Star Theater

The Space Science Center's Star Theater at Morehead State University is a state-of-the-art digital planetarium serving the surrounding area of Eastern Kentucky. It serves as a classroom and planetarium for the region's educators, MSU students and the public.

In addition to our public shows at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. (laser show) on the second and fourth Saturdays, we have several special events throughout the year.

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Valentines Day Event

Celebrate Valentine's Day Under the Stars at the Space Science Center. The night includes a 4-course meal, live music, a planetarium feature, a live view of the night sky and a gift for each couple. There will be telescope viewing if the weather permits.

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🌕 Highlights at MSU’s Star Theater 🛰️ 🌌

There's plenty to see in the night sky from November through January. As the Sun continues its period of heightened activity following Solar Maximum, stronger geomagnetic storms may create opportunities to view the aurora borealis farther south than usual, potentially making northern lights visible from Kentucky on select nights.

Several annual meteor showers will also light up the sky this season, including the Taurids in November, the Leonids in mid-November, the spectacular Geminids in December, the Ursids near the winter solstice and the Quadrantids in early January.

Skywatchers can also enjoy three full supermoons:

Beaver Moon – Nov. 24
Cold Moon – Dec. 23
Wolf Moon – Jan. 22 (the only supermoon of 2027)

👉 Be sure to check out our upcoming shows and holiday programming!

Events

The Star Theater offers a variety of events and activities for the whole family including special shows, STEM activities, views of the night sky and laser shows.

School & Community Groups

The Star Theater offers shows designed for young children, planetarium shows for middle/high school students and adults, laser shows and classic science fiction movies.

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showcase-star-theater-1900x915.webp stroll — Out of this world experience

Located in MSU's Space Science Center, the Star Theater is unlike anything else in the region. The 90-seat digital theater serves as a classroom and planetarium for the region's educators, MSU students and the general public.
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Join us at the Planetarium!

The planetarium offers public shows on second and fourth Saturdays at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. throughout the year.

A Star Theater show includes a special feature from our extensive program library and a live tour of the night sky under our full dome. Our shows include full-dome planetarium feature movies on various science topics and laser shows.

During the summer, we have two additional activities on the Saturdays of public shows. In June and July, we have hands-on science activities at noon. As weather permits (the sky is clear), we offer opportunities to view the night sky with telescopes at 8:30 p.m. (when it gets dark).

The Star Theater is available by reservation for schools, families, and community groups.

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The Star Theater is now recruiting new crew members from the MSU student body to support our activities year-round.

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