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 regular scheduled public shows at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. (laser) on the second and fourth Saturdays, we have several special events planned for this year, including:

Mesmerica, an immersive audio-visual experience, select weekends through February and March.
Solar Eclipse Celebration: full-dome shows, live TV coverage, viewing on the patio, MSU Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, April 8, 2-4 p.m. We will have eclipse glasses!

View Upcoming Events

Solar Eclipse Celebration

View the solar eclipse with the Star Theater on April 8. We'll have full-dome shows, viewing on the patio, live TV coverage, music by MSU Tuba & Euphonium Ensemble, and eclipse-viewing glasses.

Learn more

Mesmerica

Experience this immersive audio-visual experience that incorporates 3D animations with the music show creator and composer James Hood through February and March.

Get Tickets

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.
Explore our planetarium

Join us at the Planetarium!

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

View Crew Openings

The planetarium offers public shows on second and fourth Saturdays at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 6:30 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.

As weather permits (the sky is clear and the temperature is warm enough), we offer opportunities to view the night sky with telescopes after dark on our public show on Saturdays. The Star Theater also offers public-domain science fiction movie nights on the last Friday of some months.

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

Join our email list

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.

Make a Reservation