Kennaday Planetarium
Maine Maritime Academy
Dismukes Hall
Castine, ME 04420-0001
(207) 326-4311x2380
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Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE
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6.4 m dome, installed 1964
Capacity 30
Spitz A3 installed 1964
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Used primarily for teaching Celestial Navigation and Nautical Astronomy,
secondarily for Astronomy club shows to general public.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus
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Richard J. Clarke, III, Planetarium Operator
Allison Tunick
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Planetarium, Sci.Learning Ctr.
Francis M. Malcolm Institute
P. O. Box 186, U.S. Route 1-A
Easton, ME 04740-0186
(207) 488-5451
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Opened 1983
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
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7.3/m 10° tilt dome, installed 1983
Capacity 50, unidirectional
Spitz 373 installed 1983
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Uranus, More Than Meets The Eye
Voyager 2 At Neptune, The Mars Show, Larry Cat In Space, The Voyager Encounters
Hubble Vision, The Cowboy Astronomer
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Lawrence William Berz, Planetarium Coordinator
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Northern Stars Planetarium
P. O. Box 302
Fairfield, ME 04937
(207) 453-7668
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Opened 1987
PRIVATE/COMML
www.northern-stars.com
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6.7 m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed 1987
Capacity 65; annual attendance: 19000
4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed 1987
Capacity 30
Learning Technologies Starlab
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We are a privately owned and operated Starlab with a portable console that
runs four Ektagraphics, an LCD video projector and over twenty special
effects. We offer more than 25 show topics for grades K-8 and give between
500-600 shows per yer.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
More Than Meets The Eye, HUBBLE: Report From Orbit
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John Turner Meader, Director
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Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium
University of Maine
2nd Floor, 5781 Wingate Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5781
(207) 581-1341
(207) 581-1314 fax
(207) 581-1348 observtry.
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Opened 1954
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
http://galaxymaine.com
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6.1 m Spitz dome, installed 1983
Capacity 45, epicentric; annual attendance: 10000
Spitz 373 installed 1983
e-Planetarium Swinburne Mirrordome installed 2007
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Ten slide projectors, Barco video with Sky Skan automation.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus, ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Neptune, 'Tis The Season
Hubble Vision 2, Season Of Light, Hubble Vision 2
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Alan W. Davenport
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Southworth Planetarium
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
Portland, ME 04103-4899
(207) 780-4249
(207) 780-4051 fax
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Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.usm.maine.edu/~planet
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9.1 m dome, installed 1989
Capacity 65, unidirectional; annual attendance: 15000
Zeiss ZKP 2 installed 1989
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SPICE automation, video, all-sky, laser systems.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, The Mars Show, 'Tis The Season, MarsQuest
Light Years From Andromeda
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Roy A. Gallant, Director
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Dr. Jerry LaSala, Director
Steve Innes, Planetarium Technician
James Edward Gleason, Planetarium Manager
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Planetarium
Troy Central School
P. O. Box 30
Troy, ME 04987
(207) 948-2280
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Opened 1996
SCHOOL/DIST
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4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed 1996
Capacity 30
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Christopher J. DiSalvatore, Teacher/Planetarium Coord.
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Hickory Envir. Ed. Planetarium
Garrett Co. Board of Education
604 Pride Parkway
Accident, MD 21521
(301) 746-7038 plt
(301) 746-8051 fax
(301) 746-8461 naturehall
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Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST
www.ga.k12.md.us/schools/Hickory
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9.1 m dome, installed 2003
Capacity 60, V-chevron
Spitz 1024 installed 2003
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County school planetarium, staff of one/5000 student pop.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Uranus, More Than Meets The Eye
The Mars Show, Voyager 2 At Neptune, The Voyager Encounters, Larry Cat In Space
Light Years From Andromeda
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James R. Hart, Plt. Classroom Instructor (301) 334-8931
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Luetkemeyer Planetarium
Calvert School
105 Tuscany Road
Baltimore, MD 21210-3098
(410) 243-6054
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Opened 1979
SCHOOL/DIST
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6.1 m dome, installed 1979
Capacity 26
Viewlex Apollo installed 1979
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus
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Andrea Zavitz, Planetarium Teacher
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MMI Corporation
2950 Wyman Parkway, Box 19907
Baltimore, MD 21211-2802
(410) 366-1222
(410) 366-6311 fax
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www.mmicorporation.com
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USA representatives for GOTO planetariums
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Ralph Levy, President
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Jason Rosenberg, Buyer
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Davis Planetarium
Maryland Science Center
601 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230-3812
(410) 685-2370 switchbrd.
