ALABAMA
Christenberry Planetarium
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229

+1 205 726 4139
+1 205 726 3479 fax

www.samford.edu/departments/planetarium/
Opened 1964
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Tilt dome 12.2m 17° Spitz, installed 2001
  Capacity 100, epicentric; attendance: 5,000 (2022)
   Spitz 1024, installed 2001
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2007
Three CRT video projectors, DLP projector, 12 Allskies, six dissolve slide projectors, DVD, ATM4 automation, Laser Disk, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, SVHS
Don H. Olive, Ph.D, Director, Physics Dept. Chair +1 205 726 4894
Planetarium
Bayside Academy
303 Dryer Avenue
Daphne, AL 36526

+1 251 338 6300
Opened 1970
SCHOOL/DIST
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Portable dome 5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2011
Carly Blankenship, Science Teacher +1 251 338 6466
Digitarium Planetarium
Landmark Park
430 Landmark Drive
Dothan, AL 36303

+1 334 794 3452
+1 334 677 7229 fax

www.landmarkparkdothan.com
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB
   logo Digitalis Digitarium Delta, installed 2010
Kathie Moore, Assistant Director
Anna Holman, Education Director
INTUITIVE Planetarium
U. S. Space & Rocket Center
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL 35805-3371

+1 256 837 3400
+1 256 837 6137
+1 800 637 7223

www.rocketcenter.com/INTUITIVEPlanetarium
Opened 1970
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
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Fixed dome  20.4m Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2019
  unidirectl
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019
        8K
Albert David Weigel, Planetarium Director
GeoDome Planetarium, NASA ????
Marshall Space Flight Center
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville, AL 35812

+1 256 837 3400
GOVT/MUNICIPAL
KML file 
Portable dome 7.0m Elumenati GeoDome 
  Capacity 40, portable
   logo Elumenati Fisheye
J. S. U. Planetarium
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265

+1 256 782 5743 primary
+1 256 782 5336 fax
+1 256 782 5681 alternate

www.jsu.edu/epic/Planet.html
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Fixed dome  6.1m Spitz, installed 1969
  Capacity 30, epicentric
   Spitz Nova III
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2004
        SP
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space
Dr. Laura M. Weinkauf, Associate Professor +1 256 782 5743
W. A. Gayle Planetarium
City of Montgomery
1010 Forest Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106-1115

+1 334 625 4799
Opened 1968
GOVT/MUNICIPAL
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
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Fixed dome  15.2m Spitz, installed 1968
  Capacity 159, epicentric; attendance: 14,309 (2019)
   logo Konica Minolta Super MEDIAGLOBE-II, installed 2013
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light
William Tinker, Planetarium Coordinator
Planetarium
Muscle Shoals High School
100 East Trojan Drive
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661-3173

+1 256 389 2645

http://muscleshoals.al.msh.schoolinsites.com
Opened 1968
SCHOOL/DIST
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Fixed dome  6.7m, installed 1989
  Capacity 33, concentric
   Spitz 373, installed 1989
   logo Elumenati HAL-1200, installed 2005
B.C.C. Dork automation
Dwight McGee ,
Sea Sand & Stars Learning Ctr.
Orange Beach Elementary School
4900 Wilson Boulevard
Orange Beach, AL 36561

+1 251 981 5662
+1 251 981 5684 fax

www.seasandandstars.com/
Opened 2007
SCHOOL/DIST
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Portable dome 5m Digitalis, installed 2007
  Capacity 38, portable
   logo Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2017
Nicole Bryant, Director +1 251 981 5690
ALASKA
Thomas Planetarium, Anchorage
Museum at Rasmuson Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501

+1 907 929 9200 general

www.anchoragemuseum.org/visit/planetarium
Opened 2010
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
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Fixed dome  7.31m, installed 2010
  Capacity 38, unidirectl; annual attendance: 15,000
   logo Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2018
Aaron Slonecker, Programs/Planetarium Manager , +1 907 929 9277
Doug Adams, Museum IT Director
Planetarium & Visualization
Theater, University of Alaska
Anchorage, 3011 Science Circle
Anchorage, AK 99508

+1 907 786 4940 admin.asst

http://planetarium.uaa.alaska.edu
Opened 2009
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
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Tilt dome 10m 2° Spitz, installed 2009
  Capacity 62, epicentric
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2009
Public shows are typically presented 3 Fridays every month, 2 shows per ghht. (We skip First Fridays of each month.) Private shows (e.g., school groups) are scheduled as needed.
Ms. Omega Smith, Director +1 907 786 1838
Kathy Stevens, Administrative Assistant +1 907 786 4940
Dr. Travis Arthur Rector, Show Presenter , +1 907 786 1242
Planetarium, Geophysical Inst.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
903 Koyukuk Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320

+1 907 474 7558
+1 907 474 7125 fax

www.gi.alaska.edu/gi-education-outreach/portable-planetarium
Opened 2007
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Portable dome 4m STARLAB, installed 2007
  portable
   logo STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2007

Portable dome 6m STARLAB  
  Capacity 40, portable
Dr. Robert Herrick, Research Professor +1 907 474 6445
Doreen Hayward +1 907 474 1910
Marie Drake Planetarium
Marie Drake Middle School
10014 Crazy Horse Drive
Juneau, AK 99801-8529

+1 907 500 2941

http://mariedrakeplanetarium.org
Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST
Fixed dome  9.1m 
  Capacity 80
   Spitz A3P'
   logo Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2020
Cristina Della Rosa, President, Friends of MDP
John Kremers, Volunteer +1 907 723 9012
Stephen Kocsis, Secretary, Friends of MDP +1 907 500 2941
Clark Branch, Treasurer, Friends of MDP
David Hanson, Board Member, Friends of MDP
Rosemary Walling, Board Member, Friends of MDP
Dolly Kremers

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