Northern Lights Planetarium
The Northern Lights Planetarium was the first planetarium in Norway open to the public, and is now the planetarium at Nordnorsk vitensenter - the Science Centre of Northern Norway. We have daily all-dome shows about and with northern lights, and can also show constellations and journeys through the solar system and the distant galaxies.
Upcoming changes in the schedule (updated regularly)
- Monday 24th June: English show runs as scheduled at 14.00. German show at 14.45 is replaced with another english version.
- Changes may still occur!
Shows
In addition to the shows in our calender, all our planetarium films and shows are available on request for groups and events. See our contact information for advance booking.
- Extreme Auroras is our daily show at 14.00 (English) and 14.45 (German).
- Complete list of available shows (english)
Holidays and weekends
- Extreme Auroras at 12.00 (English), 14.00 (English) and 14.45 (German)
Facts about the Planetarium
The planetarium is located on the Tromsø campus of the Arctic University of Norway. The Planetarium has seating for 95 people under a 12.2 meters (40 feet) dome. The Planetarium is the largest in Norway. In the fall of 2008 the Planetarium was upgraded with new digital projectors from Sky-Skan.