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10 minutes All ages An explorer of the cosmos has traveled too far…and can’t find home. Become lost on a journey through the majestic, humbling, and solitary beauty of space and time reimagined. Charles Hayden Planetarium
10 minutes All ages An explorer of the cosmos has traveled too far…and can’t find home. Become lost on a journey through the majestic, humbling, and solitary beauty of space and time reimagined. Charles Hayden Planetarium
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A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
An 11‑minute show at Chabot Space & Science Center explores northern lights, their causes, and cultural stories from Arctic explorers and indigenous peoples, ages 8 and up.
Remove litter, graffiti, and invasive plants at Lincoln Elementary School and the surrounding neighborhood.
Community cleanup in West Oakland provides all supplies, requires no experience, and encourages bringing a friend.
A 35‑minute digital tour recreates Chichen Itza’s pyramid and observatories, showing the ancient Maya civilization’s space, time and mathematics insights for all ages.
A 15‑minute tour of the autumn sky at Chabot Space & Science Center, offering tips to identify seasonal constellations and bright stars, all ages.
The Sun: Our Living Star (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 25‑minute immersive fulldome planetarium show featuring never‑before‑seen images of the Sun’s surface, ages 6 and up.
Guide presents 35‑minute show of astronomical discoveries and art, using visuals to explore how pioneers’ drawings inspire science, Chabot Space & Science Center, ages 8 and up.
Children's Fairyland in Oakland opens from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Night sky viewing through volunteer‑run telescopes by the Eastbay Astronomical Society at the Main Library Plaza; rain or clouds cancel the event.
Member Talk on Saturn's moon Enceladus explores its potentially habitable ocean at the California Academy of Sciences.
Worlds of Curiosity (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 15‑minute exploration of life on a moonless Earth and an Earth tilted like Uranus.
Forward to the Moon at Chabot Space & Science Center explores NASA’s Artemis Program and the plan to return astronauts to the moon.