🔭 Planetariums, observatories and star parties in Salt Lake City
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Planetariums
- Clark Planetariumsaltlakecounty.gov
Salt Lake City · County-run planetarium with a free hands-on exhibit floor, dome and IMAX theatres, and a sensory-friendly Saturday morning session.
- Ott Planetarium at Weber State Universityweber.edu
Ogden · University planetarium offering open planetarium hours, school and group bookings, and an IMAX 3D show for all ages this November.
- UVU Planetariumuvu.edu
Orem · Physics department planetarium that opens its twice-weekly shows to the public and hosts a monthly astronomy club meeting and patio star parties.
Observatories with public nights
- Ott Planetarium Observatory at Weber Stateweber.eduFree
Ogden · Campus observatory on Lind Lecture Hall's upper floor that holds public telescope star parties on selected evenings about once a month.
- Willard Eccles Astronomy Observatoryphysics.utah.eduFree
Salt Lake City · University of Utah rooftop observatory with telescope viewing on clear Wednesday nights, open to all ages with no reservation needed.
Astronomy clubs with star parties
- Ogden Astronomical Societyogden-astronomy.org
Ogden · Astronomy club that hosts public star parties, including one on Antelope Island, and holds monthly meetings open to the public in South Ogden.
- Salt Lake Astronomical Societyslas.us
Stansbury Park · Astronomy society that runs public star parties on Saturday nights at its Stansbury Park observatory complex and at other Wasatch Front sites.