CSI Solar System

CSI Solar System

Description

Asteroids and comets are leftovers of the original building blocks that formed the planets. Like a detective, Dr. William Bottke of Southwest Research Institute uses orbits, sizes, shapes, and composition of comets and asteroids, together with numerical models, to probe how planets and small body populations have evolved over the last 4.6 billion years.

Show Times

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Summer 2008 Schedule

Fiske Planetarium's Summer 2008 Schedule can now be downloaded as an Adobe PDF file (it opens in a new window).

Summer Hours of Operation

Main Office / Tickets: M-F, 9:00am-4:00pm 303-492-5002. You may purchase tickets in advance by phone (Visa or Mastercard only) or in person up to 15 minutes before scheduled public showtimes.

Admission

Live Talks / Star Shows:
  Adults: $6.00
  Students: $5.00*
  Seniors/Children: $3.50

Laser Shows (Fridays):
  All ages: $5.00

Family Shows (Daytime):
  Adults: $5.00
  Seniors/Children: $3.50

Lobby (Daytime) - FREE:
  Adults: $3.00
  Seniors/Children: $2.00   Suggested donation
  for all-day admission

High school, community college, & university students/staff get in FREE* for all Thursday night Live Talks.

* Must present student ID

Parking

Metered parking is $1.25/hour 7:30am-5:00pm, seven days a week. Please park in metered spots along Regent Drive or in Lot 306 (on Regent near Broadway; talking cashbox provides receipts). All-day parking permits for Lot 308 (Regent & Kittredge Loop Drive) are available at Fiske for $5.75 each. After 5:00pm M-F & all-day Sat-Sun, parking in Lot 308 is FREE! Disabled patrons may be dropped off in the red curb (loading zone) area along Regent Drive.

Charlas de las Estrellas

8:00pm - - !En Espanol!

  • June 24 - Las Estrellas del Verano
  • July 22 - Nuestro Sistema Solar

SkyGuy

Guide your kids to SkyGuy -- you may recognize Fiske volunteer Tom Vilot as he answers basic questions about astronomy.

BVSD schools: FREE visit by Starlab & FREE trip to Fiske!

Thanks to generous funding from Impact on Education, 3rd grade & 8th grade classes in Boulder Valley School District may receive a FREE visit from Fiske's Starlab (portable planetarium) OR a FREE trip to Fiske (includes transportation and admission). For more information, please e-mail fiske@colorado.edu or call 303-492-5002.

Public schools outside BVSD: FREE Fiske visit!

Teachers: Please consider joining Colorado Project Astro-Geo (CPAG) to qualify for FREE visits to your classroom by scientists and engineers and FREE admission for your students to any program at Fiske! For more information, please e-mail fiske@colorado.edu or call Suzanne at 303-492-4073.

2009: International Year of Astronomy

The UN designated 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy. Watch for local events as they become available!

See a meteor?

Meteors can be seen throughout the year. Please report meteor or fireball sightings to Cloudbait Observatory. If you find a meteorite, please contact us at Fiske!

Help Make Fiske a Science Center!

Donations are gratefully accepted to help bring new hands-on exhibits to Fiske's lobby. We appreciate your assistance as we develop Boulder's newest interactive science museum! For more information on how you can help, please contact us.