The Millholland Planetarium is a state-of-the-art theater, featuring full-dome digital technology –MEDIAGLOBE 3-D, created by Konica Minolta of Japan – and a powerful surround sound system to truly transport audiences beyond the confines of Earth.

Visitors will be immersed in giant-screen, 30-foot dome images of the surface of the Sun, Mars, nearby galaxies and beyond. Features include a traditional star talk – Catawba Sky—and rotating digital presentations.

Explore the rings of Saturn, massive black holes, volcanoes, ocean depths, the human body and more!

Ice Worlds

Ice Worlds takes audiences on a tour over and above icy landscapes throughout
the solar system. Explore the critical relationship between ice and life that has developed over millions of years.

Astronaut

Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut, explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, the International Space Station and microscopic regions of the human body.

Force Five
Nature Unleashed

Extreme weather takes center stage in this full-dome, animated digital feature. See and feel what it would look like while standing in the middle of a deadly storm.

Sponsored by
Dalco Nonwovens
Catawba Valley Community Foundation
Sowers & Webber Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Chip Fotheringham, Nationwide Insurance
Concept Frames
Hickory Crawdads

Extreme Planets

Dynamic digital features takes visitors on a full-dome tour of extrasolar planets. From water worlds to molten landscapes, inhabitable moons to planets with multiple moons, these exotic worlds aren’t just science fiction anymore.

Sponsored by
Duke Energy
NC Arts Council
United Arts Council of Catawba County
John & Eileen Leach

The Little Star That Could

This family friendly digital feature tells the story of Little Star, an average yellow star searching for planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he meets other stars, learns what makes each star special and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies.

Sponsored by
Embarq
The Charles Stewart Company
Eye Care Center
Brian Hissom & Associates
Catawba Pediatric Associates
Edward Jones/ Merry Boone
HK Research
Jonathan Kavanaugh
(In honor of Catawba Valley Astronomy Club)

Catawba Sky

This star talk astronomy show will give visitors an awe-inspiring look at what’s in the current night sky over the Catawba Valley.

Kaluoka’Hina: The Enchanted Reef

Two fish friends, Jake and Shorty, must save their reef from the humans by undertaking an epic quest to touch the moon in this animated feature.

The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket

Embark on an outstanding adventure as two children spend a night touring the solar system alongside their ship’s navigator, an astronomy book, in this animated feature.

Coming Soon

Check Back Soon for Upcoming Shows!