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We are located on the main campus of the University of Toledo and offer public programs on the weekends (along with observing weather permitting), K-12 school programs, Scout programs, private parties, and birthday parties by reservation.

11/01/2026

Two new programs for the month of November!
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10/02/2026

The Ritter Planetarium premiere of 5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI begins tonight and plays throughout the month of October!

Two additional notes:

1) Our Friday-night program starts at 7:30 PM through winter instead of 8:30 PM.

2) On Saturday October 3, our normal lot 1N is closed. Please park in lot 2 (on the left side of the road as you enter from Bancroft).

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09/24/2026

📅 Deadline Extended! Applications for the Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectures Program are now welcome through Friday, 2 October. We are seeking astronomers and host institutions to participate in 2027. https://ow.ly/l2Pr50ZR780

09/13/2026

The crescent Moon steps past Venus, very low after sunset, from Sunday to Monday. A couple days later, it steps past higher Antares.
Read more: https://buff.ly/UKg43SQ

09/09/2026

Set a reminder on your phone! A clear sky will line up with the best ISS (International Space Station) flyover of the year this Friday. The ISS will be visible in all of Ohio and Michigan. It will look like a bright star crossing the sky during the Friday evening twilight. The most unusual thing about this viewing opportunity is that it will last 9 minutes which is extremely rare.

09/03/2026

Wrong time! The Friday night programs in the month of September are at 8:30 PM, not 7:30 PM as we posted yesterday. Apologies!

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09/02/2026

New shows for September! Admission to all public programs is $8 for adults and $6 for children, seniors, and UToledo community members.

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08/25/2026

Don't forget! Set a reminder on your phone. This lunar eclipse is coming Thursday night and the weather looks great with a mostly clear sky. This will be the best lunar eclipse until June 25th 2029. While the coming lunar eclipse won't be a total eclipse, it will be close at 93%. That means a "blood moon" will cover most of the moon just after midnight on August 27th to the 28th. The details of the eclipse are below. Most of the world will get to see this. All of North and South America along with Africa and Europe are in the path of this eclipse.

08/14/2026

I want to advertise a wonderful opportunity run by the American Astronomical Society called Shapley Lectures. If you are a K-12, museum, library, planetarium, community center, and other nonprofit or educational organization you are welcome to apply. They are specifically looking for places that don't have easy access to astrophysicists.

https://aas.org/education/shapley-hosts-info

I am a Shapley Lecturer this year and did my first one at Clinton Community School District and it was absolutely wonderful. I got to talk with some many students, teachers, and community members during my 3-day visit.

If you are interested in applying and have any questions, please feel free to reach out and we can chat. The deadline is Sept 18, 2026.

Address

2801 W Bancroft Street
Toledo, OH
43606

Opening Hours

Friday	7:30pm - 9pm
Saturday	1pm - 2pm

Telephone

+14195302650

Website

http://www.ritter.utoledo.edu/

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