Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium

Amazing place to visit over and over

The planetarium was showing a history of the space wars. Very interesting and cool to see everything play on the dome. The observatory had a friendly, knowledgeable and helpful guide who showed us a...

Butler University's observatory in Indianapolis

Holcomb Observatory is located on the northern end of Butler University's campus. Free tours/nighttime viewings of the observatory and its telescope are possible on certain weekend evenings after 8:3...

Undiscovered Gem on the Butler Campus

This underplayed feature of the beautiful Butler University campus features Indiana's largest telescope and a small planetarium. The modest $3/$2 show price was quite reasonable for a forty minute tal...

Check the hours

Went at noon and could enter the first floor but everything else was blocked off. Impressive building both inside and out

Impressive, but...

This prominent feature of the beautiful Butler University campus features Indiana's largest telescope and a small planetarium. The 38-inch reflector telescope has been increasingly used for student p...