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Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium at the Milwaukee Public Museum. MPM's Planetarium is Wisconsin's largest and most modern, and is the first Planetarium in the world to debut a Digistar 6 computer projection system that fills the entire Dome Theater with stunning 3D animations, creating an immersive astronomy experience. You'll see breathtaking vistas of the night sky, planets, the Milky Way, and distant wonders of the universe.

May shine as bright as the & ! ⚾️🌟
10/23/2026

May shine as bright as the & ! ⚾️🌟

Spot a lovely crescent this week!
10/13/2026

Spot a lovely crescent this week!

10/07/2026

“So, when we go out at night and look at the stars we are doing astronomy, we are seeing light beams from the stars.

What we do with IceCube is exactly the same thing--except we see neutrinos.”

Congratulations to Dr. Francis Halzen, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.

The video is a short excerpt from our MPM produced Planetarium Show--Chasing the Ghost Particle.

In case you're up in the wee hours tonight... to eclipse .
10/05/2026

In case you're up in the wee hours tonight... to eclipse .

Beautiful Harvest night!
09/27/2026

Beautiful Harvest night!

Happy !Seek out nearby.
09/25/2026

Happy !
Seek out nearby.

Happy Equinox! Enjoy last hours of summer--hopefully with a spectacular sunset! Fall officialy arrives for us northerner...
09/22/2026

Happy Equinox!
Enjoy last hours of summer--hopefully with a spectacular sunset!
Fall officialy arrives for us northerners at 7:05pm CDT tonight.

And try a cosmic crossword!

Peruse the September Sky!
09/01/2026

Peruse the September Sky!

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A few minutes to go 'til eclipse ends...A few more shots from home... and Dr. Seuss ;)Thank you Sun, Earth, & Moon for a...
08/28/2026

A few minutes to go 'til eclipse ends...
A few more shots from home... and Dr. Seuss ;)

Thank you Sun, Earth, & Moon for a great sky show. Good night... zzz...

Great group at watch at Milwaukee Public Museum ! Enthusiastic people cheered max eclipse at 11:12pm! Overall, around...
08/28/2026

Great group at watch at Milwaukee Public Museum ! Enthusiastic people cheered max eclipse at 11:12pm! Overall, around 50 to 60 people came to celebrate another celestial wonder!

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