National Planetarium

The National Planetarium opened its doors to the public on October 8, 1975 and its primary function is to disseminate astronomical information through planetarium shows, lectures, demonstrations, exhibits, and actual celestial observations.

Known as the largest planetarium in the Philippines, the unique feature of the National Planetarium is the true-to-life and full-dome projection of its astronomical shows through its hybrid projection system; the optomechanical star projector called the GM-15 located at the center of the planetarium’s dome, and the two high definition digital projectors, equipped with fish eye lenses. These digital projectors were installed in 2016 and are located at the north and south of the planetarium’s dome. The said planetarium dome has a maximum seating capacity of 224 visitors.

We are looking forward to welcoming you again to your National Planetarium but in the meantime, please stay at home and let's beat COVID-19 together. See you soon!

©The National Museum of the Philippines (2020)