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Wetherbee Planetarium Thronateeska Heritage Found. 100 West Roosevelt Avenue Albany, GA 31701-2325 +1 (229) 432-6955 +1 (229) 435-1572 fax |
Opened 1980 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR 
www.heritagecenter.org/thc_main_002.htm |
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12.2m Spitz dome, installed 2008 unidirectional Spitz SciDome HD installed 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Larry Cat In Space, Season Of Light |
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Tommy Gregors, Director
Stephen Syfrett, Planetarium Coordinator Veronica Martinez, Program Coordinator |
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The Omnisphere Theater Coca-Cola Space Science Center 701 Front Avenue Columbus, GA 31901-2925 +1 (706) 649-1470 info +1 (706) 649-1478 fax |
Opened 1996 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.ccssc.org |
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15.2m 10° tilt Astro-Tec dome, installed 1996 Capacity 120, epicentric Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SXRD installed 2007 |
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High production quality, full dome content produced in house using all major
graphics programs including Maya, After Effects, and Adobe Audition. HD
video production capabilities using Sony's HVR-Z1U camera and Edius NX for
HDV. AVI Omniscan Laser System. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Season Of Light |
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Dr. Shawn Cruzen, Executive Director
Christiana Unaeze, Planetarium Producer (706) 649-1475 Lance Tankersley, Omnisphere Theater Director (706) 649-1484 |
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Planetarium, Georgia College & State University,Campus Box 31 231 West Hancock Street Milledgeville, GA 31061 +1 (478) 445-4458 +1 (478) 445-1931 fax |
Opened 2008 UNIV/COLLEGE
www.gcsu.edu/planetarium |
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Dome installed 2008 Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2 installed 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Oceans In Space, Hubble Vision, MarsQuest |
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Donovan Domingue, Asst. Professor of Astronomy (478) 445-3512
Dr. Agnes Kim (478) 445-2989 |
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Planetarium Oatland Island Education Ctr. 711 Sandtown Road Savannah, GA 31410 +1 (912) 898-3980 business +1 (912) 898-3983 fax |
Opened 1974 SCHOOL/DIST GIFTSHOP
www.oatlandisland.org |
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4.9 m Science First / STARLAB dome, installed 1997 Capacity 30, concentric; attendance: 8000 (2006) Science First / STARLAB Starlab installed 1997 4.9 m Science First / STARLAB dome, installed 2001 Capacity 30, concentric Science First / STARLAB Starlab 6m Digitalis dome, installed 2006 Capacity 50, concentric Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2 installed 2006 |
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Oatland Island Education Center is a unit of the Savannah/Chatham
County Board of Education and is open to the public. Astronomy programs on
request. The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association meets at OIEC the second
Thursday of the month at 7 pm. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Hubble Vision |
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Christopher Gentile, Education Center Director
Max McKelvey, K-12 Science Teacher (912) 313-1639 cell , Ellen McKelvey |
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Planetarium, Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum 100 Tellus Museum Drive White, GA 30184 +1 (770) 386-0576 |
Opened 2009 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
www.tellusmuseum.org |
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12.2m dome, installed 2008 Capacity 120; attendance: 100000 (2009) Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II installed 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Seasonal STARGAZING |
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David A. Dundee, Director (770) 386-0576
Cantey Smith |
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Rollins Planetarium Young Harris College P. O. Box 68, 1 College Street Young Harris, GA 30582-0068 +1 (706) 379-5130 office +1 (706) 379-4306 fax +1 (706) 379-4312 recording |
Opened 1979 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.yhc.edu/campus-life/rollins-planetarium.aspx |
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12.2m Spitz dome, installed 1979 Capacity 111, unidirectional; annual attendance: 12000 GOTO INC CHRONOS installed 2002 Sky-Skan definiti installed 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, Season Of Light, The Cowboy Astronomer |
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Steve Morgan, Plt. Director & Astro. Prof.
