McMunn Planetarium

The McMunn Planetarium is a facility of East Stroudsburg University's Physics Department.

In addition to its intended us as an educational tool for the students at ESU, the Planetarium also offers shows to the general public at no cost – including school and community groups.

The Planetarium features seasonal programs about the night sky developed by Physics Professor David Buckley.

Each of these presentations are shown monthly on the facility’s new state-of-the-art Spitz SciDome projection system and describe what can be seen in the heavens during specific times of the year.

The seasonal sky show is followed by a feature full-dome video presentation that varies from month to month.

The 2012 Fall semester will include the following shows:

• February 15, 2013, 7:00 & 8:00PM
  • Long Winter Nights - Visit the heavens during the winter months.
  • Black Holes - Explore the dark world of a black hole and its life in space.
• April5, 2013 7:00 PM
  • The Stars of Spring - Visit the heavens during the spring months.
  • Passport to the Universe - Narrated by two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, treats the audience to realistic close-up views of star fields and planets, taking them on an exhilarating flight through a virtual re-creation of our universe
• April 19, 2013, 7:00 & 8:00 PM
  
  • The Stars of Spring - Visit the heavens during the spring months.
  • Passport to the Universe - Narrated by two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, treats the audience to realistic close-up views of star fields and planets, taking them on an exhilarating flight through a virtual re-creation of our universe
• May 17, 2013, 8:00 & 9:00 PM
  
  • The Stars of Spring - Visit the heavens during the spring months.
  • Passport to the Universe - Narrated by two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, treats the audience to realistic close-up views of star fields and planets, taking them on an exhilarating flight through a virtual re-creation of our universe

The Planetarium program is open to the general public at no cost but reservations are required, seating is limited.

Online reservations will be taken on a first-come first-serve basis. If you would like to make a reservation, you may do so by clicking on the "reservation" button on this web page.

The number of seats you may reserve is limited to 4 per person.

The program is suitable for children but be advised that the planetarium will be quite dark during the sky show and feature show.

Group inquiries should send an e-mail request to stardomes@esu.edu.