditation experience, explore solar superstorms, or embark on a space adventure with the Magic Tree House program for kids during our April shows. Show information at www.bsu.edu/planetarium
#ballstate #STEMEducation #planetarium
#ballstate #STEMEducation #planetarium
April 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Take a break with a guided meditation experience, explore solar superstorms, or embark on a space adventure with the Magic Tree House program for kids during our April shows. Show information at www.bsu.edu/planetarium
#ballstate #STEMEducation #planetarium
#ballstate #STEMEducation #planetarium
As a thank you to everyone who gave for #OneBallState Day, here is a view of the planetarium that is not often seen! The planetarium dome is perforated aluminum. This is to allow for air and sound to travel through the dome as air handlers and speakers are located behind it.
April 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As a thank you to everyone who gave for #OneBallState Day, here is a view of the planetarium that is not often seen! The planetarium dome is perforated aluminum. This is to allow for air and sound to travel through the dome as air handlers and speakers are located behind it.
The Sun is coming out on #OneBallState Day as we just received a $5,000 gift from Charlie Brown and his wife Dr. Louise Tetrick! There's still time to give yourself at oneballstate.bsu.edu/amb/planetar...
📷🌈John Taylor, Land Manager and Restoration Ecologist at Ball State
📷🌈John Taylor, Land Manager and Restoration Ecologist at Ball State
April 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Sun is coming out on #OneBallState Day as we just received a $5,000 gift from Charlie Brown and his wife Dr. Louise Tetrick! There's still time to give yourself at oneballstate.bsu.edu/amb/planetar...
📷🌈John Taylor, Land Manager and Restoration Ecologist at Ball State
📷🌈John Taylor, Land Manager and Restoration Ecologist at Ball State
Save the date and make a difference at oneballstate.bsu.edu/planetarium on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 for One Ball State Day—an annual day of giving at #BallState!
March 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Save the date and make a difference at oneballstate.bsu.edu/planetarium on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 for One Ball State Day—an annual day of giving at #BallState!