Willard Geer Planetarium

It was a great experience visiting the planetarium. Prof Patricia Terhune-Inverso, Sr. Adjunct Professor, Astronomyshowed us around. This one is unidirectional projection, with about 25 seatings. If you are in this part of the world the do visit the planetarium. You will have to first check timings for it's public shows.
Apr 11th, 2023

Feb 15th, 2018

Jan 6th, 2018

The planetarium show was pretty cool. Nice quality images, decent sound. I wished the chairs leaned back or weren't hard across the top so they'd be nicer on my neck, but I wasn't sore after. It's a small space, but adequate. Located roughly across from the parking garage.
Mar 24th, 2015

"BC had the first major planetarium in the Puget Sound BCs Willard Geer Planetarium is the only one located at a Washington State community college, and is the only planetarium in the state using an advanced, digital system to project and move images on the planetarium domed ceiling. The 60-seat planetarium is almost constantly in use as a classroom for more than 1,400 BC astronomy students and 1,600 elementary and middle school students each year. The planetarium is named in honor of Willard Geer, BCs first physics instructor. Geer was a driving force in bringing the planetarium onto the BC campus." This is what my family and I are going to see tonight: "Planetarium Show The show will consist of two professionally produced planetarium shows, "Wonders of the Universe" and "New Horizons", as well as a live segment introducing the audience to that night's sky. The "New Horizons" show follows a comet on a journey throughout the Solar System. From breathtaking landscapes to violent volcanic eruptions to the sheer beauty of Saturn's rings, explore the planets and moons of the solar system in a majestic journey through our celestial neighborhood. Audiences will travel down to the surface of the planets, and experience what life would be like from those brave new worlds. In "Wonders of the Universe" the audience will peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions of years in time to witness the birth of the universe. On this breathtaking excursion, you'll witness the formation of galaxies and explore some of the most wondrous nebulae and astronomical structures yet discovered. The stars and planets visible above Bellevue will also be discussed so audience members can go home and stargaze from their own backyards. The Planetarium is a special domed-ceiling room where the nighttime sky is accurately reproduced. The show is not recommended for kids under the age of six. Because the room is dark during the show, there is no late admission. "
Nov 5th, 2013