November 20 & 21
"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" followed by "California Skies"

Witness the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy.  This will be followed by a tour of the night sky.  See the stars, constellations, and planets visible in the sky tonight.

December 4,5,6,11,12,13,18,19,20
"Mystery of the Christmas Star" followed by "Christmas Skies"

The full dome video will take us on a journey back 2000 years to Bethlehem as we seek to discover a scientific explanation for the Star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. We’ll investigate possible dates for the birth of Christ and look at
recorded sightings of significant astronomical events during this timeframe. We’ll see which of these signs in the sky could have been remarkable enough to cause the wise men to travel across the desert from Babylon to Bethlehem just to see a newborn King.

The star program will show some of the events discussed in the video, and will also include a tour of the current Christmastime sky, and a discussion of how the sky has changed in the last 2000 years.