Welcome to the Star Theater
Located in the Space Science Center facility and serving both the campus community and the region, this multipurpose 110 seat digital theater functions as a classroom, planetarium, outreach facility for educators, and for the public as an "edu-tainment" facility. The Star Theater projects full 180° x 360° real-time blended video and graphics on a 40' dome screen using six digital projectors and also features a state-of-the-art surround sound system. In its digital theater mode, the use of the all-dome video allows a broad range of programming: including simulated travel through deep space and through the deepest depths of the ocean. With the digital theater, the user moves freely through a 3-D universe viewing endless astronomical phenomena (such as comets, planets and supernovae) with full motion and 3-D texturing.
The Star Theater provides an excellent tool for enrichment for MSU students, area educators and the general public. Students in classes at MSU benefit from the Star Theater through visualization of astronomical concepts and phenomena. K-12 educators from around the region can make use of programs in the Star Theater to enhance their curriculum ad aid in teaching a variety of science related concepts. The general public, through participation in programs in the theater or in outreach activities sponsored by the Space Science Center supports life-long learning opportunities to enrich the lives of citizens throughout the region.
