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Morgan Jones Planetarium Abilene Ind. School District P. O. Box 981 Abilene, TX 79604 www.abileneisd.org/2269105281475690... +1 325 671 4637 secretary +1 325 794 1336 fax |
Opened 1968 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.1m dome, installed 2003 Capacity 70, concentric; attendance: 26,690 (2008) |
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1 zoom, no panoramas, 1 Conic orrery. School hours 8-4 M-F. |
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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 www.sulross.edu/pages/6552.asp +1 432 837 8355 +1 432 837 8692 fax |
Opened 1960 UNIV/COLLEGE |
9.1m Spitz dome, installed 2006 Capacity 60, epicentric |
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Rick Villarreal, Planetarium Technician
(432) 837-8529
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Space Theater Don Harrington Discovery Ctr. 1200 Streit Drive Amarillo, TX 79106-1730 http://dhdc.org/index.php?page=space-theater +1 806 355 9547x13 +1 806 355 5703 fax |
Opened 1975 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFT SHOP |
12.2m 11° tilt dome, installed 2003 Capacity 94, unidirectl; annual attendance: 30,000 |
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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 www.uta.edu/planetarium +1 817 272 2467 +1 817 272 3637 fax |
Opened 1981 UNIV/COLLEGE |
9.1m dome, installed 1981 Capacity 62 Spitz 512 |
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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 www.uta.edu/planetarium +1 817 272 1183 +1 817 272 1184 fax +1 817 272 0123 recording |
Opened 2006 UNIV/COLLEGE |
18.2m 14° tilt Astro-Tec PA-60 dome, installed 2006 Capacity 165, unidirectl |
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Levent Gurdemir, Planetarium Director
Amy Wilder Barraclough, Program Coordinator Tina Poss |
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Austin Planetarium 3925 West Braker Lane Austin, TX 78759 www.austinplanetarium.org +1 512 961 5333 |
PRIVATE/COMML |
4.6m Shelter Systems StarBubble dome, installed 2006 Capacity 25, portable 6m Avela Go-Dome 2-ring dome, installed 2010 Capacity 30, portable |
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Torvald Hessel, Executive Director
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Planetarium Brownsville Public Library 2600 Central Boulevard Brownsville, TX 78520-8824 www.brownsville.lib.tx.us +1 956 548 1055 |
GOVT/MUNICIPAL |
5m Digitalis dome, installed 2011 Capacity 30, portable |
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Corinna Chapa, Acting Branch Manager
(956) 548-1055x2127
Marisol G. Vidales |
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Planetarium Texas A&M University-Commerce 2600 South Neal, P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429-3011 www.tamu-commerce.edu/university/planetarium +1 903 468 8650 +1 903 468 8651 fax +1 903 468 8652 star line |
Opened 2006 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFT SHOP |
12.2m 7° tilt Astro-Tec PA-70 dome, installed 2005 Capacity 87, unidirectl 4.9m Science First / STARLAB dome, installed 2004 Capacity 30, portable Science First / STARLAB Starlab, installed 2004 |
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Dr. Kent Alan Montgomery, Director
Cheri Davis, Assistant Planetarium Director |
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Robert Wollman Planetarium Richard King High School 5225 Gollihar Road Corpus Christi, TX 78412-3317 http://king.ccisd.us/groups/robert-wollman-planetarium +1 361 994 6917 +1 361 994 6918 fax |
Opened 1965 SCHOOL/DIST |
10.1m dome, installed 1965 Capacity 100, concentric GOTO INC VENUS, installed 1965 |
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Pierce Planetarium Highland Park Ind. Sch. Dist. 4220 Emerson Avenue Dallas, TX 75205-1070 www.hpisd.org/hpisd/Planetarium.aspx +1 214 780 3858 office +1 214 780 3799 fax |
Opened 1970 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.1m dome Capacity 66, unidirectl |
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The Best Little Planetarium In Texas |
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Donna C. Pierce, Director
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Planetarium, Museum of Nature and Science, 1318 South Second Avenue in Fair Park Dallas, TX 75210 www.natureandscience.org/planetarium/programs.asp +1 214 428 5555 +1 214 428 2033 fax |
Opened 1956 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFT SHOP |
7.3m Spitz dome, installed 1970 Capacity 40, concentric 5m Digitalis dome, installed 2011 Capacity 30, portable 5m Digitalis dome, installed 2011 Capacity 30, portable |
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Rachel Thompson, Portable Planetarium Manager
Linda M. Irby, Planetarium Educator Dennis Harwell, Planetarium Educator Linda Eaton, Planetarium Educator Joe Vines, Planetarium Educator Tim Johnson, Planetarium Educator Paul Vinson, Director Exhibits and Theaters John Cotton, Technician/Producer ext. 1388 Kyle Doane , |
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St. Marks Planetarium St. Marks School of Texas 10600 Preston Road Dallas, TX 75230-4000 www.smtexas.org +1 214 346 8166 office +1 214 346 8505 fax |
Opened 1961 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.1m dome, installed 1960 Capacity 80, epicentric; annual attendance: 2,000 |
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St. Marks School is an all-boys 1-12 private college-prep school.
