Ingram Planetarium

Sunset Beach, United States

3.8

4 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 910-575-0033
Website:
www.museumplanetarium.org
Address:
7625 High Market St, Sunset Beach, NC, 28468
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Local time (Sunset Beach) 17:30 Wednesday, 4 June 2025

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Monday –
Tuesday –
Wednesday –
Thursday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Friday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

We are a Planetarium and Science Center with a full dome high definition digital projection system. We run full dome movies and star shows, presentations on relevant and current science topics, and full dome LASER Light and music shows using our state of the art laser projection system aimed at our 40 foot diameter dome and our 5.1 sound system with 660 watts of JBL speakers and 900 watts of JBL subwoofers to enhance your listening experience.

History

Established in 2002.

In 2002 the Planetarium was opened using a Spitz 1024 Starball projector with 6 Kodak Carousel slide projectors. This system was replaced with a Spitz HD Digital Projection system in 2009. At that time we added the AudioVisual Imagineering Laser System to our Dome Theater.

Meet the Manager

Edward O.

Manager

Experienced educator and manager with a science background and 20+ years in technology driven companies and Federal Government.

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4 reviews of Ingram Planetarium

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Place rating: 4
Richmond, VA
If you get caught at the beach on a rainy day this is the place to go. We watched the Beatles laser light show and it was great. This area is under appreciated and would be treasure find before it blows up
Place rating: 4
Charlotte, NC
I saw two of the laser shows at the planetarium while on vacation at Sunset Beach.
My group caught the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon and The Beatles. Shows are very well done and entertaining. They even give you a little lesson on lasers and how they work and on the Beatles’ history coming to the US before the show, which I thought was pretty cool.
It was $ 8/​show/​person — not bad in my opinion. Each lasts 40 – 45 minutes. The planetarium itself is very new and nice, the workers friendly.
My one word of warning, if you have motion sickness this may not be for you, or you may want to take some anti-​motion sickness meds before you go. Particularly during the Pink Floyd show, all the swirling made me dizzy and I had to shut my eyes for while. Still enjoyed the music though.
Place rating: 4
Raleigh, NC
This is a fantastic place for a rainy day at the beach. They are still only open on Friday and Saturday so that does limit your chances a bit.
We went to the 7 wonders show and it was really nice. At the end of each show one of the employees comes out and shows you other stars and kind of takes you on a «sky tour» around the outside of the planetarium. This was not so good. The man that did ours really didn’t seem to know what he was talking about and really stumbled over his information. Maybe he was new?
The planetarium has a little mini museum in house. This was a REALLY nice surprise! AND… it is free! You can visit it without purchasing a ticket. It has a lot of hands on activities for kids and adults!
Place rating: 3
Columbia, SC
Fun way to introduce kids to astronomy. The exhibits are pretty entertaining, especially the water shooting game to race astronauts into space:
Ingram Planetarium is open Friday and Saturday, shows are at 1, 2, 3 and 4PM. Admission is $ 8 for adults, $ 6 for seniors, $ 4 for kids 3 – 5 and free for 2 and under.
They also host rock and roll laser shows featuring songs from Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Beatles and Metallica. Here is the events calendar:
The place will be closed May 1 – 22 to upgrade to a new digital system.