Every weekend, the Fujitsu Planetarium features both family astronomy nights and laser light shows, with music from The Beatles, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Hendrix, and others. Astronomy this week focuses on “Earth, Moon and Sun”: for third graders and up at 6 p.m. That’s followed by “Saturn: Jewel of the Heavens” at 7:30, and the Spooktacular at 9 p.m. (this week and next). The light show begins at 10 p.m. with music from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, which you will remember was Roger Waters’ 1979 rock opera, and a mediation on conformity and isolation. Key lyrics: All in all it’s just another brick in the wall/ All in all you’re just another brick in the wall. “The Wall goes well with laser lights,” Karon Von Ahnen told us. He’s the planetaraium director. “I can’t explain it. Maybe it’s the moody quality.” He added, “Astronomy shows have really changed. We used to have slide-based projectors and special effects proejctors. Now we have an all-domed video. It’s high resolution and covers the entire dome. It’s like Super IMAX and very immersive, very inspirational.”
For more information, go to the planetarium’s website.
Laser Light Show / Music by Pink Floyd: Oct. 20. 10 p.m., Fujitsu Planetarium, De Anza College, Cupertino, $9 (parking is $3), show lasts one hour.