We provide planetarium shows to for our students in grades 1-4, 7 and 11-12
as part of the curriculum. We also provide shows for local public and
private schools to help them meet their astronomy/science requirements. |
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Dr. Stephen N. Balog, Jr., Director
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Sky Theater Planetarium Univ. of N. Texas, EESAT Bldg. P. O. Box 310559 Denton, TX 76203-0559 http://skytheater.unt.edu +1 940 369 7064 |
Opened 1998 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS |
12.2m dome, installed 1998 Capacity 101, unidirectl |
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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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Planetarium Comercializadora Oddeney 285 Colorado Street Eagle Pass, TX 78852 |
5.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2011 Capacity 30, portable |
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H-E-B Planetarium, Physics/Geo Univ. of Texas - Pan American 1201 West University Drive Edinburg, TX 78539-2999 www.utpa.edu/dept/physci/p/index.asp +1 956 316 7088 +1 956 292 7453 fax |
Opened 2007 UNIV/COLLEGE |
7m dome, installed 2007 Attendance: 34,000 (2009) |
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Dr. Steven Tidrow, Department Chair
(956) 381-3531
Lisa Smith |
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Gene Roddenberry Planetarium El Paso Ind. School District 6531 Boeing Drive El Paso, TX 79925-1008 www.episd.org/_schools/planetarium.php +1 915 779 4400 star line +1 915 779 4315 fax |
Opened 1969 SCHOOL/DIST PUBLIC SHOWS |
12.2m dome, installed 1982 Capacity 120, epicentric; annual attendance: 34,431 Spitz 512, installed 1982 |
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ECCS automation, RGB cove lights, and ILDA standard RGB Laser projector,
Barco 708 Data video, 2,500 sq. ft. exhibit area. Summer Laser shows.
Named for the creator of 'Star Trek' who was born in El Paso in 1921. We
present curriculum based programs for schools in El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. |
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Cory L. Stone, Planetarium Director
(915) 779-4317
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Noble Planetarium Museum of Science & History 1501 Montgomery Street Fort Worth, TX 76107-3017 www.fwmuseum.org/noble.html +1 817 255 9300 |
Opened 1955 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFT SHOP |
11m dome, installed 2008 Annual attendance: 80,000 6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2007 portable |
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Linda Krouse, Director
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Planetarium Freeport Historical Museum 311 East Park Freeport, TX 77541 www.freeport.tx.us/default.aspx?name=historical_museum +1 979 233 3526 |
Opened 2009 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR |
5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2010 Capacity 30, portable |
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John H. Parker Planetarium North Central Texas College 1525 West California Street Gainesville, TX 76240-4699 www.nctc.edu/What_We_Teach/ArtsScie... +1 940 668 4252 +1 940 668 6049 fax |
Opened 1970 UNIV/COLLEGE |
9.1m dome Capacity 63 |
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Sara Flusche, Director of Planetarium
(940) 668-4332
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John Carl Pogue Planetarium S. Grand Prairie H. S. Campus 301 Warrior Trail Grand Prairie, TX 75052 +1 972 264 4731x266 plt. +1 972 642 7902 fax |
Opened 1973 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.1m dome Capacity 63, unidirectl; annual attendance: 15,000 |
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Shane Thornton, Planetarium Director
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Planetarium University of Houston Downtown Two Main Street Houston, TX 77002 www.uhd.edu +1 713 221 8000 |
UNIV/COLLEGE |
6.0m dome, installed 2008 Capacity 45, portable |
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Discovery Dome, Rice Space Institute, Rice University 6100 Main Street, MS 108 Houston, TX 77005 +1 713 348 4634 office +1 713 348 5143 fax +1 713 347 5774 DVD sales |
Opened 2003 Total attendance: 8,250 UNIV/COLLEGE GIFT SHOP |
5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2004 Capacity 35, unidirectl; attendance: 8,000 (2010) 5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2005 Capacity 20, unidirectl; attendance: 250 (2010) 5.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed/planned 2012 Capacity 30, portable |
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The 5m likes to tour... in 2009 it served 6,000 students in Morocco, plus
many events such as Sally Ride Festival (over 1000 girls annually), NSTA,
IPS, AGU and CAST meetings. |
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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 www.hmns.org +1 713 639 4600 +1 713 639 4635 fax |
Opened 1964 Total attendance: 207,000 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFT SHOP |
