MONTANA

Planetarium, Project Partners,
MT College of Mineral Science
1300 West Park Street
Butte, MT 59701-8932

+1 406 496 4698 office
+1 406 496 4696 fax
+1 406 496 4689
Opened 1988
UNIV/COLLEGE
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4.9m Science First / STARLAB dome, installed 1988
  Capacity 30, portable
  Science First / STARLAB Starlab, installed 1988
logo Science First / STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2009
Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2, Larry Cat In Space
Ami Verlanic, Outreach Director
Gina McCutcheon, Coordinator
Pat Shulte, Outreach Coordinator
Lorrene Eustice, Assistant
Nina Klein
Anneliese Ripley

 NEBRASKA

Planetarium
Strategic Air and Space Museum
28210 West Park Highway
Ashland, NE 68003

www.strategicairandspace.com


+1 402 944 3100
+1 402 944 3160 fax
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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5m Digitalis dome, installed 2010
  Capacity 30, portable
logo Digitalis Digitarium Gamma, installed 2010
Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING
Tom York, Director of Operations
Zach Willet, Education Progams Manager (402) 944-3100x211

Lueninghoener Planetarium
Midland Lutheran College
900 North Clarkson Street
Fremont, NE 68025-4254

www.midlandu.edu/planetarium
Opened 1967
UNIV/COLLEGE
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9.2m Spitz dome, installed 1966
  Capacity 65, epicentric; attendance: 1,500 (2010)
  Spitz A3P, installed 1966
    Custom Sphemir, installed 2009
Most of our public programs are offered for groups. Any group can contract for a program.
Dr. Greg Clements, Director (402) 941-6353 www.astronomy.gpclements.com/

J. M. McDonald Planetarium
Hastings Museum
1330 North Burlington Avenue
Hastings, NE 68901-3099

www.hastingsmuseum.org


+1 402 461 4629
+1 800 508 4629 toll-free
Opened 1958
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
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7.3m plaster dome, installed 1958
  Capacity 48, concentric; attendance: 14,500 (2009)
  Konica Minolta MS-8, installed 1980
  Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2009
Renovated in 2009. Pleiades cove lighting system. Closed Mondays September through May; otherwise public shows offered daily.
Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light
Kirk E. Rosberg, Planetarium Coordinator

Ralph Mueller Planetarium
Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln
State Museum 14th and U Street
Lincoln, NE 68588-0375

www.spacelaser.com

+1 402 472 2641
Opened 1958
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
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9.3m local dome, installed 1958
  Capacity 80, unidirectl; attendance: 12,000 (2007)
  Spitz A4RPY, installed 1970
    Custom Sphemir, installed 2007
ECCS automation. RGB laser shows via ADAT and Pangolin software. Laser shows change weekly. Member International Laser Display Association and Great Plains Planetarium Association. StarStation One partner.
Our fulldome shows: Light Years From Andromeda
Jack A. Dunn, Coordinator/Supervisor , (402) 472-9462 I'm the only staff person other than part-time student help.

Planetarium
Omaha Children's Museum
500 South 20th Street
Omaha, NE 68102

+1 402 342 6164
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2011
  Capacity 30, portable
logo e-Planetarium Newtonian, installed 2011

Dr. Martin L. King Planetarium
at King Science & Tech. Magnet
3720 Florence Boulevard
Omaha, NE 68110-1737

www.ops.org/middle/kingscience/STAF...

+1 402 557 4494 plt.
+1 402 557 4459 fax
+1 402 557 3720
Opened 1990
SCHOOL/DIST
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7.3m dome, installed 1989
  Capacity 56, unidirectl
  Spitz A3P, installed 1989
    Custom Sphemir, installed 2008
Jack L. Northrup, Director

Thomas Gehringer Planetarium
Harry A. Burke High School
12200 Burke Street
Omaha, NE 68154-2399

www.ops.org/high/burke/RESOURCES/Planetarium/tabid/115/Default.aspx

+1 402 557 3263 plt.
+1 402 557 3239 fax
Opened 1965
SCHOOL/DIST
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7.3m dome, installed 1965
  Capacity 50, epicentric
  Spitz A3P, installed 1965
  Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2010
ECCS automation system controlling 12 slide projectors, which includes an All-Sky system. We also have a computer with DVD drive, a laser disc player, VCR, a 4 track cassette player/recorder, a Sony video projector, and a closed-captioning system for our hearing impaired students.
Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer
Jolie Hartle

Fred G. Dale Planetarium
Wayne State College, Box 77
1111 Main Street
Wayne, NE 68787-1172

www.wsc.edu/planetarium

+1 402 375 7343 office
+1 402 375 7204 fax
+1 402 375 7329 div. offc.
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
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10m Spitz dome, installed 1969
  Capacity 70, V-chevron; annual attendance: 3,500
    Custom Mirror, installed 2009
logo Spitz SciDome HD, installed 2010
Public shows presented 3:30PM Sundays, October - May, Afternoon and evening shows for school groups and organizations scheduled anytime.
Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light
Todd S. Young, Professor

 NEVADA

Planetarium
Space Science For Schools
930 Tahoe Boulevard, #802-520
Incline Village, NV 89451

www.ss4s.org/node/254

Opened 2003
PRIVATE/COMML
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5m Avela Go-Dome dome
  Capacity 30, portable
logo e-Planetarium Newtonian

6.7m Science First / STARLAB Starlab dome
  portable
  Science First / STARLAB Starlab
Paul H. Guttman, M.D., Co-Executive Director (775) 831-3233

The Planetarium
College of Southern Nevada
3200 East Cheyenne Avenue
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-4228

www.csn.edu/planetarium


+1 702 651 4138 director
+1 702 651 4825 fax
+1 702 651 4SKY recording
Opened 1977
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
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9.1m 20° tilt Astro-Tec dome, installed 1977
  Capacity 70, epicentric; attendance: 16,300 (2010)
logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 4 SP2 HD, installed 2010
Adjacent observatory.
Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light, Larry Cat In Space, Seasonal STARGAZING, The Cowboy Astronomer
Dr. Dale A. Etheridge, Director
Robert J. Pippin, Production Manager (702) 651-4143
Pamela Maher, Educator Resource Center (702) 651-4505

Planetarium, Challenger Center
of Northern Nevada
17705 Davenport Lane
Reno, NV 89508

www.nevadachallenger.org
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2008
  Capacity 30, portable
logo e-Planetarium Newtonian, installed 2008
Paul McFarlane, Education/Technology Chair (775) 830-5295

Fleischmann Planetarium
University of Nevada, Reno
1600 North Virginia St.,MS 272
Reno, NV 89557-0010

http://planetarium.unr.nevada.edu

+1 775 784 4812
+1 775 784 4822 fax
+1 775 784 4811 show times
Opened 1963
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
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9.1m Konica Minolta dome, installed 1979
  Capacity 65, unidirectl; attendance: 60,000 (2008)
logo Spitz SciDome, installed 2006
8/70 projector, ECCS automation. First planetarium to present full-dome movies (1963); first to present 8/70 movies on a dome in U. S. (1994).
Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space, Oceans In Space, Season Of Light, Seasonal STARGAZING
Dan Ruby, Associate Director (775) 784-1759
Dr. Dee W. Henderson, Director, Extended Studies
Joanne Black, Administrative Assistant (775) 784-1737
Zach Damon, A/V Technician