MINNESOTA
Planetarium
Forestview Middle School
12149 Knollwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425

+1 218 454 6657

www.fmsplanetarium.com/
Opened 2006
SCHOOL/DIST
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Tilt dome 8.53m 9°, installed 2005
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
        2x Sony Laser
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light
Brian Dale Wallace, 6th Grade Teacher ,
The JMO Geodome
Jackson Middle School
6000 109th Avenue North
Champlin, MN 55316

+1 763 506 5200
+1 763 506 5203

www.ahschools.us/domain/1017
Opened 2011
SCHOOL/DIST
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Tilt dome 3.0m 90° Elumenati Geodome 
  Capacity 15, movable
   logo Elumenati Evolver
Ronald Schmit, Coordinator +1 763 506 3940
Marshall Alworth Planetarium
Univ. of Minnesota - Duluth
1023 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812

+1 218 726 7129

www.d.umn.edu/~planet
Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
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Fixed dome  9.1m, installed 1965
  Capacity 70, unidirectl; annual attendance: 5,000
   Spitz A3P, installed 1965
   logo Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2011
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2021
        1x fisheye

Fixed dome  6.0m Elumenati Geodome, installed 2015
   logo Elumenati Fisheye, installed 2015
Public shows every Wednesday at 7PM, private shows by appointment. All shows are free of charge, operated by University students.
Mark S. Seigar, Planetarium Director
Jessica H. Rogers, Planetarium Director +1 218 726 8362
Howard Mooers, Department Head
James W. Rock, Dir. of Indigenous Programming +1 218 726 8649
Planetarium, Wolf Ridge
Environmental Learning Center
6282 Cranberry Road
Finland, MN 55603

+1 218 353 7414

http://wolf-ridge.org/class/star-lab/
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB  
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB
     Custom
Paulucci Space Theater
Minnesota North Coll./Hibbing
1515 East 25th Street
Hibbing, MN 55746

+1 218 403 9204

http://minnesotanorth.edu/campuses/...
Opened 1980
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
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Tilt dome 12.2m 11° Spitz, installed 1980
  Capacity 59, unidirectl; annual attendance: 15,000
   Spitz 512, installed 1980
   logo Elumenati Fisheye, installed 2021
Kevin J. Milani, Manager +1 218 208 7419
Heidi Werdier, Show Operator
Planetarium, P. S. Dist. #77
Mankato East High School
2600 Hoffman Road
Mankato, MN 56001-5805

+1 507 387 5671x241

www.ehs.isd77.org/page/2539
Opened 1974
SCHOOL/DIST
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Fixed dome  9.1m, installed 1973
  Capacity 60, unidirectl
   Spitz 512, installed 1973
     SCISS Hecacool, installed 2011
        Uniview
Dave Burgess, Planetarium Director
Planetarium
Weaver Lake Elementary School
15900 Weaver Lake Road
Maple Grove, MN 55311

+1 763 420 3337
Opened 2023
SCHOOL/DIST
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Portable dome 5.0m STARLAB, installed 2023
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2023
Melissa Pedersen, Tech. Integration Coordinator
SMSU Planetarium
Southwest Minn. St. University
1501 State Street
Marshall, MN 56258

+1 507 537 6173 office

www.smsu.edu/planetarium
Opened 1973
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
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Fixed dome  9.1m Spitz, installed 1972
  Capacity 56, unidirectl; attendance: 6,000 (2018)
   Spitz 512, installed 1972
   logo Elumenati Fisheye, installed 2018
        200 Series, 3840x2400px Laser Phosphor
        Uniview
LED lamps/East Coast Controls console & LED coves (2009). Skylase RGB (2009) Arion slide control system still operational (2000).
Dr. Kenneth L. Murphy, Planetarium Director ,
Planetarium
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead
1104 7th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563

+1 218 477 2920 recording
+1 218 477 5864 fax

www.mnstate.edu/planetarium
Opened 1972
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
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Fixed dome  9.1m, installed 1974
  Capacity 60, unidirectl; annual attendance: 11,334
   Spitz 512, installed 1974
   logo Elumenati Evolver, installed 2011
We view our planetarium programs as a teaser to get people to go out and look at the real sky. We hope they will want to learn more about the marvelous universe in which we live. We have several public programs a year at the University observatory 15 miles east of town.
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light, Larry Cat In Space
Sara Schultz, Planetarium Coordinator
Planetarium, Room 1-226
Mayo High School
1420 11th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN 55904-5306

+1 507 328 5600
+1 507 328 5565 fax

http://mayo.rochester.k12.mn.us/aca...
Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST
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Fixed dome  9.1m Spitz, installed 1966
  Capacity 54, unidirectl; attendance: 14,000 (2009)
   Spitz A3PR, installed 1966
   logo Elumenati Fisheye, installed 2007
A unique feature of our facility is a three foot diameter Magic Planet digital video globe in an adjoining classroom.
Paul Larson, Planetarium Director
McKnight-3M Omnitheater
Science Museum of Minnesota
30 10th Street East
Saint Paul, MN 55101-2265

+1 612 221 9403

www.smm.org
Opened 1978
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
GIFT SHOP
Fixed dome  27.4m Spitz 
     Custom IMAX Laser 4K, installed 2019
Ellen O'Connor, Manager, Omnitheater Programs +1 651 221 9475
Whitney and ElizabethMacMillan
Planetarium, Bell Museum
2088 Larpenteur Avenue West
Saint Paul, MN 55113

+1 612 626 9660 Main

www.bellmuseum.umn.edu
Opened 2018
OBSERV/ASTRO
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
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Portable dome 6.5m Elumenati GeoDome, installed 2006
  Capacity 32, portable; attendance: 16,000 (2018)
   logo Elumenati Omnifocus 30500, installed 2018
        Uniview, WorldViewer
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar Lite, installed 2023

Tilt dome 16.0m 15° Astro-Tec Ulteria, installed 2017
  Capacity 120, unidirectl
     SCISS Colorspace, installed 2017
        2ch, Insight laser 4K
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2019
The Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium opened in the new Bell Museum in summer 2018. The ExploraDome Outreach is a portable Elumenati Geodome that travels to schools and events in Minnesota and the surrounding states.
Sally Brummel, Planetarium Manager +1 612 624 8146
Thaddeus LaCoursiere, Plt. Production Coordinator +1 612 625 3599
Kaitlin Ehret, Plt. Programs Coordinator , +1 612 626 2253
Phillip O'Toole, Plt. Technical Coordinator
Adrienne Wiseman, Director of Business/Marketing +1 612 624 0793
Como Planetarium
Saint Paul Public Schools
780 West Wheelock Parkway
Saint Paul, MN 55117-4039

+1 651 293 5398
+1 651 293 5375 fax

http://planetarium.spps.org
Opened 1976
SCHOOL/DIST
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Fixed dome  9.1m, installed 1975
  Capacity 60, unidirectl; annual attendance: 24,000
   Spitz 512, installed 1975
   logo Elumenati Omnifocus, installed 2008
        SX-3

Fixed dome  4.6m, installed 2016
  Capacity 20, movable
     Custom Mirror, installed 2016
Weekday school group lessons are available to all school districts in the area. Public shows are presented on a limited basis. Please call for details or go to website.
Sarah Weaver, Director

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