Academic Programs

Taking learning beyond the horizon.

planetarium

We offer private experiences to TU classes, creating space to explore concepts including:

  • understanding the night sky
  • stellar radii
  • binary star systems
  • galactic distributions
  • the large-scale structure of the Universe
  • cosmology
students

Using the Planetarium 

The planetarium usage is not exclusive to the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences, or even The Fisher College of Science and Mathematics. We are open to all kinds of learning experiences in the space. Other examples include geography classes visiting the planetarium to visualize geological data using The Layered Earth and film/video production students learning how to set up an audio system in an unfamiliar space.

Classes

Classes that have historically used the planetarium for learning include:

  • ASTR 161 – The Sky and Solar System  
  • ASTR 181 – Stars, Galaxies, and the Early Universe  
  • ASTR 261 – Introduction to Astrophysics  
  • PHYS 185 – Introductory Seminar in Physics  
  • PHSC 303 – Earth Space Science  
  • SCIE 371 – Teaching Science in Early Childhood  
  • EMF 222 – Film/Video Production  
  • EMF 476 – Expanded Animation  
  • GEOG 101 – Introduction to Geography