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360° Immersive Dome Film · New in the Star Theatre
T TAL Eclipse Chasers of the Lost Sleep

A wide-awake hen. A wild little android. One perfect eclipse to chase across space and time.

Weekends · 11 AM Ages 5+ Included with admission Full-dome 360°
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✦ No advance booking required — buy online or at the front desk.

zZZ Kentucky, the wild-eyed steampunk hen, star of the show
The story

Meet the chasers of the lost sleep

Kentucky can't sleep. Not a wink. Then she learns a wild secret: animals doze off during a total solar eclipse. So this Moon-dwelling, internet-famous hen and her loyal android, JOS, blast through space and time to chase the one perfect eclipse that might finally help her nod off.

Kentucky the hen
the insomniac star

Kentucky

A sleepless hen and social-media sensation who lives on the Moon. Equal parts goggles, feathers and brass — and 100% determined to find some shut-eye.

JOS the android sidekick
the loyal sidekick

J.O.S.

Kentucky's whimsical android assistant, wired with a starlit helmet and a heart of gold. If there's a perfect eclipse out there, JOS will help her chase it down.

The experience

Step inside the dome

The whole sky is the screen. Lie back in the Star Theatre and the film wraps all the way around you — from neon cities and crystal caves to the breathtaking moment the Moon swallows the Sun.

360° FULL-DOME Kentucky drifts through a glowing cavern toward a total eclipse
Totality, up close — the eclipse at the heart of the chase
Kentucky zooming through a neon city
Full-throttle through a neon metropolis
Kentucky and JOS in a fish-eye studio dome
Live from Kentucky's studio
JOS surrounded by glowing crescent moons
A kaleidoscope of crescent moons
An eclipse glowing inside a deep cavern
Chasing the shadow across the cosmos
Sneak peek

Watch the trailer

30 seconds of wonderfully weird. Press play, then come see it 60 feet wide.

Why families love it

A weekend outing that sticks

Big laughs, real science and a jaw-dropping eclipse — the kind of show kids talk about all the way home.

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Real eclipse science

Kids discover exactly what has to line up for a total solar eclipse — without it ever feeling like a lesson.

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All the way around you

A true 360° full-dome film. No screen in front of you — you're inside it, looking up, all around.

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Gloriously weird heroes

Hand-built puppet characters with bags of personality. Kentucky and JOS are instant favourites.

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Made for ages 5+

Short, funny and dazzling — a perfect first planetarium show for little astronomers and their grown-ups.

Plan your visit

Showtimes & tickets

Catch Total Eclipse in the Star Theatre weekends at 11 AM. One general-admission ticket gets you the show, a live science demo and our galleries.

General admission

✦ Show included — no separate ticket
FamilyUp to 5 people · max 2 adults
$85.35
AdultAges 19–54
$27.50
YouthAges 12–18
$25.50
SeniorAges 55+
$25.50
ChildAges 5–11
$19.60
5 & underWith a paying adult
Free
Prices shown before tax. A $1 transaction fee applies to each online ticket. Schedule subject to change; ages are a recommendation.
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🗓️ When

Weekends at 11 AM in the Star Theatre Planetarium. The Space Centre is open 10 AM – 3 PM, 7 days a week.

📍 Where

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC
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💸 Save on your visit

  • ✦25% off for TransLink riders with a Compass card
  • ✦$3 off with a same-day False Creek Ferry pass
  • ✦Free admission for self-identifying Indigenous Peoples

🚍 Getting here

  • ›5-min walk from the #2 & #32 buses
  • ›5 mins from downtown over the Burrard Bridge · pay parking in Lot 60
  • ›False Creek Ferry to Vanier Park · 10-min walk from Granville Island

Come chase the eclipse

Bring the whole flock. Kentucky's been waiting up all night for you.

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