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The Planetarium hosts field trips for area schools most Tuesday & Thursday mornings during the school year (fall & spring semesters). At the planetarium students are given a brief tour of current constellations and the night sky. Then, Dr. Sally Mander and Commander Light Buzzyear take the students on an informative virtual journey through the Solar System where they learn about the unique features of each planet, interesting details about some of the solar system moons, and facts about the comets and asteroids. The latest images of the solar system, combined with video and virtual journeys to the planets using the capabilities of the state-of-the-art Digistar 7 system describe our current understanding of the planets on this fun and educational voyage! Following the show, a question-and-answer session addresses any questions the students have. This show is hosted by professional astronomers from Palomar College with years of experience working with the public and schools!<\/p>\n
Due to the darkened nature of the Planetarium environment and safety concerns, children of chaperones and siblings of the school aged visitors who are under the age of 5 are not permitted.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Whether your group is large or small we can accommodate you. Our planetarium theater can seat group sizes up to 142 people. This allows schools to combine multiple classes on field trips – saving you transportation money!<\/p>\n Interested in having your students eat lunch while at Palomar College? We have spacious cubbies that can be used to store backpacks and lunches while your group is in the show. After the show we have locations on campus that will allow your kids to eat lunch in a park-like setting.<\/p>\n We work hard to accommodate all groups and utilize the planetarium availability to the fullest. Therefore groups less than 30 people are charged a flat fee of $120. For groups smaller than 30 we will work to combine your group with another group on the same date\/time to help you reach the minimum size and have the flat fee waived.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column] What We Offer… The Planetarium hosts field trips for area schools most Tuesday & Thursday mornings during the school year (fall & spring semesters). At the planetarium students are given a brief tour of current constellations and the night sky. Then, Dr. Sally Mander and Commander Light Buzzyear take the students on an informative virtual… Continue Reading School Field Trips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Here Are the (Important) Basics<\/h1>\n
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Requesting A Reservation For Your School Group<\/h1>\n
The planetarium is once again fully functional and we are now taking reservations for school groups.\u00a0 Please use the links above to start your reservation process.<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n
Step 1: See if your preferred date\/time is available\u00a0 CHECK FOR AVAILABILITY<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Step 2: Fill out the reservation form providing important details about your visit\u00a0 REQUEST A RESERVATION<\/a><\/h6>\n
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Requesting A Reservation For Your School Group<\/h1>\n
Step 1:\u00a0 CHECK FOR AVAILABILITY<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Step 2:\u00a0 REQUEST A RESERVATION<\/a>\nWinter Closure PLEASE NOTE: The Planetarium will be closed 12\/20\/25 - 1\/4\/26 for Winter Break. Any reservation requests made during this time will not be seen or processed until after we return on 1\/5\/26. Please understand this delay and plan accordingly. Thanks.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8QaUO-O","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":181,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/planetarium\/fulldome-shows\/","url_meta":{"origin":50,"position":0},"title":"Fulldome Shows","author":"Helming, Kelly J.","date":"June 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"We are a Digistar 7 Fulldome Theater! 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