15.2m Astro-Tec dome, installed 1990 Capacity 200, unidirectl; attendance: 200,000 (2005) 6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2004 Capacity 40, portable; attendance: 7,000 (2005) 6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2004 Capacity 50, portable 5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2005 portable 6.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2006 Capacity 45, portable 6.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2009 Capacity 45, portable 5.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2010 Capacity 30, portable 4.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2011 Capacity 20, portable |
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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 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 www.e-planetarium.com +1 877 347 2366 DISCDOME +1 713 664 0997 fax |
PRIVATE/COMML |
6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2007 Capacity 50, portable 5m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2005 Capacity 30, portable |
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Andrea Hill Palermo, Office Manager
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Patricia H. Reiff, Customer Service , (281) 660-9107 cell Gary Paczosa, Sales |
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Planetarium, Dept. of Physics Sam Houston State University Farrington 204, 1908 Avenue J Huntsville, TX 77341 http://shsu-planetarium.wikispaces.com +1 936 294 1601 +1 936 294 1585 fax |
Opened 1959 UNIV/COLLEGE |
7.3m dome, installed 1971 Capacity 60 |
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Michael Prokosch, Planetarium Director
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(936) 294-3664
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 www.irvingisd.net/planetarium.htm +1 972 259 3621x244 |
Opened 1968 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.1m dome Capacity 80 Spitz A4 |
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Scott Pohl
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Mayborn Planetarium & Space Theater, Central Texas College P.O.Box 1800, Highway 190 West Killeen, TX 76540-1800 www.maybornplanetarium.com +1 254 526 1768 visitors +1 254 526 1841 fax +1 254 526 1800 rec. info |
Opened 2003 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS |
18.3m 15° tilt dome, installed 2003 Capacity 180, unidirectl Konica Minolta Infinium GII, installed 2003 |
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Recently updated to Full Dome. Programs include: K-12 school and public sky
shows, laser light shows, giant screen films, astronomy classes, special
events. |
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Fred Chavez, Planetarium Director
(254) 526-1671
Clifford Bailey, Planetarium Operations Manager (254) 526-1680 Scott Sumner, Producer & Educator (254) 526-1510 |
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Planetarium, Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center, Texas A&M Int. Univ, 5201 University Laredo, TX 78041 www.tamiu.edu/coas/planetarium +1 956 326 2460 +1 956 326 2463 tickets |
Opened 2005 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS |
12.2m dome, installed 2005 Capacity 85, unidirectl |
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Mission: outreach to public schools, education of the community,
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Gerardo A. Perez, Planetarium Associate Director
(956) 326-2606
Laura C. Jimenez |
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Planetarium Clear Creek Ind. School Dist. 2740 FM 518 League City, TX 77573-2799 www.ccisd.net/homepage.aspx +1 713 332 2828 |
SCHOOL/DIST |
4.9m Science First / STARLAB dome Capacity 30, portable Science First / STARLAB Starlab 6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2007 Capacity 40, portable |
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Terry Brandhorst
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Moody Planetarium, The Museum Texas Tech Univ., Box 43191 3301 Fourth Street Lubbock, TX 79409-3191 www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/planetarium.html +1 806 742 2432 +1 806 742 1136 fax +1 806 742 2443 museum |
Opened 1953 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR |
9.1m Spitz dome, installed 1971 unidirectl Spitz 1024, installed 2005 |
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Audra Dyer, Planetarium Manager
Dr. Lee Brodie, Curator of Education Harriet McCullers, Full-time Volunteer Patrice Fay, Educational Specialist (806) 742-2432x236 Mary H. Wise |
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Spacebubble Planetarium Science Spectrum 2579 South Loop 289, Suite 250 Lubbock, TX 79423-1400 www.sciencespectrum.org +1 806 745 2525 +1 806 745 1115 fax +1 806 745 6299 |
Opened 1986 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR |
4.9m Science First / STARLAB dome, installed 1990 Capacity 30, portable Science First / STARLAB Starlab, installed 1990 6.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2010 Capacity 45, portable |
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Terri Byrne, Starlab Coordinator
Sharolyn Kay Dudley, Operations and Science Shop |
