Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
2 Institute Drive
Concord, NH 03301-7400
(603) 271-7831 voice
(603) 271-7832 fax
(603) 271-STAR recording
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Opened 1990
SCHOOL/DIST PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.starhop.com
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12.2m dome, installed 1990
Capacity 92, epicentric; annual attendance: 68000
Sky-Skan definiti installed 2005
4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab
Capacity 25
6m Avela Go-Dome dome, installed/planned 2008
Capacity 30
e-Planetarium Newtonian-1 installed/planned 2008
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SPICE automation. The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium presents several shows
throughout the year and supports a wide variety of educational and
entertaining offerings: lectures, teacher workshops, public workshops,
private rentals, stargazing sessions, and an on-site resource room.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
The Voyager Encounters
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Jeanne T. Gerulskis, Executive Director
David McDonald, Education Director
Sureya Ennabe, Gift Shop Manager
Sandt Michener, Producer
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Planetarium, Grainger Observ.
Phillips Exeter Academy
20 Main Street
Exeter, NH 03833-2460
(603) 772-4311
(603) 777-4384
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Opened 1781
SCHOOL/DIST
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4.9 m Learning Technologies Starlab, installed 2006
Capacity 25
Learning Technologies Digital Starlab installed 2006
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John A. Blackwell, Observatory Director
Jim DiCarlo, Science Teacher
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Sky-Skan, Inc.
51 Lake Street
Nashua, NH 03060-4513
(603) 880-8500
(603) 882-6522 fax
(800) 880-8500 toll-free
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PRIVATE/COMML
www.skyskan.com
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8.23m tilt dome
unidirectional
Sky-Skan definiti installed 2002
Sky-Skan SkyVision installed 1997
Sky-Skan definiti PD
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Digital planetarium systems, full dome video systems, automation systems,
videodiscs, special effects projectors, slide sets.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Larry Cat In Space, Season Of Light, Sky Quest, Larry Cat In Space
The Cowboy Astronomer, Sky Quest, The Voyager Encounters
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Steven T. Savage, President
D. Martin Ratcliffe, Dir. Professional Development
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Virginia A. Savage, Office Manager
Paul Tetu, Sales and Systems Specialist
Johan Gijsenbergs, European representative
Stephanie Wilson, Sales and Systems Specialist
Ty Bloomquist
Claude Ganter
Geoff Skelton
David Miller
Edward White
Robert Calusdian
Kwan-Sub Shin
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Planetarium
Bayonne High School
Avenue A & 28th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201)
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Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST
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7.3 m dome
Capacity 60
Spitz A3P
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
HUBBLE: Report From Orbit
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Ann Fencik
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Planetarium
School #29
919-941 North Broad Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 436-5065
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Opened 2006
SCHOOL/DIST
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Dome installed 2006
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha installed 2006
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Hubble Vision 2, Oceans In Space
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Michael Cortico
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Paul S. Hiack Planetarium, The
College of N.J., Physics Dept.
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628
(609) 771-2569
(609) 637-5109 fax
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Opened 2000
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.tcnj.edu/~physics
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9.1 m dome, installed 2000
Capacity 36, epicentric
Zeiss ZKP 3 installed 2000
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
'Tis The Season, More Than Meets The Eye '93
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Carole A. Calu, Physics Office Manager (609) 771-2589
Dr. Paul Hiack, Professor Emeritus (609) 771-2846
Dr. Thulsi Wickramasinghe (609) 771-2562
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Edelman Planetarium, Physics &
Astronomy, Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
(856) 256-4857
(856) 256-4478 fax
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Opened 2003
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.rowan.edu/planetarium
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12.2m 5° tilt dome, installed 2003
Capacity 104, unidirectional
Spitz 1024 installed 2003
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
'Tis The Season, Sky Quest
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Keith H. Johnson, Director (856) 256-4389
Dr. Eddie Guerra (856) 256-4500x3276
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Glenfield Planetarium
Glenfield Middle School
25 Maple Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042-4513
(973) 509-4174
(973) 509-4179 fax
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Opened 1984
SCHOOL/DIST PUBLIC SHOWS
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9.1 m dome, installed 1984
Capacity 60, concentric; annual attendance: 6000
Konica Minolta MS-8 installed 1984
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ECCS automation; SFX: meteor, eclipse, aurora, comet, zoom and rotators, 12-
proj. pan. A teaching planetarium, K-9 students are required to attend a
minimum of one session per year. Public shows for community groups and
other school districts.
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Michael Miller, Instructor
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Trailside Planetarium
Trailside Nature/Science Ctr.
452 New Providence Road
Mountainside, NJ 07092
(908) 789-3270
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Opened 1969
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS
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6.1 m dome, installed 1969
Capacity 30, concentric; annual attendance: 18000
Spitz Nova III installed 1969
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2 slide projectors, several live shows offered to groups and public.
