Planetarium, Bowling Green

About Planetarium

The BGSU Planetarium in Bowling Green is a 114-seat public science theater where visitors sit under a 40-foot dome and watch immersive video presentations about the cosmos. The state-of-the-art SciDome video system fills the dome with shows depicting the sky as seen from any location on Earth at any time. Public programs feature a star talk about the current evening sky followed by a multimedia planetarium show. On some evenings, stargazing sessions at the rooftop observatory follow the show, weather permitting. Area schools and community groups can arrange visits and select from over 100 different programs, including full-dome video shows, digitized multimedia presentations, live interactive programs, and workshops suitable for preschool through adult audiences. The planetarium, extensively renovated in 2013 and 2014, is operated by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bowling Green State University.