Planetarium

Not only do Planetaria have dome theaters featuring star-filled shows, many times they also offer laser light shows, exhibits and museums of astronomy, and of course gift shops.  Many are in schools and universities.

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by location

• Africa
• Asia & the Middle East
• Australia & Oceania
• Europe
• North America (USA) & Central America
• South America

•  Johannesburg Planetarium - at the University of the Witwatersrand; has a sky diary
•  SA Air Force Museum Planetarium - in Cape Town

•  Canberra Planetarium & Observatory
•  Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium - in Toowong, Brisbane, at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens; the country's major planetarium; anniversary on May 25th
  •  Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium (unofficial)
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•  Launceston Planetarium - in Launceston, Tasmania
•  Melbourne Planetarium
•  Science Centre and Planetarium - near Sydney, at the University of Wallongong
•  Scienceworks Planetarium - at the Museum of Victoria
•  Sydney Observatory

•  Adelaide Planetarium

•  Auckland Planetarium

•  Europlanetarium - in Genk
•  Volkssterrenwacht - in Urania

•  Tycho Brahe Planetarium & Omnimaxtheater - in Copenhagen

•  Astronomisches Zentrum - in Schkekuditz; in German
•  Planetarium Augsburg
•  Planetarium der Fachhochschule Kiel
•  Planetarium Laupheim - in Baden-Würtemberg
•  Planetarium München - in Munich
•  Planetarium Stuttgart - in Stuttgart

•  TFAI Planetariumas - in Vilnius; features a 12,5 meter dome, seats 150, has a Carl Zeiss Star projector and an All-Sky projection system; at present in Lithuanian

•  Nordlysplanetariet (Northern Lights Planetarium) - in Tromsø; some English pages
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•  [broken link] Silesian Planetary (Planetarium Slaskie) - near Katowicein, in Chorzów, at the Chorzowski Park of Culture & Recreation (Wojewodzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku) a/k/a Provincial Park of Culture and Leisure; created in honor of Copernicus
•  Planetarium - in Golina; in Polish
•  Planetarium - in Grudziadz; not much here
•  Olsztynskie Planetarium - in Olsztyn
•  Planetarium at Rolnicza Academy - in Szczecin
•  Wl. Dziewulski Planetarium - in Torum

•  Cosmonova - in Stockholm

•  Planetarium Zürich - in Zürich
•  ZEISS Planetarium Longines - in Longines

•  Aberdeen College Planetarium - in Scotland
•  Armagh Planetarium - in Northern Ireland
•  Royal Observatory - in London

•  H.R. MacMillan Planetarium - in Vancouver

•  Roberta Bondar Earth and Space Centre Planetarium - in Toronto, at Seneca College
•  Doran Planetarium - in Sudbury
•  W.J. McCallion Planetarium - in Hamilton

•  Halifax Planetarium - the country's oldest public planetarium

•  Planétarium de Montréal - French/English shows

•  Robert R. Meyer Planetarium - at Birmingham Southern College
•  Von Braun Astronomical Society Planetarium - in Huntsville; at Monte Sano State Park

•  Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium - in Fairbanks
•  Marie Drake Planetarium - in Juneau

