Choose your day; the official program confirms access and admission.
Access
The dome offers public and family shows on its published schedule. Children under five cannot attend, and minors must be accompanied by an adult. Late entry is prohibited.
Booking
Reserve the selected show through the Webtickets link on the venue’s public shows page. School shows have separate arrangements.
Sky planning computes the Moon and darkness for your date and adds the cloud forecast for tonight; later dates are scored on the Moon and darkness. Times show in the venue’s time zone when Stella can resolve it, otherwise in yours, and are always labelled; confirm official session times with the venue. Telescope targets depend on conditions and the operator.
Wits Anglo American Digital DomeDates flexible · Admission separate
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Official dated programs
What’s on at Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
Published dates from the same Events catalog. Confirm the current program, tickets and any weather or access changes with the venue.
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Watch a live tour of the current night sky or a full-dome astronomy film at the University of the Witwatersrand’s reimagined planetarium.
Planetarium or science theater
School or youth programs
The dome uses full-dome projection for its interactive and recorded shows.
Admission & booking
Who can visit
The dome offers public and family shows on its published schedule. Children under five cannot attend, and minors must be accompanied by an adult. Late entry is prohibited.
How to arrange a visit
Reserve the selected show through the Webtickets link on the venue’s public shows page. School shows have separate arrangements.
Price
The venue posts regular adult, child and pensioner rates in South African rand. Specials can use different prices.
Visit length
Public shows are approximately one hour. The Sky Tonight is a fully live presentation.
The reviewed visitor information does not publish this detail. Ask the operator about your visit.
Accessibility
The venue documents disability access and designates front seating inside the dome. The raked seating is inaccessible to wheelchairs.
Clouds & cancellations
The reviewed visitor information does not publish this detail. Ask the operator about your visit.
Getting there
Find the dome on Yale Road, Wits East Campus, Braamfontein. Follow the university’s visitor directions for the campus approach.
Practical visit conditions
These details apply to the specific programs described. Unknown details remain open questions for the venue.
Individual visits
The dome offers public and family shows on its published schedule. Children under five cannot attend, and minors must be accompanied by an adult. Late entry is prohibited. (Documented) · Source 1 ↗
Group visits
Reserve the selected show through the Webtickets link on the venue’s public shows page. School shows have separate arrangements. (Documented) · Source 1 ↗
Booking
Reserve the selected show through the Webtickets link on the venue’s public shows page. School shows have separate arrangements. (Documented) · Source 1 ↗
Age guidance
The dome offers public and family shows on its published schedule. Children under five cannot attend, and minors must be accompanied by an adult. Late entry is prohibited. (Documented) · Source 1 ↗
Language support
The reviewed visitor information does not publish this detail. Ask the operator about your visit. (Not confirmed)
Accessibility
The venue documents disability access and designates front seating inside the dome. The raked seating is inaccessible to wheelchairs. (Documented) · Source 1 ↗
Learning at the venue
Exhibits or museum
Unknown
Planetarium or theater
Yes
School or youth programs
Yes
Plan around the sky
Choose the venue’s program first, then check Moon timing and darkness for the location. The objects available at a telescope depend on the date, weather and the operator’s program.
Visitor details reviewed November 3, 2026. Each source below identifies the details it supports. Recheck official prices, schedules and access before travel.
Confirm with the venue: languages, weather arrangements. These details are not verified in the official information reviewed.