{"id":379,"date":"2021-10-06T16:50:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:12:32","slug":"holcomb-observatory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Holcomb Observatory &amp; Planetarium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\"\n\t>\n\t\tHolcomb Observatory &#038; Planetarium\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-standard__extraContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"container\" aria-label=\"Social media links\" aria-label=\"Social Media Links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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sky.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium has been serving Butler University students and Central Indiana for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/history\/\">more than 70 years<\/a>. The observatory, one of the largest public observatories in the world, houses a 38-inch Cassegrain reflector in addition to a number of smaller telescopes, along with a fully immersive digital planetarium. It is among the ten largest telescopes East of the Mississippi River. The observatory can be visited during our regular public tours, or groups can schedule group tours at other times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2015 through 2019, the facilities at the observatory underwent major upgrades. The telescope had a $425,000 refurbishment done by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomical.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Astronomical Consultants and Equipment<\/a> to greatly improve its optics, operation, and research ability. The planetarium underwent a complete overhaul of $200,000 with the help of Indianapolis-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bowentechnovation.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bowen Technovation<\/a> and is now a fully digital, immersive fulldome theater. These upgrades have greatly enhanced the visitor experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container has-bottom-spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-695c293f12ab0-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-695c293f12ab0_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-695c293f12ab0-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tInformation for Patrons\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-695c293f12ab0-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-695c293f12ab0-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-695c293f12ab0-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Admission is $5 for children\/students and $8 for adults for the planetarium show (cash and credit only). Viewing through the telescope is always free, weather permitting. Please note: There are 66 stairs leading from the lobby to the telescope room and three sets of steps to the telescope. Wheelchair accessibility is available in the Planetarium and lobby area only. No elevator is available to the telescope viewing area. Find more accessibility information or request disability-related accommodations on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/student-disability-services\/event-accommodations\/\">Event Accommodations<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/public-tours\/\">Public Tours<\/a> page for planetarium hours.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-695c293f12ab0-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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Watch a fulldome immersive feature planetarium program, then travel through our Galaxy, learn stories about the stars and constellations in our night sky, and then look through Indiana&#8217;s largest telescope (weather permitting).\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/public-tours\/\"  class=\"button-solid  button-solid--hover-none t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Explore Public Programs<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/private-tours\/\"  class=\"button-solid  button-solid--hover-none t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Schedule a Private Group Tour<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact\" >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__wrapper grid-default\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"footer-contact__headline t-d3\">Contact Us<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Holcomb Observatory &#038; Planetarium<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>4600 Sunset Avenue<br \/>\nIndianapolis, IN 46208<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Phone<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>317-940-8333<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Email<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p><a href=\"mailto:holcombobservatory@butler.edu\" aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. 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