🔭 Planetariums, observatories and star parties in Hartford
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Planetariums
- CCSU Planetarium and Observatoryccsu.eduFree
New Britain · Planetarium in Copernicus Hall on campus with public shows this fall, plus telescope observing after evening shows when skies are clear.
- Seymour Planetarium at the Springfield Science Museumspringfieldmuseums.org
Springfield · Full-dome shows on a weekly schedule alongside a historic star projector, with titles covering asteroids, the Sun, living worlds and a live night sky.
- Wickware Planetariumeasternct.eduFree
Willimantic · Eastern Connecticut State University's campus planetarium offers a few public star shows each semester, with reservations required for its 60 seats.
Observatories with public nights
- Leitner Family Observatory and Planetariumleitnerobservatory.yale.edu
New Haven · Yale's public Tuesday evenings pair a short astronomer talk and planetarium show with telescope observing after sunset when the weather allows.
Dark-sky places within a drive
- Lyme Land Trust Astronomy and Dark Skieslymelandtrust.orgFree
Lyme · Land trust astronomy group that runs monthly observing sessions near the new moon at its Trail 53 dark sky site and observatory, with an RSVP required.