Located inside Science Museum Oklahoma, the new $8 million facility required years of planning and construction at 2020 Remington Place next to the Oklahoma City Zoo.
Admission is free upon purchase of entry to the museum and public performances in the planetarium will commence at 2 PM on Friday.
The cutting-edge technology features a unique hybrid optical and digital projection system, creating a realistic night sky, complete with maximum-quality stars, nebulae, and clusters. Using high-intensity LEDs and fiber optics, the system generates approximately 8 million detailed stars to recreate the Milky Way. Spectators can visualize history, re-live generational stories, and connect to new discoveries through projected constellations, the sun, the moon, and other planets.
The museum is promoting the facility as "world-class".
Once open, various shows are scheduled hourly every day.
