$5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills
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Chabot Space & Science Center | 10000 Skyline Blvd. Oakland, CA
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ON HIATUS: $5 First Friday at Chabot Space & Science Center | Oakland Hills
Enjoy $5 admission to the Chabot Space & Science Center in the Oakland Hills every First Friday of the month from 6-10 pm.
$5 admission includes unlimited access to everything from laser and planetarium shows to Night Hikes and Star Stories. Regular admission is $18 for adults, so this is a super deal.
Every First Friday event will include a variety of fun evening activities for the whole family. Enjoy music, a bar, science demos, talks, telescopes, space missions and more.
Some activities have limited capacity and are first come, first served, so get there to sign up early. There is no pre-registration for First Fridays; just show up and join in on the fun.
Updated 5/31/19 – Event info last checked via website
Mars Rover Curiosity: Come and see the full sized replica of the NASA Mars rover.
Hands on Science Activities 6-9:30pm
Like slime? Join in on the fun and participate in messy hands on science activities with our resident scientists.
Explosive Science Show: 6:15 & 7pm
Our resident scientist will present exploding experiments.
Brewology with Drake’s Brewery: 7:30 & 9pm
Learn about the science behind beer brewing. Meet representatives from Drake’s Brewery in San Leandro and learn how to make your own beer at home.
(21 and over)
Telescope Viewing: 7:30-10:30pm
The impressive 20″ telescope, named Rachel, is the largest refractor in the western United States regularly open to the public. Its companion, the 8″ Alvan Clark refractor, named Leah, is the original 1883 instrument donated by founder Anthony Chabot. Nellie, Chabot‘s youngest and most powerful telescope, is housed in a rolling roof observatory, allowing access to 180 degrees of sky. This modern, research-quality telescope offers breathtaking views of the cosmos.
Lecture: The Mystery of Dark Matter by Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti: 8pm
Dark matter is believed to pervade our universe, and drives the growth of structure across cosmic times. Dr. Chakrabarti will talk about how astronomers first inferred the existence of dark matter and current methods to search for it.
Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rochester Institute of Technology. She obtained her Ph.d. from UC Berkeley and was a postdoctoral fellow at Berkeley and Harvard before going to RIT. She recently gave a TED-x talk on searching for dark matter.
Shows in the Planetarium:
Zeiss Astronomy Presentation: 6:30 & 7:15pm
Explore the cosmos as a Chabot Astronomer leads you through the galaxy using a Zeiss Universarium Mark VIII Star Projector. This recently restored Zeiss projector uses advances fiber-optics to project stars with astonishing clarity.
Cosmos 360: Fast and Curious – Humans in Space: 8 & 8:45pm
Our imaginations may draw us up into space, but rockets are what get us there. In human space travel, how fast is “fast,” and what does it take to get us from Point A to Point B? Take a flight through time and space and see how the rubber meets the road in our past and present exploration of the Solar System, and envision journeys to newly discovered worlds that circle nearby stars.
Electrolaze: Pink Floyd: 9:30pm
Based on Pink Floyd’s 1973 album of humanitarian, political and philosophical empathy, Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most startling and bizarre laser light shows of all time.
Star Stories: 9pm
Bring your sleeping bag and a jacket for star gazing and storytelling on our Observatory Lawn.
Capacity: 60
Bar: 6-9:30pm
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: $5*
