Planetarium
Iowa State University
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Ames, IA 50011-0001
(515) 294-2285
(515) 294-5440 Phys. off.
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Opened 1978
UNIV/COLLEGE
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4.3 m dome, installed 1978
Capacity 24, concentric
Viewlex installed 1978
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha installed 2005
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No staff positions; run by astrophysics faculty and graduate students.
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Dr. Lee Anne Willson, Astrophysics Professor
David A. Oesper
Charles Kerton
Rolf Hansen (515) 294-7571
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Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium
Bettendorf High School
3333 18th Street
Bettendorf, IA 52722-2700
(319) 332-7001x249
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Opened 1974
SCHOOL/DIST
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10.1m dome, installed 1976
Capacity 89
Spitz 512 installed 1976
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus, ALL SYSTEMS GO!, More Than Meets The Eye
The Voyager Encounters, Hubble Vision, Light Years From Andromeda
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Peter Bruecken, Director
Chris Like, Assistant Director
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Planetarium, Earth Sci. Dept.
University of Northern Iowa
1227 West 27th Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0335
(319) 273-2759
(319) 273-7124 fax
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Opened 1973
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.earth.uni.edu/astro_fac.html
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4.6 m Spitz dome
Capacity 26, concentric; attendance: 300 (2008)
Spitz 373
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha installed 2007
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Dr. Thomas A Hockey, Professor of Astronomy (319) 273-2065
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Sanford Museum & Planetarium
117 East Willow Street
Cherokee, IA 51012-1854
(712) 225-3922
(712) 225-0446 fax
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Opened 1951
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR GIFTSHOP
http://mail.cherokee.k12.ia.us/~sanford
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5.8 m dome, installed 1951
Capacity 42, concentric; annual attendance: 15000
Spitz A1 installed 1951
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We are the first accredited museum and planetarium in the state of Iowa. Our
educational goal:to give the people of Northwest Iowa a better understanding
of the night sky. Free public shows are the last Sunday of every month,
or can be scheduled by appointment weekdays for groups of ten or more.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus
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Michele Deiber Kumm, Assistant Director
Linda Burkhart
Kerisa Pingel
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Star Theater
Science Center of Iowa
401 W Martin Luther King Pkwy
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 274-6868 general
(515) 274-3404 fax
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Opened 2005
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.sciowa.org
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15m 9° tilt Spitz Premium Seam dome, installed 2005
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed 2005
4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab
Capacity 30
22m 35° tilt Spitz Premium Seam dome, installed 2005
Capacity 226
IMAX Dome installed 2005
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ECCS Advanced LED Lighting System, Nexo speakers w/Servodrive subwoofers.
No seats, participants can sit or lie down on 3 raked tiers.
Cosmic Jukebox -- allows participants to create their own planetarium show!
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Steve Cooper, Digistar Programmer
Kristian E. Anderson, Space Sciences Specialist (515) 274-4138x235
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Heitkamp Memorial Planetarium
Loras College, Physics Dept.
1450 Alta Vista, P.O. Box 178
Dubuque, IA 52004-0178
(563) 588-7145 plt ans
(563) 588-7100 switchbrd.
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Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGE
http://depts.loras.edu/planet
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10.1m dome
Capacity 90
GOTO INC S-2
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, The Mars Show, Voyager 2 At Neptune, HUBBLE: Report From Orbit
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Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin, Planetarium Director (563) 588-7255
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Cosmos Planetarium
6410 Eagle Drive
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 776-0480 bookings
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Opened 2000
PRIVATE/COMML
www.cosmosplanetarium.com
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7m Digitalis dome, installed 2007
Capacity 80
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2 installed 2007
5m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed 2000
Capacity 30
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Jon Salley
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The Peterson Planetarium
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial Street
Emporia, KS 66801-5087
(620) 341-5980
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Opened 1959
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.emporia.edu/physci/planet/planet.htm
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7.3 m dome, installed 1996
Capacity 38, unidirectional; annual attendance: 2500
Spitz 512 installed 1996
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Dr. Ron Keith, Planetarium Director
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Devlin Educational Theater
Bradley Elementary School
1 Bradley Circle
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
(913) 651-6915
(913) 758-6090 fax
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Opened 2007
SCHOOL/DIST
www.ftlvn.com/bradley/index.htm
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Spitz dome, installed 2007
Capacity 62
Spitz SciDome installed 2007
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Ms. Liddell Hobin, Planetarium Teacher
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Greenbush Digital Theater
SE Kansas Education Svc. Ctr.
PO Box 189, 947 W. 47 Highway
Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-6281
(620) 724-6284 fax
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Opened 1982
SCHOOL/DIST PUBLIC SHOWS
www.greenbush.org/sciencecenter
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4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed 1982
Capacity 30
7.3 m Astro-Tec dome, installed 2006
Capacity 32, V-chevron
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE installed 2006
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Lisa Blair, Director
Russ Wilcox, Tech./Production Specialist
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Planetarium
Barton Co. Comm. College
245 N. E. 30th Road
Great Bend, KS 67530-9283
(620) 792-9320
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Opened 1970
UNIV/COLLEGE
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12.1m dome, installed 1970
Capacity 66, epicentric; annual attendance: 2000
Spitz A4 installed 1970
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
'Tis The Season
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Timothy Folkerts
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Justice Planetarium, Kansas
Cosmosphere & Space Center
1100 North Plum Street
Hutchinson, KS 67501-1418
(620) 662-2305
(620) 662-3693 fax
(800) 397-0330 toll-free
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Opened 1966
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.cosmo.org/theater/planetarium.html
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12.2m 07° tilt dome, installed 1993
Capacity 108, epicentric
Spitz 512 installed 1993
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus, More Than Meets The Eye, The Mars Show, Voyager 2 At Neptune
The Voyager Encounters, 'Tis The Season, Hubble Vision, 'Tis The Season
Light Years From Andromeda, Hubble Vision 2
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ADM Theater, Rolling Hills
Wildlife Adventure Museum
625 North Hedville Road
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 827-9488
(785) 827-3738 fax
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Opened 2004
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
www.rollinghillswildlife.com/museum/admtheater.html
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7m dome, installed 2004
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE Lite installed 2004
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
The Cowboy Astronomer
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Kathy Tolbert, Park Director
Jeff Parker
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Planetarium
Shawnee Heights High School
4141 SE Shawnee Heights Road
Tecumseh, KS 66542-9794
(785) 379-0532
(785) 379-5880
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Opened 1971
SCHOOL/DIST
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4.9 m dome
Capacity 32
Viewlex Apollo
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!
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Mark Jarboe, Director
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Planetarium, Physics Dept.
Washburn University
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621
(785) 231-1010x1332
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Opened 1956
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.washburn.edu/cas/physics/crane/index07.html
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6.1 m dome, installed 1971
Capacity 50; annual attendance: 3000
Spitz SciDome installed 2005
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Brenda Culbertson, Director (785) 231-1010x2264
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Boeing Cyberdome Theater
Exploration Place
300 North McLean Boulevard
Wichita, KS 67203-5901
(316) 263-3373
(316) 263-4545 fax
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Opened 2000
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.exploration.org
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18.2m 30° tilt dome, installed 2003
Capacity 160, unidirectional; annual attendance: 145000
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 installed 2003
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Justin Bartel, Director (316) 266-4256
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