•  Donald E. Bianchi Planetarium (Not open to the public)
•  George H. Clever Planetarium - in Stockton, at San Joaquin Delta College
•  Rotary Chabot Space and Science Center - in Oakland
  •  Oakland: Rotary Chabot Planetarium
•  John Drescher Planetarium - in Santa Monica, at Santa Monica College
•  Exploratorium - in San Francisco
•  The Robert Ferguson Observatory - in Kenwood
•  Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater & Science Center - in San Diego
  •  San Diego: Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center
•  Gladwin Planetarium - in Santa Barbara
  •  Gladwin Planetarium - in Santa Barbara, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
•  Griffith Observatory - in Los Angeles
•  Charles F. Hagar Planetarium - in San Francisco, at San Francisco St. University
•  William K. Holt Planetarium - in Berkeley; at the Lawrence Hall of Science
•  Hopkins Junior High Planetarium - in Fremont
•  Laserium - in Los Angeles and San Francisco
•  Milliken Planetarium - in Rancho Cucamonga, at Chaffey College; private and school shows
•  Millikan Planetarium - in Claremont, at Pomona College
•  Minolta Planetarium - in Cupertino, at DeAnza College
  •  Minolta Planetarium - De Anza College
•  Alexander Morrison Planetarium - in San Francisco, at the California Academy of Sciences
•  Mt. San Antonio College Planetarium - in Walnut
•  Northridge Planetarium - in Northridge, at the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
•  Orange Coast College Planetarium - in Costa Mesa
•  Pasadena City College Planetarium/Observatory - in Pasadena; dedicated by Albert Einstein in 1931
•  Palomar College Planetarium - in San Marcos
•  Roth Planetarium - in Chico, at California State University-Chico
•  Schreder Planetarium - in Redding
  •  Redding: Schreder Planetarium, Shasta Cnty. Off. of Education
•  Southwestern College Planetarium - in Chula Vista
•  UCLA Planetarium - in Los Angeles; offers three free sky shows to the community every week

•  Wallace Fiske Planetarium - in Boulder, at the University of Colorado
  •  Boulder: Wallace Fiske Planetarium, University of Colorado
  •  Boulder: Henrietta Leavitt Flat Screen Space Theater, U. of Colorado
•  Henrietta Leavitt Flat Screen Space Theater - in Boulder, at the University of Colorado
•  Laserium - in Denver

•  Gengras Planetarium - in West Hartford, at the Science Museum of Connecticut
•  Mystic Seaport Museum Planetarium - in Mystic

•  Albert Einstein Planetarium - National Air and Space Museum - 70-foot diameter domed planetarium, at the Smithsonian Institute
•  Planetarium - at Rock Creek Park National Park Service, National Cap. Reg

•  Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory - in Cocoa, at Brevard Community College
•  Bishop Planetarium - in Bradenton
•  Buehler Planetarium - in Davie, at Broward Community College
•  Miami Space Transit - in Miami
•  John Young Planetarium - in Orlando, at the Orlando Science Center
•  Riverview High School Planetarium - in Sarasota
•  Saunders Planetarium - in Tampa, at the Museum of Science & Industry
•  South Florida Science Museum and Buzz Aldrin Planetarium

•  Bradley Observatory - in Decatur, at Agnes Scott College
•  Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium - in Atlanta, at the Fernbank Science Center
•  Rollins Planetarium - in Young Harris, at Young Harris College
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•  Kilolani Planetarium - in Honolulu, at the Bernice P. Bishop Museum
  •  The Sky Tonight program

•  Faulkner Planetarium - College of Southern Idaho
  •  ISU Planetarium - in Pocatello, at Idaho State University

•  Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum - in Chicago; the first built in the Western Hemisphere
•  Cernan Earth and Space Center - in River Grove, at Triton College; a 100-seat dome for wraparound films, children's shows, laser light shows; exhibits in the Space Center
•  John Deere Planetarium - in Rock Island, at Augustana College
•  ISU Physics Dept. Planetarium - in Normal, at Illinois State University
•  Planetarium at Lakeview Museum - in Peoria, at Lakeview Museum of Arts & Science
•  William M. Staerkel Planetarium - in Champaign, at Parkland College
•  Strickler Planetarium - Olivet Nazarene University - in Kankakee, at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbannais
•  Herbert Trackman Planetarium - in Joliet, at Joliet Junior College

•  Ball State University Planetarium - in Muncie
•  J. I. Holcomb Observatory & Planetarium - in Indianapolis, at Butler University
•  SpaceQuest Planetarium - Children's Museum of Indianapolis - features the Digistar star projection system

•  ISU Planetarium - in Pocatello, at Idaho State University
•  Science Center of Iowa - in Des Moines

