L.E. Phillips Planetarium on the UWEC Campus

L.E. Phillips Planetarium on the UWEC Campus The L.E. Phillips Planetarium offers public and private shows. Learn more about our offerings at uwec.edu/planetarium. From Clairemont Ave, turn on Patton St.

Phillips Planetarium is the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's on-campus planetarium. The planetarium is in Phillips Science Hall (near the Davies student center at the end of Roosevelt Ave). Within Phillips Science Hall, the planetarium is located in the north wing of the building, at the center of the James Newman Clark Bird Museum. (“sign to Chippewa River trail”). Take a quick right and then

another right on State St. (go downhill). Take the first left -- Roosevelt Ave. (at the bottom of the hill). Go one block, and the Visitor Center will be on your left. To park behind Phillips Hall (free parking on weekends and some spaces free after 4 pm) follow Roosevelt Avenue a little farther as the road turns into the parking lot behind Phillips hall.

Due to family leave for the director, we’ll be ending a bit early this semester with our last show this Thursday, April ...
04/16/2025

Due to family leave for the director, we’ll be ending a bit early this semester with our last show this Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 PM. Additionally, the director will be on sabbatical in the fall, so public and private shows will resume in February 2026.

In the meantime, check out the wonderful astronomy outreach activities put on by our friends at the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society, including public talks and observing at Beaver Creek Reserve and the upcoming Astronomy Day on May 03.

We’re excited to start another series of shows this semester! Please note that public shows will end earlier this Spring...
01/31/2025

We’re excited to start another series of shows this semester! Please note that public shows will end earlier this Spring (last one is April 17), and we will not have a public show on Thursday, March 20 due to spring break at UWEC.

Every Thursday through and including December 12 (except Thanksgiving), we’ll be holding shows at the L.E. Phillips Plan...
09/18/2024

Every Thursday through and including December 12 (except Thanksgiving), we’ll be holding shows at the L.E. Phillips Planetarium. Please come and learn about the night sky and, indeed, the reasons for the seasons!

09/05/2024

Public shows resume next week on September 12. Stay tuned for more information!

Attempting tmoon landing NOW. Thursday Feb 22, 5pm central. Search for Live moon landing or use : Odysseus
02/22/2024

Attempting tmoon landing NOW. Thursday Feb 22, 5pm central.
Search for Live moon landing or use : Odysseus

NASA science is set to land on the Moon aboard Odysseus, Intuitive Machines’ uncrewed autonomous lander. Touchdown is now targeted for 6:24 p.m. EST (2324 UT...

02/07/2024

Hello planetarium fans! Just a quick announcement: public shows will resume on Thursday, February 15. There will be no public show on February 08.

The last presentation of “Wanderers in the Sky” will happen this Thursday night, starting at 7:00 PM. Come see this show...
12/20/2023

The last presentation of “Wanderers in the Sky” will happen this Thursday night, starting at 7:00 PM. Come see this show before it goes, and check back in February for a different show!

We’ve got a partial solar eclipse happening tomorrow (Saturday, October 14, 2023)! We’ll have a few experts operating so...
10/13/2023

We’ve got a partial solar eclipse happening tomorrow (Saturday, October 14, 2023)! We’ll have a few experts operating solar telescopes for you to safely observe this rare event outside of Phillips Hall at UWEC late Saturday morning.

Right now, weather forecasts show a brief break in the overcast and rainy skies tomorrow morning, so we may get to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse. The weather is unpredictable, though, so PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE before coming to make sure we have not called off the event.

And regardless of tomorrow’s weather, the skies are always clear in the L.E. Phillips Planetarium! Our public shows on Thrusday nights this semester explore how and why we have eclipses, as well as why some eclipses are total and some, like this one, are annular. Come check it out!

What’s a super moon? What’s an annular eclipse? Why can I only see certain planets in the sky right now? Learn these ans...
09/20/2023

What’s a super moon? What’s an annular eclipse? Why can I only see certain planets in the sky right now? Learn these answers and more at an all-new show this semester at the L.E. Phillips Planetarium at UWEC!

Public shows are most Thursday evenings starting promptly at 7:00 PM. Admission is $5 cash per person, paid at the door. Learn more at uwec.edu/planetarium .

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100 Roosevelt Avenue
Eau Claire, WI
54702

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