Fiske Planetarium University of Colorado

Amazing, amazing, amazing.
My wife and I have gone on a number of occasions for a variety of different shows and have been incredibly impressed with all of them.
The individuals who narrate, most of whom I believe are graduate students, are exceptional. They mix non-​hokey humor with great information and the presentations are flawless.
This is a great place for adults or kids — there has been a fairly even mix at all of the shows we’ve gone to, and they even cater to the late night stoner crowd with laser light shows.
So if your a parent, a couple, by yourself, or baked out of your mind and in need of some ‘whoa duuuude’ overstimulation of your toasted head, this is the place for you!
Also, they have fairly regular and very affordable Groupons that you should take advantage of!

OMG — you forget how cool planetariums can be!
We went on a groupon — pretty much our last option before it expired, but it was a fabulous night!
We went with the bella nova show and honestly could have just listened to the fella describe the sky for the 30 minutes that, that show took.
It’s apparently the most detailed something or other in the world right now, so what we are seeing «stars» wise is just a fraction of what is being displayed. WOAH!
Seats are pretty comfortable, although i’m pretty sure my neck hurt just from looking up for an hour!
The outside/​waiting area is pretty dinky and dated, but that’s ok since i’m sure they spent the money on what is inside those doors! There are some fun and interesting displays, and we will be back!
The other neat thing if you are early is that they have the solar system on a walk way near the planetarium out for a couple miles through campus. We didn’t have time to do it — and i wore cute shoes, not tromping around shoes, so maybe next time!

So much fun, and informative!
We took in a friday night show and had a blast. Informative, funny guide, interesting display.
Was neat to learn the history of the building and it’s uniqueness in the world

The show is only at night, the free exhibition section was so little and not impressive.

The Colorado Sky is so beautiful and informative! The educator was fantastic. She asked for questions and took care in providing answers. I learned so much! Can’t wait to come back. Definitely another highlight of Boulder!

My husband and I have visited twice for the rock laser show, which is awesome :) They have some cool educational displays in the main area, nice artwork, and the staff are friendly. I love that the chairs are already reclined a bit so you can naturally lay back and enjoy the laser show :) I highly recommend visiting for a fun date night or just a fun outing. They also show educational programs, which I definitely plan to check out soon!

WOW — just Amazing.
I hadn’t been into a Planetarium in a very long time… I was here years ago, and its nothing like it was back then. Now the dome is a huge video projection. Went to the
KBPI TOOL show — G’Damn! Your face will melt off with what they can do with the screen… nothing like the old laser shows.
They were flying through the Solar System and the stars. It looked like Star wars except its all real. It felt like you were in the image.

I cannot remember the name of the train wreck we just saw. The hubs just reminded me — Colors of the World.
The first part of the show was an informational talk about stars that was really interesting.
The laser show was terrible. Stereotypical images from around the world paired with bad music. The lasers were basic images that moved so fast we kept our eyes closed most the time.
I definitely think there is potential here but we chose poorly.

I give the planetarium 35 billion stars… get it?
I went here for the MUSE laser show. Turns out MUSE sucks, but thats not the planetarium’s fault. If you go for a show, be sure to sit on the side with the booth so youre facing the world axis (its not directly above you). It looks like a green smudge.
If you like watching screen savers, you’ll love this place.