•  Planetarium and Crane Observatory - Washburn University of Topeka

•  Gheens Science Center & Rauch Planetarium - in Louisville, at the University of Louisville
  •  Laser Shows on Fridays:  Laser Beatles (9 pm); Hypnotica (10 pm); Pink Floyd - The Wall (11 pm)
•  Hardin Planetarium - in Bowling Green, at Western Kentucky University
•  Arnim D. Hummel Planetarium - in Richmond, at Eastern Kentucky University

•  Freeport McMoRan Daily Living Science Center - in Kenner
•  Louisiana Nature Center Planetarium - features laser shows

•  Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium - in Orono, at the University of Maine
•  Southworth Planetarium - in Portland, at the University of Southern Maine

•  Bear Branch Nature Center Planetarium - in Westminster
•  Community College of Baltimore County Planetarium - in Catonsville
•  Davis Planetarium - in Baltimore, at the Maryland Science Center
•  Frostburg Planetarium - in Frostburg, at Frostburg State University
•  Montgomery College Planetarium - in Takoma Park
•  Howard B. Owens Science Center - in Lanham-Seabrook
•  Southampton Planetarium - in Bel Air, Harford County Public School
•  Arthur Storer Planetarium - in Prince Frederick, Calvert County Public School
•  U. S. Naval Academy Planetarium - in Annapolis

•  Alden Planetarium - in Worcester; part of the Ecotarium
•  Charles Hayden Planetarium - in Boston, at the Boston Museum of Science

•  Talbert and Leota Abrams Planetarium - in East Lansing, at Michigan State University
•  Argus Planetarium - in Ann Arbor
•  Besser Museum and Planetarium
•  Roger B. Caffee Planetarium - in Grand Rapids, at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
•  Crestwood High School Planetarium - in Dearborn Heights
•  Delta College Planetarium and Learning Center
•  Grosse Pointe Planetarium - in Grosse Pointe, at North High School
•  Lansing Community College Planetarium - in Lansing
•  Longway Planetarium - in Flint
•  Peter F. Hurst Planetarium - in Jackson
•  Shiras Planetarium - in Marquette

•  Minneapolis Planetarium
  •  Minneapolis: Minneapolis Planetarium, Friends of the Mpls. Pub. Lib
•  Marshall Alworth Planetarium - in Duluth, at the University of Minnesota
•  Paulucci Space Theatre - in Hibbing

•  Ronald E. McNair Space Theater Russell C. Davis Planetarium - in Jackson
•  Russell C. Davis Planetarium - in Jackson
•  Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium - in French Camp

•  Kansas City Museum Planetarium - in Kansas City, at the Kansas City Museum
•  KCMSD Planetarium - in Kansas City, at Southwest High School
•  Legg Middle School Planetarium - in Kansas City
•  McDonnell Planetarium - in St. Louis, at the St. Louis Science Center

•  Taylor Planetarium - in Bozeman, at the Museum of the Rockies

•  Harry A. Burke Planetarium - in Omaha, at Burke High School
•  Mallory Kountze Planetarium - in Omaha, at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
•  Ralph Mueller Planetarium - in Lincoln, at the University of Nebraska State Museum

•  The Planetarium - in North Las Vegas, at the Community College of Southern Nevada
•  Fleischmann Planetarium - in Reno, at the University of Nevada-Reno

•  Christa McAuliffe Planetarium - in Concord; 40 foot dome

•  Dreyfuss Planetarium - in Newark, at the Newark Museum; features the latest technology in an intimate and elegant setting
  •  Dreyfuss Planetarium - Newark Museum
  •  Newark: Dreyfuss Planetarium, Newark Museum
•  Glenfield Planetarium - in Montclair, Glenfield Public School
•  Greenwood Observatory - in Allamuchy; astronomy presentations on Saturdays, followed by observing sessions; presented by United Astronomy Clubs of NJ
•  Raritan Valley planetarium
•  Robert J. Novins Planetarium - in Toms River, at Ocean County College
•  Rowan University Planetarium - in Glasboro, NJ