Closed as of October 2000.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Uranus
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Dreyfuss Planetarium
Newark Museum
69 Central Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 596-6529 office
(973) 642-0459 fax
(973) 596-6611 show info
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Opened 1953 Total attendance: 29449
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.newarkmuseum.org/PermanentCollection/PermanentPlanetariumCollection.aspx?id=734
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7.3 m Astro-Tec dome, installed 2002
Capacity 50, concentric; attendance: 24487 (2007)
Zeiss ZKP 3 installed 1999
4.9 m Quim Guixa Sphaera dome
Capacity 30; attendance: 4962 (2007)
Learning Technologies Starlab
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SPICE Automation, 1 Sony & 1 Barco Video projectors, MPEG player,
2 ADATs, Starlab Outreach Program (w/Sphaera Dome)serves 10,000.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, The Mars Show, More Than Meets The Eye, Voyager 2 At Uranus
Voyager 2 At Neptune, Larry Cat In Space, The Voyager Encounters
'Tis The Season, Sky Quest, Oceans In Space, MarsQuest, Hubble Vision 2
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Bill McClain, Planetarium Educator (973) 596-6578
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Kevin D. Conod, Planetarium Manager (973) 596-6609 Chair, MAPS Publication Committee
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Mary Hiller, Assistant Manager (973) 596-6610
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Panther Planetarium
Panther Academy
201 Memorial Drive
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 321-2290
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Opened 2004
SCHOOL/DIST
http://inet.paterson.k12.nj.us/~panther
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10.9m Spitz dome, installed 2004
Capacity 45, unidirectional
Zeiss ZKP 3/B installed 2004
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ATM-4.
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Gary Swangin, Plt. Astronomer and Director Microsoft Cerfified Professional, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
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Planetarium
Piscataway High School
100 Behmer Drive
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4173
(732) 981-0700
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SCHOOL/DIST
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6.1 m dome, installed 2004
Capacity 32
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE installed 2004
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Jeff Fletcher, Science Department Chair
Art V. Ketterer
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Planetarium, Raritan Valley
Comm. College, Lamington Rd &
& Route 28, P. O. Box 3300
Somerville, NJ 08876-1265
(908) 231-8805 office
(908) 526-7938 fax
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Opened 1990
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.raritanval.edu/planetarium/index.html
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11.6m dome, installed 1990
Capacity 100, epicentric; annual attendance: 25000
Spitz 512 installed 1990
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SPICE automation, 4 SONY video projectors, 1,300 square feet exhibit space.
6 Pioneer laserdisc players, Sony SP 3/4" videotape player, 1 VHS player.
4 Starlabs reach out to 16000+ students annually. NJ Project ASTRO Site: a
natl. ASP outreach program to use astronomers as a classroom resource.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
Voyager 2 At Neptune, HUBBLE: Report From Orbit, Larry Cat In Space
Light Years From Andromeda
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Jerome M. Vinski, Director
Amie Gallagher, Planetarium Associate
Lonny W. Buinis, Instructional Designer
Wilma Bassista, Secretary
Holly Smeltzer, Instructional Designer
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Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Ocean County College
College Drive, P. O. Box 2001
Toms River, NJ 08754-2001
(732) 255-0343 office
(732) 255-0467 fax
(732) 255-0342 show info
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Opened 1974
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.ocean.edu/planet.htm
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12.2m dome, installed 1974
Capacity 118, concentric; annual attendance: 30000
Konica Minolta S-IIB installed 1974
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SPICE automation. 4 SONY video projectors; laser disk, VHS, Bowen AstroFX
sources. Traditional slide & brute FX projectors, 2 all-sky 2 panorama
systems. Concerts, weekly observing sessions, support for college courses.
Sponsor of Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area (ASTRA) ~80 members.
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
The Voyager Encounters, 'Tis The Season, Light Years From Andromeda
MarsQuest
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Gloria A. Villalobos, Director (732) 255-0400x2111
Deborah A. Daley, Administrative Assistant (735) 255-0400x2021
Michael Muhler
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Planetarium
New Jersey State Museum
205 West State St., PO Box 530
Trenton, NJ 08625-0530
(609) 292-6303 office
(609) 599-4098 fax
(609) 292-6464 recording
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Opened 1965
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.newjerseystatemuseum.org
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12.2m dome, installed 1987
Capacity 149, unidirectional; annual attendance: 65000
Konica Minolta MS-10 installed 1987
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Loch Ness Productions shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Uranus, More Than Meets The Eye
The Voyager Encounters, Larry Cat In Space, More Than Meets The Eye '93
MAGELLAN: Report From Venus, 'Tis The Season, MarsQuest, Hubble Vision 2
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Jay Schwartz, Director
Eric Eubanks
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