(410) 545-5974 fax
(410) 685-5225 rec. info
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Opened 1976
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.mdsci.org
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15.2m dome, installed 1976
Capacity 144, unidirectional; annual attendance: 150000
Konica Minolta MS-15 installed 1976
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50 carousel projectors: 2 12-frame Panoramas; 2 6-frame All-Skys, 4 3-projec
tor Animation Frames, and 1 dissolve pair for open captioning of programs.
Also a Barco video projector on a Conics pan tilt table and several hundred
special effects projectors.
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Jim O'Leary, Director
Dave Beam, Chief Technician
Wendy Ackerman, Producer
Janine Derry
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Southampton Planetarium
Harford County Public Schools
1200 Moores Mill Road
Bel Air, MD 21014-2727
(410) 638-4150 school
(410) 638-4305 fax
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Opened 1970
SCHOOL/DIST
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9.1 m dome, installed 1970
Capacity 55, epicentric; annual attendance: 1750
Spitz A4 installed 1970
Ash Enterprises Warped Media installed/planned 2008
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10 Carousels, 6 singles. Facility in constant use throughout the school day
serving students in grades K-12 and community college. Live instruction
only with active student participation usually in class settings of thirty
or less. Occasional evening programs for adults. No taped programs.
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Regina Goss, Planetarium Director (410) 638-4293
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Edgewood Mid. Sch. Planetarium
Harford County Public Schools
2311 Willoughby Beach Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
(410) 676-5225 mid. sch.
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Opened 1965
SCHOOL/DIST
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7.3 m dome, installed 1965
Capacity 60, concentric
Spitz A3P installed 1965
Ash Enterprises Warped Media installed/planned 2008
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8 Carousels, 6 singles
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Larry Cat In Space
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George Tredway, Planetarium Director (410) 612-1505
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Ausherman Planetarium
Earth/Space Science Lab
250 Madison Street
Frederick, MD 21701-6563
(301) 694-1462
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Opened 1963
SCHOOL/DIST
http://schools.fcps.org/essl
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7.3 m dome, installed 1962
Capacity 70
Spitz A3P installed 1962
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP2 HD installed/planned 2008
GOTO INC CHRONOS HYBRID installed/planned 2008
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Neptune, The Cowboy Astronomer
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Jeff Grills, Co-Director
Mark Bowman, Co-Director
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Traveling Planetarium
Cosmic Adventures
P. O. Box 1213
Frederick, MD 21702-0213
(800) 567-5951 main
(800) 286-9573 fax
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Opened 2005
PRIVATE/COMML
www.cosmic-adventures.com
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5m Digitalis dome, installed 2005
Capacity 30, concentric
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha installed 2005
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Cosmic Adventures Traveling Planetarium serves schools, scout groups and
other community organizations within a 50-100 mile radius of Frederick, MD.
Our slogan: Give us a call and we'll bring you the stars!
