The Santa Monica College Planetarium continues its Friday evening events in August 2025 with a free, live virtual show presented online at smc.edu/planetarium. The August show will offer a sneak peek at SMC’s new planetarium and shows.
The Friday evening show is at 8 p.m. and is preceded by a streamlined virtual digest of the popular Night Sky Show at 7 p.m., offering the latest news in astronomy and space exploration. The shows include the chance to chat with the planetarium lecturers and ask questions.
Planetarium lecturers are currently using the Zoom platform to present shows while the new SMC Planetarium and Observatory are in the final stages of construction. To attend the online shows, the Zoom softwaremust be installed on the viewer’s computer. A free download is available at zoom.com.
The August 2025 show is:
• Friday, August 8, at 8 p.m. (following The Night Sky Show at 7 p.m.): “Sneak Peek” — Lecturer Sarah Vincent. The new SMC Planetarium is set to open in late September 2025. Tonight’s show offers a sneak peek at two new shows, plus a behind-the-scenes look at the new dome! Free. Zoom at smc.edu/planetarium.
More information is available online at smc.edu/planetariumor by calling
310-434-3005. All shows subject to change or cancellation without notice.
Santa Monica College (SMC) is a California Community College accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