•  Clyde W. Tombaugh Space Theater Int'l. Space Hall of Fame - in Alamogordo; an IMAX/planetarium, not a full dome

•  Andrus Planetarium - in Yonkers, at the Hudson River Museum
•  City College of New York Planetarium - in NYC
•  Hayden Planetarium - in NYC, at the American Museum of Natural History - Rose Center for Earth & Space
•  Edwin A. Link Planetarium - in Binghampton, at Roberson Center
•  New Paltz: John R. Kirk Planetarium, S. U. College at New Paltz
•  Schenectady Museum Planetarium - in Schenectady
•  Strasenburgh Planetarium - in Rochester, at the Rochester Museum & Science Center
•  Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology Planetarium - in Syracuse
•  Vanderbilt Planetarium - in Centerport, Long Island

•  Morehead Planetarium - in Chapel Hill, at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  •  Chapel Hill: Morehead Planetarium
•  Kelly Space Voyager Planetarium Discovery Place - in Charlotte
•  Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetaria - in Gastonia

•  Center For Aerospace Sciences Atmospherium - in Grand Forks, at the University of North Dakota

•  Appold Planetarium at Lourdes College
•  Ward Beecher Planetarium - in Youngstown, at Youngstown State University
•  Bowling Green State University Planetarium - in Bowling Green
•  The Cincinnati Observatory - in Cincinnati
•  Drake Planetarium - in Norwood, Ohio at Norwood High School; features online educational activities and information about the Cincinnati facility
•  Kent State University Planetarium - in Kent
•  Ohio State University Planetarium - in Columbus
•  Perkins Observatory - in Delaware
•  Ritter Planetarium and Brooks Observatory - in Toledo, at the University of Toledo
•  Shafran Planetarium - in Cleveland, at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

•  Kirkpatrick Planetarium - in Oklahoma City, at the Omniplex Science & Arts Museum
•  W. B. Wood Planetarium - in Shawnee, at Oklahoma Baptist University

•  Lane Educational Service District Planetarium - in Eugene
•  Mt. Hood Community College Planetarium Sky Theater - n Gresham, near Portland
•  Murdock Sky Theater - in Portland, at OMSI

•  Allentown School District Planetarium - in Allentown, at Louis E. Dieruff High School
•  Jospeh Grady Planetarium - in Allentown
•  Bonisteel Observatory - in Carlisle, at Dickenson College
•  Planetarium - in Harrisburg, at the State Museum of Pennsylvania
•  Franklin and Marshall's North Museum - in Lancaster
•  Fels Planetarium - in Philadelphia, at the Franklin Institute Science Museum
•  Henry Buhl, Jr. Planetarium - in Pittsburgh, at the Carnegie Science Center
•  Pennsylvania State University Planetarium - in University Park
•  Heny W. Ray Special Experience Room - in Warminster, at McDonald Elementary School

•  Cormack Planetarium - in Providence, at the Museum of Natural History

•  DuPont Planetarium - in Aiken, at the Ruth, Patrick Science Ed. Ctr., USC
•  Gibbes Planetarium - in Columbia
•  T.C. Hooper Planetarium, Roper Mountain Science Center - in Greenville
•  Howell Memorial Planetarium - in Greenville, at Bob Jones University
•  Stanback Planetarium - in Orangeburg, at the I. P. Stanback Museum
•  Settlemyre Planetarium - in Rock Hill, Museum of York County

•  M. D. Anderson Planetarium - in Jackson, at Lambuth University
•  Renaissance Center Planetarium
•  Sharpe Planetarium - in Memphis, at Memphis Pink Palace Museum
•  Sudekum Planetarium - in Nashville, at Cumberland Science Museum
•  Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium - natural history museum and planetarium

