The Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott Arizona, the only planetarium in Northern Arizona

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A whale breaching from the water

Whale Super Highway

Whale Super Highway follows humpback whales and blue pygmy whales on their 4,000-mile migration down the coast of Western Australia to the freezing waters of Antarctica and back again. Whale Super Highway provides a stunning look at life in the waters of Western Australia. It reveals fascinating information about whales — while underscoring how much we still have to learn.

Show Times:

  • Friday, Sept. 5: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sept. 6: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Friday, Nov. 14: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 15: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Ticket Price: $10

Earth from space

Across the Visible Universe

This live show is all about the concept of size and scale when it comes to the universe. Starting at Earth, we will fly farther and farther away from home, encountering the incredible structures that populate the cosmos, traveling right to the edge of our visible knowledge of what surrounds us.

Show Times:

  • Friday, Sept. 12: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sept. 13: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Ticket Price: $8.00

Jane Goodall movie poster

Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope

This movie is an uplifting journey around the globe to highlight good news stories that will inspire people to make a difference in the world around them.

Featured stories such as the Northern Bald Ibis’ migration over the Alps, the re-introduction of the American Bison by the Blackfeet Nation, the worldwide recognized Sudbury Regreening Story and inspiring youth-led initiatives involved in Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots align with historic footage of Jane’s beginnings as a chimpanzee researcher.

Show Times:

  • Friday, Sept. 19: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sept. 20: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Ticket Price: $10.00

Artistic illustration of Stars

Storytime Under the Stars

The night sky can be a source of wonder, spark curiosity, inspire silly adventures, and connect us to our ancestors across space and time. Join us while we read some fun, wacky and even poignant children’s books that take place on other planets and other vistas across the universe in the future, the past and in the imagination.

Show Times:

  • Saturday, Sept. 20: 11 a.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 1: 11 a.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 22: 11 a.m.

Ticket Price: $8:00

Graphic of Astronauts on Mars

Beyond Our Solar System

Over the past few decades, we have started to discover planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. In this live show, we find out what these extra solar worlds are and how we plan to explore them.

Show Times:

  • Friday, Sept. 26.: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sept. 27: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Ticket Price: $8.00

Polar Bear with cub sitting on sea ice

The Arctic

Imagine a place in America that is vast, wild and untouched, where some of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, located in the northeastern corner of Alaska, is one of the wildest places left on the planet — a symbol of wilderness that few have ever seen. This is an IMAX show adapted for planetarium viewing.

Show Times:

  • Saturday, Oct. 4: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Friday, Nov. 21: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Satuday, Nov. 22: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Ticket Price: $10.00

Man sitting on a cliff looking at stars.

Rising Stars of Prescott

Are you interested in getting to know your night sky? Join Suzy Gurton for this live planetarium program that will show you what constellations, planets, meteor showers and more will be coming to the Prescott skies for your viewing pleasure. The content for this program changes every month it is shown. Telescope viewing will be available after the evening shows, weather permitting.

Show Times:

  • Friday, Oct. 17: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Oct. 18: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Ticket Price: $8.00

A view of a black hole in space.

Uncovering Black Holes

From the collapsed cores of massive stars to the dark, unfathomable behemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies, in this live show we will explore the wealth of knowledge scientists have gathered about black holes across the universe. With the help of tools like the Event Horizon Telescope, we now know more about these mysterious objects than ever before, but how much can we truly discover about something that is so very good at offering only one-way trips within its depths?

Show Times:

  • Friday, Oct. 31: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 1: 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Ticket Price: $8.00

Private Planetarium Events

To host your own private event in the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium, fill out and submit our Conference Request Form.

Contact Us

Planetarium Reception Desk
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Box Office Hours

  • 9/5: 5-8 p.m.
  • 9/6: 1-5 p.m.
  • 9/12: 5-8 p.m.
  • 9/13: 1-5 p.m.
  • 9/19: 5-8 p.m.
  • 9/20: 10 a.m.-Noon, 1-5 p.m.
  • 9/26: 5-8 p.m.
  • 9/27: 1-5 p.m.
  • 10/4: 1-5 p.m.
  • 10/17: 5-8 p.m.
  • 10/18: 1-5 p.m.
  • 10/31: 5-8 p.m.
  • 11/1: 10 a.m.-Noon, 1-5 p.m.
  • 11/14: 5-8 p.m.
  • 11/15: 1-5 p.m.
  • 11/21: 5-8 p.m.
  • 11/22: 10 a.m.-Noon, 1-5 p.m.

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