Fujitsu Planetarium

Fujitsu Planetarium

The Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College is one of the best places that I have taken my daughter. Tickets are affordable ($9.00 each) and can be purchased on the De Anza College website. The process is a little strange- you have to register to be a "new student" at De Anza in order to purchase tickets. It's easy, it just seems weird the first time that you do it. Parking is $3 and can be purchased on campus at the yellow machines located in each lot or garage. If you're going on a weekend, they recommend that you use lot E (we used that lot and it was very easy and close to the planetarium).

We love the Fujitsu Planetarium

They have shows geared for all ages. We decided to attend the Magic Tree House Books show, Magic Tree House: Space Mission, which was engaging and fun to watch. It connected really well to the book series, and kids who are familiar with the books would recognize the characters. My daughter talked about nothing but black holes and the fact that the sun is a star for about two weeks.

The seats lean back so that you don't have to strain your neck

They have three shows that are geared toward Preschool-1st graders (Secret of the Cardboard Rocket, The Little Star That Could, and This is Our Sky), three shows that are geared toward 1st-3rd graders (Magic Tree House: Space Mission, The Moon, and Legends of the Night Sky: Orion), one show for 2nd-4th graders (Totality) and one show for 3rd-5th graders (Earth, Moon and Sun). They also have laser light shows set to music in case your child is interested in that (upcoming shows include Laser Led Zeppelin, Laser Bruno Mars, Laser Michael Jackson, and Laser Beyoncé).

The pictures are amazingly clear!

Overall, it's a great place to go learn about space in a fun and interactive way. At the end of our show they even showed us what the stars looked like in the night sky from their location, and the path of the moon and sun.

This is the machine that projects all of the stars on the ceiling

Is your child as obsessed with space as mine? If so, you should absolutely check this place out! If not, a trip to Fujitsu Planetarium might spark a new passion!

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