February Discovery Dome

Discovery Dome inflatable planetarium at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, IA.
When
February 16, 2026
11:15 am – 4:15 pm
Event Type

Learn about space like never before!

Enter into an immersive, inflatable planetarium where you can kick back and enjoy 360-degree films that explore topics like the stars, galaxies, and solar viewing.

The 11:15 and 2:15 showings will feature “Two Small Pieces of Glass.” travel from Galileo’s very first telescope to today’s mind-blowing space discoveries! Learn how scientists explore distant planets, search for life beyond Earth, and study dark energy—the mysterious force speeding up our universe!

The 1:15 and 3:15 showings will feature “Saturn: The Ring World.” The two-story Cassini-Huygens spacecraft began orbiting Saturn on July 1st, 2004 after seven years in transit. Cassini continues to explore Saturn and its moons during its extended mission while the Huygens probe has landed on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. See Saturn up-close and all around in this film produced by the Houston Museum of Natural Science and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, narrated by Star Trek’s John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox on the Enterprise).

Monday, February 16

Showtimes: 
11:15 AM | 1:15 PM | 2:15 PM | 3:15 PM

$4 General Admission Add-on or $5 for only Discovery Dome Experience

You can find future dates here.

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