OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - Science Museum Oklahoma is hosting laser light shows that are promising to be "out of this world" now through most of June. It's a show-stopping way of saying goodbye to the planetarium as the museum builds a new one.
Sherry Marshall said it's a request Science Museum Oklahoma has gotten for decades.
"When are you bringing back the laser shows? It's been over 25 years," said Marshall, the President & CEO of SMO. "We thought, let's do it."
it's a blast from the past inside the planetarium most Oklahomans visited as a child.
Now until June 15th, every Thursday - Sunday, you can catch a laser light show put to music.
This week's show is Pink Floyd.
While the lasers are out of this world on their own, 3D glasses, and fog take it to a whole new level.
"It is something truly unique," said Waylon Troyer, the Planetarium Director. "Just a really awesome experience that really no other format can provide you."
They'll have a variety of shows will all different genres and stars, including Pink Floyd, Taylor Swift, Grateful Dead, Elton John, Queen, The Beatles, county and more.
It's a great way to say "goodbye" to a timeless treasure, before it's lights out.
After all of the shows, the planetarium that has stood inside the museum since 1978, will be torn down.
Come September, the new Loves Planetarium will open in what used to be the museum's IMax theater. However, the inside will look completely different.
"It just so happens that you can drop a little bit bigger dome inside of that," said Marshall.
Marshall said the $10-million dollar planetarium will have technology inside that can only be found in Oklahoma and Shanghai, China.
"When you walk into our new planetarium and you see those stars come up, you're going to be like, 'Whoa, this is our night sky'" said Marshall.
"It will also knock your socks off with the visuals. I mean, it just looks incredible, like you never imagine," said Troyer.
So while we bid farewell to a piece of our childhood, we say hello to a new frontier.
"They can all sit and enjoy a show and hopefully leave with an appreciation for the world we live on and the universe we live in," said Troyer.
Tickets are $22.50 each. The shows are about 45-minutes to an hour long.
