Designed around Evans & Sutherland's Digistar planetarium system, two super-high resolution projectors work together to blend a single video stream over the entire dome in 3 dimensions with no special viewing glasses required and a resolution greater than high definition video.
The Northrop Grumman IMAX Theatre at Clark Planetarium emphasizes science and nature documentary programming.
A major renovation in November, 2010 modernized the theater with digital projectors, a new screen, new seats, and a new sound system.
The Clark Planetarium features 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of free exhibits including "Science on a Sphere," a computer animation globe by NOAA.
In-depth visits to 6th grades focus on aspects of their astronomy curriculum, and star parties provide opportunities to directly view many celestial objects.