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Fiske Planetarium offers a wide range of gifts and souvenirs to visitors. From amateur astronomers to those curious about the cosmos, there's something for everyone!

Please Note: We are still updating our merchandise listings. What follows are samples which are subject to change.

Books / CD-Roms

Maia

Maia: A Dinosaur Grows Up, is the story of duckbilled dinosaurs millions of years ago from Montana. The story follows Maia as she hatches, grows, and starts a family of her own. The story is perfect for young children curious about the family life of dinosaurs, and makes for a good compliment to the Fiske show by the same name. [$18.00]

Night Sky Reference

For the astronomer of any age Fiske offers this easy to follow reference to the night sky. Including a glow in the dark map of the stars, information about stars and constellations, and coordinates of stellar objects. [$18.50]

Space Photographs

This CD-Rom, for both PC's and Macs, contains the top 100 space photographs of our time! This CD also comes with educational information on each picture, screen savers, video clips, and resources to space-related topics online. [$9.95]

Planetrizium CD

Whether it's ambient sounds for the classroom, or to remind you of a favorite Fiske show, now the Planetrizium CD offers music from three popular Fiske Shows: Mars Quest, Cosmic Collisions, and Searching for Distant Worlds. [$15.00]

T-Shirts

Shirts of all sizes are available for the family to remember their trip to Fiske Planetarium! [$9.00 -> $15.00]

Posters

These posters offer a look at some of the most stunning photographs of outer space. And this is only a samply of some of the posters offered by the Planetarium! If you're interested in finding posters of other celestial objects, call Fiske to find out what else is available. [$4.00 -> $15.00]

Slides

We have a wide variety of different slide sets for education or personal collections, from planets, coments, and deep space objects, to shuttle flights. Below is only a small sampling of the images contained with each set. [Sets of 5: $2.00; Sets of 20: $7.95]

Other

Moon Phase Calendar

This beautiful moon phase calendar offers the phases of the moon throughout the year. And the light reflective landscape makes a wonderful poster for home or office. [$15.00]

Yearly Calendar

This yearly calendar is a perfect educational tool for studying the moon phases. Easily find the moon phase for any night of the year! [$8.00]

Planesphere

A simple and handy guide for any night sky viewer. With these portable planespheres one can easily orient themselves to the constellations in the night sky by the time of year. Planespheres come in black and white. And also in stock are planespheres with planet guides. [Small: $4.50; Large: $9.00]

Eclipse Glasses

A sought after item for solar eclipses, these eclipse glasses allow anyone to safely view the sun during an eclipse. We also offer glasses with diffraction gradients for teachers and students looking to see light in a whole new way. [$1.00]

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APOD en Espanol

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

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.