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Planetarium University of Rhode Island 18 Butterfield Road Kingston, RI 02901 (401) 874-2057 |
Opened 1950 UNIV/COLLEGE 
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4.9 m dome Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP2 installed 2006 |
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Street address: 14 College Road, Kingston, RI 02881 |
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Francine Jackson, Planetarium Curator
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Prof. Elizabeth Bozyan, Astronomy Lecturer (401) 874-2634 |
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| SOUTH CAROLINA |
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Planetarium, Challenger Learning Center RSD1 2600-A Barhamville Road Columbia, SC 29204 (803) 929-3951 (803) 929-3959 fax |
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
www.richlandone.org/departments/challenger/index.ht... |
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4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab Capacity 25 5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2007 e-Planetarium Newtonian-1 installed 2007 |
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Thelma Clavon, Lead Flight Director
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Timmons Planetarium Furman University 3300 Poinsett Highway Greenville, SC 29607 (864) 294-2259 |
Opened/planned 2008 UNIV/COLLEGE
http://physics.furman.edu/facilities/planetarium.ht... |
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7.31m Astro-Tec dome, installed 2007 Capacity 25 Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II installed/planned 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Seasonal STARGAZING, Hubble Vision |
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Dr. David Moffett, Director
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| TENNESSEE |
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Planetarium, Chattanooga State Technical Community College 4501 Amnicola Highway Chattanooga, TN 37406-1097 (423) 697-4404 (866) 547-3733 toll-free |
UNIV/COLLEGE
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5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed/planned 2008 Capacity 30 e-Planetarium Newtonian-1 installed/planned 2008 |
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CyberSphere Planetarium The Renaissance Center 855 Highway 46 South Dickson, TN 37055 (615) 446-4450 (615) 446-9168 fax |
Opened 1999 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.rcenter.org |
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18.2m 20° tilt Evans & Sutherland dome, installed 1999 Capacity 138, epicentric Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed 2007 |
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SPICE automation, video, Omniscan laser system, interactivity, all-sky, etc. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Seasonal STARGAZING |
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Joe Wyatt, Director (615) 740-5574
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M. D. Anderson Planetarium Lambuth University 705 Lambuth Boulevard Jackson, TN 38301-5296 (731) 425-3283 (731) 988-4900 fax (800) LAM-BUTH toll-free |
Opened 1967 UNIV/COLLEGE
http://planetarium.lambuth.edu |
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9.1 m dome Capacity 76 Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2 installed/planned 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Season Of Light, Hubble Vision |
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Dr. Matthew R. Francis, Planetarium Director
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Bays Mountain Planetarium Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road W Kingsport, TN 37660-7599 (423) 229-9447 main line (423) 224-2589 fax |
Opened 1971 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.baysmountain.com/planetdept/astronomy.html |
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12.2m Astro-Tec dome, installed 1976 Capacity 106, V-chevron; attendance: 21000 (2007) Zeiss ZKP 4 installed/planned 2008 Zeiss SPACEGATE QUINTO installed/planned 2008 |
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We produce our own programs for public and school shows. We also have two
observatories with many telescopes which allow us to do many public programs
throughout the year. |
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Adam Thanz, Planetarium Director
Valerie Cole, Sales Jason Dorfman, Educational Interpreter |
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Heritage Planetarium Blount County School System 3741 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Maryville, TN 37804-6030 (865) 984-8548 (865) 984-0147 fax |
Opened 1979 SCHOOL/DIST PUBLIC SHOWS
www.heritageplanetarium.org |
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9.1 m Konica Minolta dome, installed 1979 Capacity 67, unidirectional; attendance: 25000 (2008) Konica Minolta MS-10 installed 1979 Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II installed 2006 |
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Thomas R. Webber, Director
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Sudekum Planetarium Adventure Science Center 800 Fort Negley Boulevard Nashville, TN 37203-4899 (615) 862-5160 switchbrd. (615) 401-5102 plt. fax (615) 401-5092 Astroline |
Opened 1952 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS
www.SudekumPlanetarium.com |
