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Imagine soaring out to the farthest known quasar, exploring recently discovered galaxies, or journeying through an historic civilization.

The Minnesota State University Moorhead planetarium offers a variety of multimedia presentations that awe, amaze, entertain and educate viewers of all ages. Tour the planets and known universe through a night sky simulation that delivers spectacular imagery through a dynamic and total immersion experience. The planetarium uses the premier Elumenati projector and Uniview scientific software used by the most prestigious planetariums in the country. The planetarium comfortably seats 62, and serves 10,000 visitors annually.

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Ticket Prices:

Adults: $8 | Children (12 and under), seniors (55+) and veterans: $5

Planetarium 50^th Anniversary Donation

In recognition of the half-century milestone, the MSUM Planetarium is raising funds to help offset the cost of a new laser projection and music system. Support community education by bringing the next generation of education to the MSUM Planetarium.

Goal $50,000

Current Amount: $12,500.00

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Planetarium News

Night sky viewing Fri, Apr 5, at MSUM Regional Science Center

Join the MSUM student astronomy club and the FM Astronomy Club for an evening of night sky viewing on Fri, Apr 5, from 8-11PM, weather permitting, at MSUM’s Regional Science Center adjacent to Buffalo River State Park. The spring is the best time to see several faint objects in the nighttime sky; several folks from both clubs will have telescopes […]

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Eclipse events on campus

Join the MSUM Planetarium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Regional Science Center, along with the Fargo-Moorhead Astronomy Club for a couple of activities on Monday, Apr 8, related to the eclipse from noon to 3PM. Planetarium: live stream of the eclipse from a location along the path of totality. Parking lot adjacent to the Center for Business, weather permitting: […]

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Stars of PBS will bring 400+ community members to the Planetarium

Saturday, Feb 3 the MSUM Planetarium will host its 8th Annual Stars of PBS. This event is a collaboration with Prairie Public and has historically hosted upwards of 500 people on campus throughout the day. This year, we are especially excited to be celebrating Elmo’s birthday, which is the same day! This event is FREE and open to the public. […]

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Come see the stars through telescopes at the RSC

Come join the MSUM student Astronomy Club and the community Fargo-Moorhead Astronomy Club for free sky viewing through telescopes at the MSUM Regional Science Center on Fri, Nov 17, 5-8PM, weather permitting. You should be able to get a glimpse of the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and more! Dress warm — the RSC building will be open during the event but […]

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MSUM Student, Alumni, Staff and Faculty support Dakota Nights at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Students, alumni, staff and faculty from MSUM were critical to the success of the Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival at Theodore Roosevelt National Park the weekend of Sep 15-17. Over 300 visitors to the park looked through telescopes, got a tour of the night time sky or safely observed the Sun. Over half the volunteers were from MSUM. The largest contingent […]

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Minnesota State University Moorhead is a proud NASA partner.