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Gregory J. Anderson, Owner/Operator
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William M. Brish Planetarium
and Space Science Center
820 Commonwealth Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21740-6801
(301) 766-2899 office
(301) 766-2898 info
(301) 766-2923
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Opened 1969
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS
www.wcboe.k12.md.us/content/d_i_planet.cfm
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9.1 m dome, installed 1998
Capacity 70, unidirectional; annual attendance: 15000
Spitz A5 installed 1998
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A school-oriented planetarium utilizing participatory lessons. Public
programs Tuesday eveings during school year. Serves preschool-college in
Maryland, West Virginia, north Virginia. This is the old Washington County
Planetarium and Space Science Center which has been renamed.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Uranus, More Than Meets The Eye
The Mars Show, The Voyager Encounters, MAGELLAN: Report From Venus
More Than Meets The Eye '93, 'Tis The Season, Light Years From Andromeda
The Cowboy Astronomer
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Rodney L. Martin, Planetarium Director
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Planetarium
Howard B. Owens Science Center
9601 Greenbelt Road
Lanham-Seabrook, MD 20706-3304
(301) 918-8750 M-F 7:30-4
(301) 918-8753 fax
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Opened 1977
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
www.pgcps.org/~hbowens/planetarium.html
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16.8m dome, installed 1977
Capacity 160, epicentric; annual attendance: 25000
Konica Minolta S-IV installed 1977
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We are a unique center - a large dome designed for school groups.
M-F we generally host public school groups from Prince George's County.
On the second Friday of the month we offer a public program at 7:30 p.m.
We run SPICE automation and have the flexibility of manual control.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, The Mars Show, The Voyager Encounters, More Than Meets The Eye
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Patty T. Seaton, Director
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Russell R. Waugh, Lead planetarium teacher
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Bob McCaskill, Technician
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Capt Underhill Mem Planetarium
Maritime Inst. of Technology
5700 Hammonds Ferry Road
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952
(410) 859-5700x3254
(410) 859-5181 fax
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Opened 1960
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.mitags.org
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12.2m dome, installed 1970
Capacity 50, concentric
Spitz A3P installed 1970
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Small but well maintained planetarium showing N and S hemispheres, availble
for groups on a custom reservation basis. Please call to arrange viewing.
Planetarium is used mostly to train mariners in celestial navigation.
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Michael W. Carr (443) 989-3254
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Arthur Storer Planetarium
Calvert County Public Schools
600 Dares Beach Road
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(410) 535-7339
(410) 535-7200 fax
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Opened 1977
SCHOOL/DIST PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/schools/planetarium/planetarium.html
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9.1 m dome, installed 1977
Capacity 71, unidirectional; annual attendance: 25000
Spitz 512 installed 1977
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Public programs 2 Friday evenings each month, quarterly observing sessions,
and school programs. 12-projector pan, all-sky, 3 screens and special
effects. E.C.C.S. 3-color cove lighting.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
More Than Meets The Eye '93, MarsQuest, Light Years From Andromeda
'Tis The Season, Hubble Vision 2
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Gary Graff, Planetarium Director
Mary Gloster
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Planetarium
Astro Adventures
1003 Marquis Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 742-0244
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Opened 2007
PRIVATE/COMML
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5m Digitalis dome, installed 2007
Capacity 30
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2 installed 2007
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Daniel J. Savoy
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Planetarium
Montgomery College
Takoma Avenue & Fenton Street
Takoma Park, MD 20912-4197
(301) 650-1463 office
(301) 650-1550 fax
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Opened 1960
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
http://montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/planet
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7.3 m dome, installed 1988
Capacity 42, unidirectional; annual attendance: 3200
Spitz 512 installed 1988
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Monthly public, music/laser shows for families. By appointment, grade-
specific field trips for local school, youth, senior citizen and church
groups. I also bring the planetarian to anyone who wonders about the
universe.
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Dr. Harold Alden Williams, Director
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Watson-King Planetarium
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
(410) 830-3020 Dept. Sec.
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Opened 1966
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.towson.edu/~physics
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7.3 m dome, installed 1966
Capacity 50, concentric; annual attendance: 5000
Spitz A3P installed 1966
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Operated by Towson University Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences.
We are requesting major renovations.
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Elmer C. Kreisel, Director
Dr. Alex Storrs
Dr. Norman J. Dean
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