•  Andrews ISD planetarium - in Andrews
•  Blakemore Planetarium - in Midland; at the Museum of the Southwest
•  Brazosport Planetarium - in Clute
•  Burke Baker Planetarium - in Houston, at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
•  Cook Center - in Corsicana; 24,000 visitors a year
•  Garland ISD Planetarium - in Garland
•  Gene Roddenberry Planetarium - in El Paso; El Paso ISD
•  Hudnall Planetarium - in Tyler; at Tyler Junior College
•  John Carl Pogue Planetarium - in Grand Prairie; at S. Grand Prairie High School
•  Mayborn Planetarium & Space Theater - in Killeen; at Central Texas College
•  Moody Planetarium - in Lubbock, at Texas Tech University
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•  Morgan Jones Planetarium - in Abilene; Abilene ISD
•  Murry J. Frank Planetarium - in Beaumont
•  Museum of the Southwest's Planetarium - in Midland
•  Noble Planetarium - in Fort Worth, at the Museum of Science & History; 80,000 visitors a year
•  Planetarium at Nimitz High School - in Irving
•  Planetarium at Western Texas College - in Snyder
•  Planetarium at Wichita Falls Museum & Art Center - in Wichita Falls
•  PN-G ISD Planetarium - in Port Neches; at PN-G High School
•  Richard King High School Planetarium - in Corpus Christi
•  Richard R. Russell Planetarium - in Mesquite; Mesquite ISD
•  Richland College Planetarium - in Dallas; FREE shows are First Friday (two planetarium star shows and telescopes outdoors) and Second and Third Saturdays (a taped planetarium show and a live star show)
•  Richardson ISD Planetarium - in Dallas
•  Tarleton Science Planetarium - in Stephenville; at Tarleton State University
•  The Science Place Planetarium - in Dallas; 35,000 visitors a year
•  Scobee Planetarium - in San Antonio; at San Antonio College
•  SFASU Planetarium - in Nacogdoches; at Stephen F. Austin State University
•  Sky Theater Planetarium - in Denton; at the University of North Texas
•  Space Theater - in Amarillo
•  St. Marks Planetarium - in Dallas; at St. Marks School of Texas
•  University Planetarium at Angelo State University - in San Angelo
•  UT Arlington planetarium - in Arlington

•  Hansen Planetarium - in Salt Lake City
•  Layton P. Ott Planetarium - in Ogden
•  Sarah Summerhayes Planetarium - in Provo, at Brigham Young University

•  Planetarium at St. Johnsbury - in St. Johnsbury, at Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium

•  Arlington Planetarium - in Arlington, Arlington Public Schools
•  Peninsula Planetarium - in Newport News, at the Virginia Living Museum
•  Mary D. Pretlow Planetarium - in Norfolk, at Old Dominion University
•  Ethyl Universe Planetarium - in Richmond, at the Science Museum of Virginia
•  Hopkins Planetarium - in Roanoke, at the Science Museum of Western Virginia

•  Planetarium, Phys./Astr. Dept. Western Washington University - in Bellingham
•  Willard W. Smith Planetarium - in Seattle, at the Pacific Science Center

•  Tomchin Planetarium - at West Virginia University; provides free public shows

•  Madison Metro Planetarium - in Madison, at James Madison Memorial High School

•  Casper Planetarium - in the Natrona County School District

directories

•  Planetarium Web Sites - from Loch Ness Productions
  •  LNP Planetarium Compendium Online
•  EuroPl@net

•  Abrams Planetarium's Skywatcher's Diary
•  Evans and Sutherland
•  Hal Kibbey's Star Trak
•  International Planetarium Society (IPS)
•  The Planetarian

orgs

•  European Planetarium Network (EuroPl@Net) - directory of European planetarium websites and many other astronomical links
•  Great Lakes Planetarium Association
•  International Planetarium Society (IPS) - represents public schools, colleges and universities, museums, and public facilities of all sizes around the globe
•  Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (MAPS) - professionals committed to excellence in all facets of planetarium education and programming
•  Planetarium Network - online meeting place for planetarium professionals

shopping

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Usenet

•  sci.astro.planetarium

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