Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium

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Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium

The Friends of Arlington’s David M. The Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium has an all-volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Council.

Brown Planetarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, incorporated in May 2010, whose purpose is to support the Arlington planetarium and promote public science education. Brown Planetarium, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded in 2010 to save the Arlington school based planetarium from closure due to budget cuts. The organization continues to raise funds to help support and impro

ve the planetarium facility and promote science education for the general public. The group also sponsors a college scholarship, provides grants for teacher professional development, and purchases licenses of planetarium programming for the school system and the community. As part of its ongoing public education mission, the organization hosts a variety of science themed public events and screenings of full-dome videos.

08/22/2026

☄️ Your weekly space update. Read more 👇🏻

Eclipse: https://sou42.co/4imlWEb
JWST: https://sou42.co/3U1O8Cv
Map: https://sou42.co/4il9CnI
Neptune: https://sou42.co/4g7lnwI
Pluto: https://sou42.co/4guXVIR
Black Holes: https://sou42.co/4xVeu7K

This Week in Space (10-16 August 2026)

08/21/2026

Heads up: there's a partial lunar eclipse coming next week. It’s not this weekend, but it’s worth planning for now. On the night of Thursday, August 27 into early August 28, nearly the entire Moon will slip into Earth's shadow. The eclipse is deep enough that the Moon will actually take on that reddish "blood moon" glow people love. Don’t miss seeing it for yourself!

08/20/2026

Forty-nine years ago today, Voyager 2 launched from Cape Canaveral on a trip through the outer solar system. It’s still racing outward at over 34,000 miles per hour and calling home from more than 13 billion miles away.

08/17/2026

The Arlington County Fair wrapped this weekend, and what a weekend it was! Over three days, nearly 1,600 people stepped into the portable planetarium, taking a few minutes out of their days to look up together. We ran 92 shows to make that happen, back to back all weekend.

Thank you to the organizers of Arlington County Fair for welcoming us back, and to everyone who stopped by, waited in line, and shared time under the dome with us. We loved every minute. See you next year.

Photo credits: Dana Ott & Kathi Overton

08/16/2026

We know you're all incredibly busy, so each week, we round up the science stories you need to know about.

08/15/2026

The Arlington County Fair is in full swing, and the indoor exhibit area kicked off last night. That's where you'll find us! Come say hi and step inside the inflatable dome for a short planetarium show.

Image credits: Kathi Overton

08/14/2026

Some mornings the whole solar system feels within reach. This weekend, four planets are visible at once with no telescope needed. And the view is worth setting an early alarm for.

08/13/2026

One more day. Starting tomorrow, you'll find us at the Arlington County Fair

The indoor activities – including our planetarium shows – kick off at 4:00 pm Friday and run through Sunday evening. We’ll be showing a variety of short films inside the portable dome all weekend.

Come say hello and relax under the stars with us!

08/11/2026

While you’re at the Arlington County Fair this weekend, stop by our portable dome to catch a short film. Some planned shows focus on the strangest objects in the universe—stars so large they dwarf our own sun, neutron stars so dense a teaspoon would weigh a billion tons, or black holes so powerful that not even light can escape.

All this and more is just a few days away.

08/10/2026

The 2026-2027 season at the David M. Brown Planetarium kicks off in just a few weeks. FOAP members get early access to tickets before they go public.

Details here: https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/join-us

We look forward to seeing you under the dome this season!

Address

1426 N Quincy Street
Arlington, VA
22207

Website

http://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/

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