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Planetarium, Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii 600 Imiloa Place Hilo, HI 96720 +1 (808) 969-9700 |
Opened 2006
www.imiloahawaii.org |
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16m tilt Spitz dome, installed 2005 Capacity 120, unidirectional Sky-Skan definiti 3D installed 2007 3D |
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Shawn Laatsch, Director
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Bill Yamanoha, Store Manager and Buyer (808) 969-9700x128 |
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Hokulani Imaginarium Windward Community College 45-720 Keaahala Road Kaneohe, HI 96744 +1 (808) 235-7400 +1 (808) 247-5363 fax |
Opened 2001 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
http://aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html |
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12.2m Astro-Tec dome, installed 2000 Capacity 66, unidirectional; attendance: 10000 (2008) Evans & Sutherland Digistar II installed 2000 Sky-Skan definiti Theater installed/planned 2010 |
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SPICE 4.0 automation; BARCO 1209 and two 708s on Pan/Tilts in pit |
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Dr. Joseph Edmond Ciotti, Director (808) 236-9111
Cliff Jenkins, Imaginarium Technician |
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| IDAHO |
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Planetarium, Physics Dept. Brigham Young Univ. - Idaho Romney Science Bldg., Room 107 Rexburg, ID 83460-0001 +1 (208) 356-1917 +1 (208) 356-2248 scheduling |
Opened 1963 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS www.byui.edu/planetarium |
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6.1 m dome, installed 1983 Capacity 60, concentric Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP2 HD installed 2008 |
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Dr. W. Brian Tonks, Planetarium Director
Stephen McNeil |
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| ILLINOIS |
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Strickler Planetarium Olivet Nazarene University One University Avenue Bourbonnais, IL 60914 +1 (815) 939-5395 office +1 (815) 939-5071 fax +1 (815) 939-5308 info |
Opened 1967 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
http://strickler.olivet.edu |
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9.1 m dome, installed 1970 Capacity 70, concentric; annual attendance: 7000 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP2 HD installed 2008 |
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Stephen Case, Asst. Professor/Plt. Director (815) 939-5681
Tina M. Bruner, Secretary/Scheduling |
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William M.Staerkel Planetarium Parkland College 2400 West Bradley Avenue Champaign, IL 61821-1806 +1 (217) 351-2568 plt office +1 (217) 351-2581 coll. fax +1 (217) 351-2446 show info |
Opened 1987 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.parkland.edu/coned/pla |
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15.2m dome, installed 1987 Capacity 144; annual attendance: 39000 Zeiss M-1015 installed 1987 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 4 installed/planned 2010 |
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Concentric seats with epicentric southern region.
No laser, but doing light shows (very popular).
Small gift shop. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Season Of Light |
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David C. Leake, Planetarium Coordinator (217) 351-2567
Waylena McCully, Production Designer (217) 403-4596 Carolyn Martin, Operations Assistant Timothy L. Hutchcraft |
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Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum 1300 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60618 +1 (312) 922-7827 reception +1 (312) 322-2257 fax +1 (312) 322-0590 box office |
Opened 1930 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.adlerplanetarium.org |
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21m dome, installed 1962 Capacity 300, concentric Zeiss VI installed 1970 15.2m 15° tilt Astro-Tec dome, installed 1998 Capacity 200, unidirectional Sky-Skan definiti installed 2008 4.9 m Science First / STARLAB dome, installed 1988 Capacity 30 Science First / STARLAB Starlab installed 1988 5m Viewlex dome, installed 1981 Capacity 30 Viewlex Apollo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP installed 2004 4.6 m Atwood Sphere dome, installed 1913 Capacity 10; attendance: 75000 (2005) 6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2008 Capacity 40 e-Planetarium Newtonian-1 installed 2008 |
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Universe Theater, Doane Observatory, 35,000 sq. ft. of exhibits, cafeteria.
America's first and the world's busiest planetarium. More than 5800
planetarium sky shows are presented each year. |
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Dr. Paul H. Knappenberger, President
Molly O'Connell, Director of Public Relations (312) 322-0524 Geza Gyuk, Director of Astronomy Susan Wagner, Director of Education Susan Harrison, Director, Exhibits & Theaters Marvin Bolt, Director, History of Astronomy Mark Raimo Paternostro, Art Director-Producer (312) 322-0309 Marguerite Dawson, Human Resources Manager Mark Webb, Theaters Manager (312) 322-0826 Payal Gandhi, Showkit Coordinator (312) 322-0301 Larry Ciupik, Astronomer |
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Planetarium McHenry County College 8900 US Highway 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60012 +1 (815) 455-8698 office |
Opened 2008 UNIV/COLLEGE
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6m dome, installed 2008 Capacity 30 Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2 installed 2008 GOTO INC E-5 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Seasonal STARGAZING |
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Paul Hamill
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Dome3D LLC 391 North Emroy Elmhurst, IL 60126 +1 (888) 851-4642 main line +1 (630) 660-8239 |
PRIVATE/COMML
www.dome3d.com |
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4.5 m Quim Guixa dome, installed/planned 2010 Capacity 20 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP installed/planned 2010 |
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Micro Dome: the production dome for Dome3D content creation. |
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Matthew Mascheri, President
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Planetarium Lakeview Museum/Arts & Science 1125 West Lake Avenue Peoria, IL 61614-5985 +1 (309) 686-7000x125 plt. off. +1 (309) 686-0280 fax +1 (309) 686-NOVA sky/show # |
Opened 1963 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.lakeview-museum.org |
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10m Spitz dome, installed 1977 Capacity 79, epicentric; attendance: 20830 (2005) Zeiss SPACEGATE QUINTO installed 2006 Zeiss ZKP 4 installed 2007 Elumenati Geodome dome, installed/planned 2010 Elumenati SX6 installed/planned 2010 |
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Custom automation, SPICE video automation with 3 projectors, 4 disk, 3 SVHS,
2 DVD and 1 MPEG players. Home of the world's largest model of the Solar
System spanning 60 miles with comets on 6 continents. Every July hosting
the Interplanetary Bicycle Ride. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Hubble Vision, Seasonal STARGAZING |
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Dave Grebner, Educator/Producer ext. 132
Nick Rae, Museum Educator ext. 131 Georgia C. Neff, Retired ext. 25 Sheldon Leonard Schafer, VP of Education ext. 145 , |
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