Events for Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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In this Museum-produced show, zip through other-worldly
wormholes, experience the creation of the Milky Way Galaxy, and
witness the violent death of a star and subsequent birth of a black
hole.
Run Time: 25 minutes
Showtimes:
January 27 - June 14, 2012
Mon - Thurs: 2:00 p.m.
Fri - Sun: 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
Planetarium
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Volcanoes tower 80,000 feet above a barren surface. Monstrous
hurricanes rage for 400 years. And multicolored rings sit suspended
in air.
In Cosmic Journey: A Solar System Adventure,
travel through our solar system at many times the speed of light,
taking in the wonders of the planets and their moons.
Run Time: 22 minutes
Showtimes:
January 27 - June 14, 2012
Mon - Sun: 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
Planetarium
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Location: Phipps IMAX Theater, Level
2
In Flying Monsters 3D, Sir David Attenborough, the
world's leading naturalist, sets out to uncover the truth about the
mysterious pterosaurs, whose wingspans of up to 40 feet were equal
to that of a modern jet plane.
Showtimes:
April 20 - July 12, 2012
Mon-Sun: 10:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m.
IMAX
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One World, One Sky is a brilliant
spectacle of light and color that follows Sesame Street's Big Bird
and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a new friend
from China. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame
Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from
Earth. This cross-cultural adventure opens children's eyes to the
sky, helping them see how people all over the world are
connected.
Run Time: 23 minutes
Showtimes:
January 27 - June 14, 2012
Mon - Sun: 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.
Planetarium
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Location: Phipps IMAX
Theater, Level 2
To the Arctic 3Dtakes you on a never before seen
journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two
seven-month old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic
wilderness they call home.
Run Time: 41 minutes
Showing exclusively in Denver at Phipps IMAX®
Theater.
Showtimes:
April 20 - July 12, 2012
Sun-Thurs: 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
IMAX
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Location: Phipps IMAX Theater, Level
2
Experience the adrenaline and the science of nature's most
dramatic phenomena inTornado Alley 3D. Join Storm
Chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the
most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and
evolution of tornadoes, for this heart-pounding science
adventure.
Showtimes:
April 20 - July 12, 2012
Sun-Thurs: 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
IMAX
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Location: Gates Planetarium, Level
1; enter through Main Entrance
Take a spectacular journey to witness the most beautiful,
powerful, and mysterious weather phenomena in the solar system.
From a storm the size of a 100-megaton hydrogen bomb, to a
400-year-old hurricane, you'll be glad you live on Earth.
Showtimes:
January 27 - June 14, 2012
Mon - Thurs: 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Fri - Sun: 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.,
4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
Planetarium