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19.2m tilt dome, installed/planned 2008 unidirectional; annual attendance: 75000 GOTO INC CHIRON HYBRID installed/planned 2008 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed/planned 2008 |
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When in the neighborhood, please stop and visit. Our dome is always
open - almost always. Ask about our wide variety of complete, original,
award-winning, planetarium productions that are available for sale. |
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Kristine Kovach McCall, Director (615) 401-5077
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Drew Gilmore, Production/Program Specialist (615) 401-5097 |
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| TEXAS |
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Morgan Jones Planetarium Abilene Ind. School District P. O. Box 981 Abilene, TX 79604 (325) 671-4637 secretary (325) 794-1336 fax |
Opened 1968 SCHOOL/DIST
www.aisd.org/information/facilities.asp |
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9.1 m Evans & Sutherland dome, installed 2003 Capacity 70, concentric; attendance: 26690 (2008) Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP installed 2003 |
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1 zoom, no panoramas, 1 Conic orrery. School hours 8-4 M-F. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
The Cowboy Astronomer |
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Craig Carroll
Alan Caffey |
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Planetarium, Sul Ross State University, Warnock Science Building, Mailstop: C-139 Alpine, TX 79832 (432) 837-8355 (432) 837-8692 fax |
Opened 1960 UNIV/COLLEGE
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9.1 m Spitz dome, installed 2006 Capacity 60, epicentric Spitz SciDome installed 2006 |
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Dr. David James Corbin, Director
Rick Villarreal, Planetarium Technician (432) 837-8529 |
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Space Theater Don Harrington Discovery Ctr. 1200 Streit Drive Amarillo, TX 79106-1730 (806) 355-9547x13 (806) 355-5703 fax |
Opened 1975 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.dhdc.org/planetarium.html |
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12.2m 11° tilt dome, installed 2003 Capacity 94, unidirectional; annual attendance: 30000 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed 2003 |
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Cinema-360 projector, ATM-4 automation. |
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Roundhouse Planetarium University of Texas-Arlington 108 Preston Hall, Box 19059 Arlington, TX 76019-0059 (817) 272-2467 (817) 272-3637 fax |
Opened 1981 UNIV/COLLEGE
www.uta.edu/planetarium |
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9.1 m dome, installed 1981 Capacity 62 Spitz 512 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP installed 2004 |
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Dr. James Gelb
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Planetarium, University of Texas at Arlington, 700 Planetarium Place, POBox 19059 Arlington, TX 76019-0059 (817) 272-0649 (817) 272-1184 fax |
Opened 2006 UNIV/COLLEGE
www.uta.edu/planetarium |
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18.2m 14° tilt Astro-Tec PA-60 dome, installed 2006 Capacity 165, unidirectional Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed 2006 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Season Of Light |
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Levent Gurdemir, Associate Planetarium Director
Amy Wilder Barraclough, Program Coordinator |
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Planetarium Project, Friends of the Austin Planetarium 9517 Old McNeil Road Austin, TX 78758 (512) 339-7442 |
PRIVATE/COMML
www.austinplanetarium.org |
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4.6 m Shelter Systems StarBubble dome, installed 2006 Capacity 25 Digitalis Digitarium Alpha installed 2006 |
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Torvald Hessel, Director (512) 577-3900
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Planetarium Texas A&M University-Commerce 2600 South Neal, P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429-3011 (903) 468-8650 (903) 468-8651 fax (903) 468-8652 star line |
Opened 2006 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.tamu-commerce.edu/university/planetarium |
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12.2m 7° tilt Astro-Tec PA-70 dome, installed 2005 Capacity 87, unidirectional Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed 2005 4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed 2004 Capacity 30 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Larry Cat In Space |
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Dr. Kent Alan Montgomery, Director
Cheri Davis, Assistant Planetarium Director |
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Planetarium, Museum of Nature and Science, 1318 South Second Avenue in Fair Park,Box 151469 Dallas, TX 75315-1469 (214) 428-5555 (214) 428-2033 fax |
Opened 1956 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.natureandscience.org/planetarium/programs.asp |
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7.3 m Spitz dome, installed 1970 Capacity 40, concentric Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 Laser installed 2006 4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab Capacity 30 |
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Linda M. Irby, Planetarium Educator
