The Austin Planetarium Discovery Dome comes to you! Instead of reserving a school bus, our astronomy educator will travel to your school or event venue, and set up the planetarium. The planetarium holds about 45 children (plus two adults) or 30 adults per show. Note that the dome must be set up inside, and needs as space at least 25' x 25' x 13' high. We provide the dome, all visual and audio equipment, and an astronomy educator.
Pricing for reservations is as follows:
Schools and Non-Profit Organizations
3 presentations/2 hours max
$295
4 presentations/3 hours max
$345
8 presentations/6 hours max
$495
Extended day/8 hours max
$595
Includes 25 mile round trip from our Braker Lane facility (additional mileage $1.00 per mile)
Evening (after 6 pm) and weekend Surcharge
$75
Birthday Parties and Corporate Groups
We are also available for entertainment, both adults and children. Ask about our programs!
Fee for up to 2 hours
$495
Each additional hour
$125
Includes 25 mile round trip from our Braker Lane facility (additional mileage $1.00 per mile)
Evening (after 6 pm) and weekend Surcharge
$75
Scholarship Program
The Austin Planetarium offers a full range of mobile planetarium programs at generously reduced rates for qualifying Title 1 schools in and around the Austin area. Schools meeting the following criteria may be eligible to receive discounted or free on-site programs (up to six hours) led by an Astronomy Educator:
Title 1 schools
Schools deemed "low performing" by their respective school districts
Rural schools
To apply for the Discovery Dome Scholarship Program, schools should submit:
A completed Scholarship Application form. Download here.
A completed Principal/Administrator request letter
A completed classroom educator request letter
Additionally, it is requested that Scholarship recipients also submit a post-program evaluation form indicating how the Discovery Dome impacted the student recipients. For this purpose, the Austin Planetarium will include questionnaire evaluation forms as part of the program materials.
