Coming Soon to the Planetarium
New releases or returning favorites presented in Idaho's largest full-dome theater.
Humpback Whales
Narrated by Ewan McGregor, Humpback Whales is an extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals. Set in the spectacular waters of Alaska, Hawai'i, and Tonga, this ocean adventure offers an up-close look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Captured for the first time with IMAX® 3D cameras, and found in every ocean on earth, humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a slow but remarkable recovery. Join a team of researchers as they unlock the secrets of the humpback and find out why they are the most acrobatic of all whales, why they sing their haunting songs, and why these intelligent, 55-foot, 50-ton animals migrate up to 10,000 miles round-trip every year.
The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness
Imagine a place vast, wild, and untouched, where some of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. For five years, Florian Schulz has lived in and filmed the Arctic to reveal it to audiences around the globe. Join Florian as he tracks the Porcupine Caribou herd on the longest animal migration on Earth, and witnesses pregnant female polar bears denning along the coastal plain.
Northeastern Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the wildest places left on the planet – an iconic wilderness that few have ever seen. The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness, the first cinematic exploration of this little-known land, brings you to a world that has evolved intact and wild since the beginning of time.
Produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios, distributed by Cosmic Picture, and written and directed by veteran IMAX® producer Myles Connolly and award-winning photographer and cinematographer Florian Schulz.
Ancient Caves
“Ancient Caves” brings science and adventure together as it follows paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley on a mission to unlock the secrets of Earth's climate in the most unlikely of places: caves. Moseley and her team of cave explorers travel the world exploring vast underground worlds in search of stalagmite samples—geologic “fingerprints”—that reveal clues about the planet's climate history. Their quest leads them to some of the world's most remote caves, both above and below the water, in France, Iceland, the Bahamas, the U.S., and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where they study how rapidly Earth's climate can change, and how it has affected human civilization. Together, they venture where very few humans will ever go, revealing the incredible lengths scientists will go to study the unknown.
A MacGillivray Freeman Films presentation of an Oceanic Research Group Films production with support from the Giant Dome Theater Consortium.
A MacGillivray Freeman Films presentation of an Oceanic Research Group Films production with support from the Giant Dome Theater Consortium.
Dancing Among the Stars
A beautiful animated look at the motions of the Earth in space that lead to the cycles of the day and night, the parade of the seasons throughout the year, as well as the turning of the stars in the sky at night.
Subjects that can be challenging and complex, yet important to understand, are made colorful and clear.
Subjects that can be challenging and complex, yet important to understand, are made colorful and clear.
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival / Live Sky Tour
When Celeste gets stumped trying to fold an origami dinosaur, her good friend Moon is here to help. Together, they travel back in time to discover little dinosaurs, big dinosaurs, feathered dinosaurs, and more, on an adventure to find out why the dinosaurs went extinct - or did they?
After the show, a live show presenter takes you on a tour of the current night sky, including tips for locating the planets, how to find to find constellations, and ancient myths about the stars.
Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda / Live Sky Tour
The classic Greek story of the princess and her hero comes to life! Poor Andromeda is being sacrificed to the sea monster Cetus for the sins of her mother, Cassiopeia. Just what led to this calamity? Where is her father, Cepheus, in all this? It all sounds so terrible; she needs a hero.
Never fear, for Perseus is almost here! First, Perseus must conquer the Gorgon, Medusa, before coming to Andromeda’s aid. Will the story end happily? Join us to find out.
Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker
Between a jagged cliff face and a roaring ocean lives a colony of Australian sea lions. In an environment as harsh as it is beautiful, be immersed in a classic coming-of-age tale, guided by one of Australia's most unique, intelligent, and playful animals.
Take an touching journey inside the colony where intimacy, tenderness, and clumsiness must often give way to a life of great sacrifice and bravery.
Dive into the world of a rare Australian sea lion pup - and meet the people who are trying to save her species.
We Are Stars / Live Sky Tour
Roll up! Roll up! Come inside to experience the universe like never before! Join the Time Master on a journey through space and time. Discover how the very atoms that make up every one of us were forged in the hearts of stars or created in their cataclysmic deaths. See the explosive beginnings of our universe, watch stellar birth and death, and experience the formation of planets and the eventual rise of life. It's the greatest carnival ride of all time, so roll up and see how we are all stars.
After the show, a live show presenter takes you on a tour of the current night sky, including tips for locating the planets, how to find constellations, and ancient myths about the stars.
Let it Snow!
It’s a holiday treat for the eyes and ears, featuring festive fulldome video images choreographed to classic Christmas music. Enjoy seasonal tunes by Frank Sinatra, Chuck Berry, Burl Ives, Brenda Lee, and more, with a finale by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
The planetarium features new shows and returning favorites. New shows open three to four times per year. Show offerings typically change monthly, with returning shows rotating on and off the schedule. Check back often to see what’s on tap in the future.
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