Dennis Harwell, Planetarium Educator Linda Eaton, Planetarium Educator Joe Vines, Planetarium Educator Tim Johnson, Planetarium Educator Kevin Ramler, Planetarium Educator John Cotton, Technician/Producer ext. 1388 |
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Sky Theater Planetarium Univ. of N. Texas, EESAT Bldg. P. O. Box 310559 Denton, TX 76203-0559 (940) 369-7064 |
Opened 1998 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
http://skytheater.unt.edu |
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12.2m dome, installed 1998 Capacity 101, unidirectional Evans & Sutherland Digistar 4 installed/planned 2008 |
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Christopher Leslie Littler, Director
Ron DiIulio, Planetarium Manager (940) 369-7655 Rudi Thompson, Education Coordinator Don Garland |
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H-E-B Planetarium, Physics/Geo Univ. of Texas - Pan American 1201 West University Drive Edinburg, TX 78539 (956) 381-3521 (956) 381-2423 fax |
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.utpa.edu/dept/physci/planetarium.htm |
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7m dome, installed 2007 Digitalis Digitarium Gamma installed/planned 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Hubble Vision, Sky Quest |
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Dr. Steven Tidrow, Department Chair (956) 381-3531
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Noble Planetarium Museum of Science & History 1501 Montgomery Street Fort Worth, TX 76107-3017 (817) 255-9300 |
Opened 1955 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.fwmuseum.org/noble.html |
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11m dome, installed/planned 2008 Annual attendance: 80000 Zeiss SPACEGATE QUINTO installed/planned 2008 6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2007 e-Planetarium Mirror installed 2007 |
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Linda Krouse, Director
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Planetarium University of Houston Downtown One Main Street Houston, TX 77002 (713) 221-8000 |
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Dome installed 2006 e-Planetarium fisheye installed 2006 |
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Discovery Dome, Rice Space Institute, Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 (713) 348-4634 office (713) 348-6143 fax |
Opened 2004 Total attendance: 7250 UNIV/COLLEGE GIFTSHOP
http://earth.rice.edu |
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6m Avela Go-Domes dome, installed 2006 Capacity 45, unidirectional; attendance: 7000 (2007) e-Planetarium XL-X2 installed 2006 4m Avela Go-Domes dome, installed 2004 Capacity 15, unidirectional; attendance: 250 (2007) e-Planetarium HAL-1200 installed 2004 |
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MediaSHOW software system. Systems for check out by teachers in the Master
of Science Teaching program, and for extras when all systems at the Houston
Museum of Natural Science are in use. Also used for demonstrations and
previewing new fulldome shows. Available for short and long-term rentals. |
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Patricia Reiff
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Burke Baker Planetarium Houston Museum of Nat. Science One Hermann Circle Drive Houston, TX 77030-1799 (713) 639-4600 (713) 639-4635 fax |
Opened 1964 Total attendance: 207000 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.hmns.org |
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15.2m Astro-Tec dome, installed 1990 Capacity 200, unidirectional; attendance: 200000 (2005) Sky-Skan SkyVision HD 6m Avela dome, installed 2004 Capacity 40; attendance: 7000 (2005) Elumenati HL-X2 installed 2006 6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2004 Capacity 50 Elumenati HAL-1500 installed 2004 5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2005 Elumenati HAL-1200 installed 2005 |
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SPICE automation. First fulldome system in the U.S. |
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Dr. Carolyn Sumners, Dir. of Astronomy and Physics (713) 639-4632
Tony L. Butterfield, Animator (713) 639-4637 science graphics R & D for SkyVision full dome video system , Adam Barnes, Animator (713) 639-4638 |
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MPTE Inc., dba e-Planetarium P. O. Box 271344 Houston, TX 77277-1344 (877) 347-2366 DISCDOME (713) 568-1836 fax |
PRIVATE/COMML
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6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2007 Capacity 50 e-Planetarium Newtonian-1 installed 2007 5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2005 Capacity 30 e-Planetarium X2 fisheye installed 2005 |
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Patricia H. Reiff, Customer Service (281) 660-9107 cell
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Gary Paczosa, Sales Andrea Hill, Secretary |
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Planetarium, Dept. of Physics Sam Houston State University Farrington 204, 1908 Avenue J Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1601 (936) 294-1585 fax |
Opened 1959 UNIV/COLLEGE
www.shsu.edu/~phy_www |
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7.3 m dome, installed 1971 Capacity 60 Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE installed 2004 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
The Cowboy Astronomer |
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Michael Prokosch, Planetarium Director
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Dr. E. Rex Isham, Department Chair Dr. Brian Oetiker Gwen Penny |
