While the campus was remote in 2020-2021, Wayne State Planetarium used Zoom to host live planetarium shows and lectures. Several of our shows have been curated below. We also continue to partner with the Detroit Public Library on virtual astronomy lectures.

Shows

The following presentations were created or curated by the WSU Planetarium staff.

Journeys with Jerry: Two Islands: Bora Bora and the Galapagos

Virtual Visit to the Atacama Desert and Astro-imaging with Mark Christensen, Ph.D.

Journeys with Jerry: Visit the North Pole on a nuclear-powered Russian Ice Breaker

Journeys with Jerry: The Geographic South Pole and It's Telescopes

A Look Into Retrograde Motion

This video was created by Ethan Partington and looks at the phenomenon of retrograde motion!

The Spring Triangle

This video was created by Ethan Partington and looks at the spring triangle!

Searching for Earths

This video was created by NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center.