• Family Nights

    One Friday night a month during the school year, the WVHS Planetarium invites the community to Family Nights. These live, multimedia lecture-like programs are created to be educational and entertaining for everyone (not just families). All Family Nights include looking at the planetarium's night sky, which is a memorable experience for every visitor.
    • Public Welcome
    • Appropriate for all ages with an occasional target audience specified
    • Approximately 50 minutes
    • New topic each month (see schedule)
    • Runs multiple times per night (6:00 pm and 7:00 pm)
    • September through April
    • Purchase tickets online via webstore
    • Tickets appear on the webstore the Monday before Friday's Family Night
    • Tickets disappear from webstore when the program sells out
    • Please read the VISIT GUIDE before purchasing tickets

  • NAA Telescopes

    Thanks to a longstanding partnership, volunteers from the Naperville Astronomy Association (NAA) bring personal telescopes to WVHS after the September and April Family Nights. 

    • FREE of charge
    • Separate from Family Night programs
    • 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
    • OUTSIDE *weather permitting*
    • Location: Grassy field to the west of the planetarium's parking lot
    • NAA offers many public telescope viewing opportunities. Check NAA's Website http://www.stargazing.net/

    **The WVHS Planetarium is NOT an observatory. Family Night programs take place INSIDE the dome.