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Morehead Planetarium, Morehead Center, UNC-Chapel Hill CB #3480, 250 E. Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3480 (919) 962-1236 bus. off. (919) 962-1238 pltm. fax (919) 549-6863 show info |
Opened 1949 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP 
www.moreheadplanetarium.org |
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19.2m Astro-Tec dome, installed/planned 2009 Annual attendance: 119165 Zeiss VI installed 1969 Sky-Skan definiti PD installed/planned 2008 |
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Training site for Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, & early Shuttle
Astronauts. Large outdoor sundial. World's largest walk-in orrery.
On the campus of the first State University in the country. |
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Dr. Todd R. Boyette, Director
Stephen R. Nichol, Chief Technician (919) 843-7950 Richard H. McColman, Star Theater Director (919) 843-7961 , Barbara M. Maddrey, Infinity Shop Manager (919) 843-7996 Carrie Anne Spinelli, Membership/Pub. Rel. Coord. (919) 843-7992 Desmond K. Mullen, Sound Design / Motion Graphics (919) 843-7998 Mickey Jo Sorrell |
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Edward R. Zane Planetarium The Natural Science Center 4301 Lawndale Drive Greensboro, NC 27455-1899 (336) 288-3769 (336) 288-2531 fax |
Opened 1976 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.natsci.org/planetar/planetar.htm |
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12.2m 15° tilt dome, installed 1975 Capacity 86, unidirectional Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II installed 2007 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Seasonal STARGAZING, Season Of Light |
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Glenn Dobrogosz, Executive Director
Roger D. Joyner, Planetarium Curator , |
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Planetarium Project East Carolina University 701 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 (252) 816-2958 office (252) 816-3589 fax |
UNIV/COLLEGE
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5m Digitalis dome, installed 2005 Capacity 25 Digitalis Digitarium Alpha installed 2005 |
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John T. Meredith
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Millholland Planetarium Catawba Science Center 243 Third Avenue NE, Box 2431 Hickory, NC 28603 (828) 322-8169 (828) 322-1585 fax |
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
www.catawbascience.org |
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9.1 m Astro-Tec dome, installed 2007 Capacity 65; attendance: 25000 (2008) Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II installed 2007 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Seasonal STARGAZING |
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Curt Spivey, Planetarium Coordinator
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Cummins Planetarium, Childrens Museum and Science Center 270 Gay Street Rocky Mount, NC 27804 (252) 972-1167 (252) 972-1535 fax |
Opened 1971 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
www.rockymountnc.gov/museum/planetarium.html |
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9.10m tilt Spitz Premium Seam dome, installed 2005 Capacity 56, unidirectional Spitz SciDome installed 2006 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows: Season Of Light, The Cowboy Astronomer, Seasonal STARGAZING |
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Candy Madrid, Museum & Science Ctr. Director (252) 972-1168
Steve Schmidt, Space Science Educator (252) 972-1586 Tabitha Richardson |
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Shafran Planetarium Cleveland Museum of Nat. Hist. 1 Wade Oval Drive,Univ. Circle Cleveland, OH 44106-1767 (216) 231-4600 (216) 231-9960 fax |
Opened 2002 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.cmnh.org/site/AtTheMuseum_PlanetariumandObserva... |
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12.2m dome, installed 2001 Capacity 87, unidirectional Zeiss ZKP 3S installed 2001 Sky-Skan SkyVision installed 2001 |
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Spice Automation 2 Sets of AllSkies, 2 Sets of Pans, 3 Sets of 3 overlapping
slide Projectors for Animation, 2 additional sets of 2 overlapping slide
projectors. 1 Pan/Tilt Barco Video Projector, 4 of 6 Channels of SkyVision
all-dome video. |
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Joseph M. DeRocher, Planetarium Coordinator extension 3362
Roy Anthony Kaelin, Manager of Astronomy Education (216) 231-4600x3405 Jason Davis, Astronomy Programs Coordinator ext. 3360 |
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Newhard Planetarium The University of Findlay 1000 North Main Street Findlay, OH 45840-3695 (419) 422-8313 university |
Opened 1959 UNIV/COLLEGE
www.findlay.edu/academics/colleges/cosc/academicpro... |
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7.3 m dome Capacity 65 GOTO INC S-2 Digitalis Digitarium Alpha installed 2005 |
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Dr. Andrew Kerr, Assistant Prof. of Physics (419) 434-4533
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Anderson Hancock Planetarium Rickey Science Center,Marietta College, 215 Fifth Street Marietta, OH 45750 (740) 376-4820 |
Opening 2009 UNIV/COLLEGE
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12.2m dome, installed/planned 2009 Capacity 92, unidirectional GOTO INC CHRONOS HYBRID installed/planned 2009 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed/planned 2009 |
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Dr. Ann Bragg, Planetarium Director
Dr. Dennis Kuhl, Physics Department Chair |
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Clyde W. Clark Planetarium Shawnee State University 940 Second Street Portsmouth, OH 45662-4344 (740) 351-3125 office |
Opened 1998 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
http://cet.ssu.portsmouth.oh.us/~planetarium |
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12.2m dome, installed 1997 Capacity 66, epicentric; annual attendance: 17500 Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE installed 2006 |
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Astro-Tec dome, Sky-Skan SPICE automation, special effects and interactive
audience response systems. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows: Hubble Vision, Larry Cat In Space, Seasonal STARGAZING |
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Arthur Bogard, Senior Technician
Tim Hamilton (740) 351-3145 |
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Appold Planetarium Lourdes College 6832 Convent Boulevard Sylvania, OH 43560-2898 (419) 885-3211 main voice (419) 882-3987 fax (419) 885-3211x348 recording |
Opened 1964 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.lourdes.edu/alumni_friends |
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7.3 m dome, installed 1964 Capacity 60, concentric; annual attendance: 6000 Spitz SciDome installed 2006 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Season Of Light |
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Dr. Laura Megeath, Planetarium Coordinator (419) 517-8897
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Hedrick Planetarium Rogers High School 222 McTigue Drive Toledo, OH 43615 (419) 671-1000 (419) 671-1060 |
Opened 1966 SCHOOL/DIST
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7.6 m Spitz dome Capacity 36 Spitz A3P Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE installed 2006 |
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Chad Howard, Science Teacher
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Ward Beecher Planetarium Youngstown State University One University Plaza Youngstown, OH 44555-2001 (330) 941-7278 workroom (330) 941-3121 fax (330) 941-3616 office |
Opened 1967 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.cc.ysu.edu/physics-astro/planet.htm |
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12.2m Spitz dome, installed 1967 Capacity 150, unidirectional; annual attendance: 20000 GOTO INC CHRONOS installed 2006 Spitz SciDome installed 2005 |
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School shows: Tues.-Thurs, grades ps-12.
Public shows: Fridays & Saturdays, free admission. Observatory.
8-proj. pan, 6-proj. all-sky, 7 dissolve fields, homebuilt laser. |
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Dr. Patrick R. Durrell, Director
Sharon Shanks, Planetarium Lecturer , Ted Pedas, Lecturer Emeritus |
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