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Planetarium

The Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department is home to the new Cejka Planetarium in Kopchick Hall. This digital planetarium is 35 feet in diameter and is used extensively for educational outreach and in undergraduate instruction, both for introductory astronomy courses and in classes for Earth and Space Science teaching majors.

Group visits to the planetarium by schools, scouts, or adult groups are possible as staff time and availability permit. Interested groups are asked to contact Professor Ken Coles at kcoles@iup.edu well in advance to allow time for scheduling.

Several public planetarium shows are scheduled each year to encourage the campus and community to visit and enjoy the planetarium. All shows are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Location for all shows: Second floor of Kopchick Hall. The Cejka Planetarium is just inside the Oak Grove doors.

Fall 2025 Planetarium and Telescope Shows

(PDF of full schedule)

Check out other events in the Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department

A New Eye: The Rubin Telescope

  • Monday, Sept. 29, 7:00 p.m.
  • Cejka Planetarium
  • Presenter: Ken Coles
  • A huge new telescope views the entire sky every few nights. What will it find? Come join the search.

Recalling the Space Race

  • Wed, October 29, 7:00 p.m.
  • Cejka Planetarium
  • Presenter: Jackson Sturrock
  • We know who put the first satellite in space and we know who won the race to the Moon, but what about all the steps in between? Journey through the 1960s to see each milestone of early spaceflight, and how a cold war rivalry pushed humanity into the stars.

Previous Years

Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences
  • Kopchick Hall, Room 114
    421 North Walk
     Indiana, PA 15705
  • Phone: 724-357-2440
Office Hours

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.