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Planetarium, Pecan Campus South Texas College Physics & Engineering Dept. McAllen, TX 78501 http://campuses.southtexascollege.edu/pecan/index.html +1 956 488 5831 |
Opened 2007 UNIV/COLLEGE |
5m Digitalis dome, installed 2007 portable |
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Martin Knecht, Instructor
(956) 872-2526
Daniel Martinez C. Quintana M. Lopez |
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Planetarium John F. Kennedy Elem. School 801 Hidalgo Street Mercedes, TX 78570 www.rgccisd.org +1 956 514 2096 +1 956 514 2086 fax |
Opened 2004 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.1m Konica Minolta dome, installed 2003 Capacity 50 |
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Richard R. Russell Planetarium Mesquite School District 2501 Memorial Boulevard Mesquite, TX 75149-3701 www.mesquiteisd.org/instruction/planetarium/index.asp +1 972 882 7750 +1 972 882 7753 fax |
Opened 1977 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.1m Spitz dome, installed 1977 Capacity 72, unidirectl; attendance: 15,000 (2009) |
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Paul H. Ballou, Planetarium Facilitator
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Blakemore Planetarium Museum of the Southwest 1705 West Missouri Avenue Midland, TX 79701-6516 http://https://www.facebook.com/MSWBlakemorePlanetarium +1 915 683 2882 +1 915 570 7077 fax +1 915 570 7770 |
Opened 1972 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR |
12.2m tilt dome, installed 1991 Capacity 120, epicentric; annual attendance: 10,000 |
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Dr. Andrew Kerr, Curator Educ. Public Programs
Gene Hardy |
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Planetarium, Rio Grande City CISD, Grulla High School Fort Ringgold, Highway 83 Rio Grande City, TX 78582 www.rgccisd.org/Grulla%20%20High%20School/index.htm +1 956 716 6700 +1 956 487 8506 |
Opened 2010 SCHOOL/DIST |
9.75m Spitz dome, installed 2010 |
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Planetarium Round Rock Ind. School Dist. 1311 Round Rock Avenue Round Rock, TX 78681 |
SCHOOL/DIST |
5.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2010 Capacity 30, portable |
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Planetarium, Global Immersion Center,Angelo State University 2601 West Avenue N San Angelo, TX 76909 www.angelo.edu/dept/physics/planetarium.html +1 915 942 2136 plt. offc. +1 915 942 2188 fax/msgs. +1 915 942 2242 Phys. dep. |
Opened 1985 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS |
15.2m 20° tilt dome, installed 1985 Capacity 114, epicentric; annual attendance: 20,000 |
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Dr. Mark S. Sonntag, Director
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Scobee Planetarium San Antonio College 1300 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, TX 78212-4299 http://https://www.facebook.com/scobeeplanetarium +1 210 486 0100 office +1 210 486 1527 fax +1 210 486 0101 plt. |
Opened 1961 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS |
9.1m dome, installed 1977 Capacity 95, concentric; annual attendance: 35,000 |
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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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Bob Kelley, Planetarium Coordinator
Bryan A. Snow, Retired |
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Planetarium San Marcos High School 2601 East McCarty Lane San Marcos, TX 78666 www.smcisd.net/SanMarcosHS.cfm?subpage=15577 +1 512 393 6800 |
Opened 2008 SCHOOL/DIST |
5m Science First / STARLAB dome, installed 2008 Capacity 30, portable |
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Eric Adkins, Instructor, Astro. Enrichment
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Planetarium, Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land 13016 University Boulevard Sugar Land, TX 77479 www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_c... |
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR |
8.0m Avela Go-Dome Zodiac dome, installed 2009 Capacity 60, portable |
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TJC Planetarium Tyler Junior College P. O. Box 9020 Tyler, TX 75711-9020 www.tjc.edu/CESSE +1 903 510 2312 +1 903 510 2200 college +1 903 510 2708 fax |
Opened 2010 UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS |
12.2m 11° tilt Spitz NanoSeam dome, installed 2010 Capacity 88, unidirectl; annual attendance: 30,000 |
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James T. Hooten, Director
(903) 510-2887
Helen Mears, Astronomy Educator George Wilson (903) 510-2302 |
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Planetarium Midway High School 8200 Mars Drive Waco, TX 76712 |
SCHOOL/DIST |
5.0m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed 2011 Capacity 30, portable |
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Planetarium Midwestern State University 3410 Taft Boulevard Wichita Falls, TX 76308 www.mwsu.edu +1 940 397 4000 |
Opened 1967 MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFT SHOP |
7.9m dome Capacity 60 |
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Jacqueline Dunn, Asst. Professor, Physics Dept.
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