{"id":489,"date":"2021-10-06T16:52:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/private-tours\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:51:30","slug":"private-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/private-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Group Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Holcomb Observatory Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/public-tours\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Weekend Public Tours<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/private-tours\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Private Group Tours<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/sky-at-a-glance\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">The Current Night Sky<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skymaps.com\/downloads.html\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Star Charts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/satellites\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Visible Satellites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-equipment\/how-to-choose-a-telescope\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Buying a Telescope<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iauarchive.eso.org\/public\/themes\/buying_star_names\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Buying a Star<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Light Pollution<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astrophysics-astronomy\/southeastern-association-research-astronomy\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">SARA Observatory<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astrophysics-astronomy\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Physics\/Astrophysics &#038; Astronomy Department<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-private-group-tours\">Private Group Tours<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/08102422\/Observatory_Saturn-1024x151.png\" alt=\"Observatory with Saturn in the background.\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-schedule\">How to schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Private group tours can be scheduled by appointment upon tour guide availability for daytime hours Monday\u2013Sunday as well as evening tours Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the months of June and July, Monday and Wednesday evenings are added for evening private group tours by appointment only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please email <a href=\"mailto:holcombobservatory@butler.edu\">holcombobservatory@butler.edu<\/a>\u00a0with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your organization&#8217;s name or last name of the party making the request<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dates and times you are interested in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of anticipated guests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A cell number as an emergency contact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a planetarium show&nbsp;from our&nbsp;list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/full-dome-shows\/\">full dome planetarium programs<\/a> and include the title of the show you would prefer in your email.&nbsp; Note that most of our shows also are accompanied by educators&#8217; guides.&nbsp; If you would like to choose later, please indicate that in your email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Payment is made at the time of the tour<\/strong>. The planetarium admission fee is the <strong>minimum of $99 per visit, with $3 per extra person over 33 guests<\/strong> payable by cash, credit card, or check made out to the Holcomb Observatory.\u00a0The Holcomb Observatory can accommodate <strong>up to 100 attendees per visit (50 limit per each tour guide assigned)<\/strong>. <em>If paying by credit card, please\u00a0have it with you to avoid an additional 3.5% transaction fee.<\/em> A student to adult ratio of 15:1 is recommended for all group visits to maintain quietness during the tour. <strong>One person \/ representative of your group should be responsible for the group&#8217;s payment.\u00a0<\/strong>This payment should be given to the tour guide upon your arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler University is committed to ensuring its programs, services, activities, and benefits are accessible on an equitable basis to all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are planning to attend an event at the Holcomb Observatory and feel you may need a disability-related accommodation, the link is attached to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe2gBmFMKQBpfggTki-XAOjetsk1-dUpebIxED2nWo5eGod2w\/viewform\">Butler Arts and Events<\/a> website. Additional information can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butlerartscenter.org\/plan-your-visit\/?_gl=1*2rpipb*_gcl_au*Njc1MTUzNDQ5LjE3NjIzNjMxNzQ.\">General Accessibility Information for All Venues<\/a>. Please give at least two weeks&#8217; advance notice to allow adequate time to make arrangements. Although attempts will be made to honor accommodation requests with less notice, it cannot be guaranteed that a reasonable accommodation can be provided without two-weeks\u2019 notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The form above does not replace emailing holcombobservatory@butler.edu to request a private group tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/full-dome-shows\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Explore Our Full Dome Planetarium Shows<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69cd22e18258f-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-69cd22e18258f_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69cd22e18258f-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat to expect\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-69cd22e18258f-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-69cd22e18258f-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-69cd22e18258f-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Visitors will enjoy an <strong>hour-long<\/strong> tour consisting of a&nbsp;3D immersive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/full-dome-shows\/\">full dome planetarium program<\/a>, an interactive seasonal star planetarium show, a tour of the lobby with explanations of the symbols on the terrazzo lobby floor and the stair railing, along with a visit to the telescope dome. In the telescope dome the guide will explain and demonstrate the operation of the Holcomb Telescope. If your tour is <strong>scheduled after sunset <\/strong>you&#8217;ll get a chance to look through the telescope if weather conditions permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2018 to early 2019 the planetarium underwent a $250,000 renovation. It had its old Spitz AP3 star projector replaced with a fulldome Digitarium Kappa projector that projects more that 4 million pixels onto the dome of the planetarium. Even more recently, in late 2022, the Kappa projector&nbsp; was replaced with a Digitarium Lamda projector. This new laser-phosphor illumination system provides bright, rich colors and 225% more pixels on the dome than the Kappa.&nbsp; It can show the sky as it was millions of years into the past and future. Beside the new projector, new comfortable theater seating, a 5.1 surround sound system, new carpet, and cove lighting have been added to enhance your experience with the help of our corporate partner Indianapolis-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bowentechnovation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bowen Technovation<\/a>. In addition to the planetarium upgrades, from 2013 to 2015 our large telescope underwent a $425,000 refurbishment by <a title=\"Astronomical Consultants\" href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomical.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronomical Consultants and Equipment<\/a>&nbsp;with a grant from the <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleycf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Community Foundation<\/a> via Frank Levinson, PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prepare for the tour, first choose a full dome planetarium show from this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/full-dome-shows\/\">list of shows<\/a>. Many of these shows come with educational guides. The Sun and planets are typically included in the planetarium presentation. To prepare yourself for\u00a0the planetarium seasonal star show it is suggested that you look at the <a title=\"Sky Maps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skymaps.com\/downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star chart<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/stargazing-and-observing\/sky-at-a-glance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">current night sky<\/a> pages. 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Following that your reservation is subject to cancellation and you will be charged a service fee of $25.00 per tour. If the need arises and you must cancel your tour reservation, please email <a href=\"mailto:holcombobservatory@butler.edu\">holcombobservatory@butler.edu<\/a> at least two business days in advance to avoid the service fee. Returned checks will be charged a service fee of $20.00. Group leaders should collect the appropriate admission fee from the group members in advance. Payment can be made either by cash, credit card, or check made out to <em>J. I. Holcomb Observatory<\/em> at the door. Payment&nbsp;should be given to the planetarium personnel upon entry. It is recommended that you arrive 10 minutes before your tour so that you may be seated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium is located on the north end of the Butler University campus and can be reached by heading west on 46th Street from Meridian Street (<a href=\"http:\/\/map.butler.edu\/map\/?id=416#!ct\/12675?ce\/12675?m\/120381\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Butler University Campus Map<\/a>). Patrons can utilize our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/campus-services\/parking\/visitor-event-parking\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">parking garage<\/a> for a fee&nbsp;or park in the Hinkle Fieldhouse lot at no charge (provided no sports or special event is scheduled).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For accessibility information or to request disability-related accommodations, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/student-disability-services\/event-accommodations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">butler.edu\/event-accommodations<\/a>. Wheelchair accessibility is available in the planetarium, lobby, restroom area only.\u00a0There are three sets of steps to get to the telescope. 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