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Planetarium Nimitz High School 100 West Oakdale Road Irving, TX 75060-6899 (972) 259-3621x244 |
Opened 1968 SCHOOL/DIST
www.irvingisd.net/planetarium.htm |
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9.1 m dome Capacity 80 Spitz A4 Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II installed/planned 2008 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Hubble Vision |
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Scott Pohl
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Planetarium, Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center, Texas A&M Int. Univ, 5201 University Laredo, TX 78041 (956) 326-2460 (956) 326-2463 tickets |
Opened 2005 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.tamiu.edu/coas/planetarium |
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12.2m dome, installed 2005 Capacity 85, unidirectional Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed 2005 |
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Mission: outreach to public schools, education of the community,
entertainment. |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Season Of Light |
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Gerardo A. Perez, Planetarium Associate Director (956) 326-2606
Laura C. Jimenez Jacqueline Arguindegui |
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Planetarium Clear Creek Ind. School Dist. 2740 FM 518 League City, TX 77573-2799 (713) 332-2828 |
SCHOOL/DIST
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4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab Capacity 30 6m Avela dome, installed 2007 Capacity 40 e-Planetarium Mirror installed 2007 |
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Terry Brandhorst
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Planetarium John F. Kennedy Elem. School 801 Hidalgo Street Mercedes, TX 78570 (956) 514-2096 (956) 514-2086 fax |
Opened 2004 SCHOOL/DIST
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9.1 m Konica Minolta dome, installed 2003 Capacity 50 Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE installed 2003 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Hubble Vision |
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Juanita C. Mariscal, Science Strategist
Patsy Cantu, Secretary |
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Richard R. Russell Planetarium Mesquite School District 2501 Memorial Parkway Mesquite, TX 75149-3701 (972) 882-7750 (972) 882-7753 fax |
Opened 1977 SCHOOL/DIST
www.mesquiteisd.org/instructprog/planetarium.html |
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9.1 m dome, installed 1976 Capacity 72, unidirectional; annual attendance: 25000 Spitz SciDome installed/planned 2008 |
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Using Spitz ATM3 with Astro-Eaze computer software. |
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Paul Ballou, Planetarium Facilitator
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Blakemore Planetarium Museum of the Southwest 1705 West Missouri Avenue Midland, TX 79701-6516 (915) 683-2882 (915) 570-7077 fax (915) 570-7770 |
Opened 1972 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
www.museumsw.org/planetarium.html |
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12.2m tilt dome, installed 1991 Capacity 120, epicentric; annual attendance: 10000 Konica Minolta S-IV installed 1991 Spitz SciDome installed 2007 |
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Gene Hardy, Director
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Planetarium, South Texas Coll. Chem.,Phys.& Engr., Starr Campus, E2.608, 142 FM 3167 Rio Grande City, TX 78582 (956) 488-5831 |
Opened 2007 UNIV/COLLEGE
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5m Digitalis dome, installed 2007 Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2 installed 2007 |
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer, Seasonal STARGAZING, Oceans In Space |
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Martin Knecht, Instructor (956) 872-2526
John Winfrey, Ph.D , C. Quintana |
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Scobee Planetarium San Antonio College 1300 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, TX 78212-4299 (210) 733-2912 secy/coord (210) 733-2911 fax (210) 733-2911 after/msgs |
Opened 1961 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.accd.edu/sac/ce/scobee |
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9.1 m dome, installed 1977 Capacity 95, concentric; annual attendance: 35000 Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP2 HD installed/planned 2008 |
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Since opening, the SAC Planetarium has had over a million visitors. Re-
dedicated the Scobee Planetarium in 1994 to honor former S.A.C. student
and NASA Astronaut Francis R. 'Dick' Scobee, Commander of the Space
Shuttle Challenger's final flight. Please visit our website for info. |
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Bryan A. Snow, Planetarium Director
Bob Kelley |
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Planetarium San Marcos High School 2601 East McCarty Lane San Marcos, TX 78666 (512) 393-6800 |
Opened/planned 2008 SCHOOL/DIST
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5m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed/planned 2008 Capacity 30 Learning Technologies Digital Starlab installed/planned 2008 |
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Eric Adkins, Instructor, Astro. Enrichment
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