WEST VIRGINIA
Bernard L. Flynn Planetarium
Davis and Elkins College
100 Campus Drive
Elkins, WV 26241-3996
+1 304 636 1900x235
+1 304 637 1262
http://tours.fullmeasure.io/davis--...
Opened 1972
UNIV/COLLEGE
Fixed dome  7.6m 
  Capacity 35
   GOTO INC VENUS
Dr. Shawn Stover
Planetarium, National Radio
Astronomy Observatory
P. O. Box 2
Green Bank, WV 24944-0002
www.gb.nrao.edu/epo/gp
OBSERV/ASTRO
GIFT SHOP
Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB
The NRAO Starlab portable planetarium is used for occasional public shows, training teachers, and loaned to local area teachers for their own presentations. With the opening of the NRAO's Green Bank Science Center, the portable planetarium will have its own dedicated classroom.
Sue Ann Heatherly, Education Officer
Planetarium
Weir High School
100 Red Rider Road
Weirton, WV 26062
+1 304 748 7600 school
Opened 1963
SCHOOL/DIST
Fixed dome  7.3m, installed 1972
  Capacity 40, concentric
   Spitz A3P, installed 1972
Mrs. Leah Velto, Planetarium Director
Planetarium, Benedum Natural
Science Center, Wheeling Park
Commission, Oglebay Resort
Wheeling, WV 26003
+1 304 243 4034
+1 304 243 4110 fax
www.oglebay-resort.com/goodzoo/theater.html
Opened 1978
ATTR/PARK
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
Tilt dome 12.2m 12°, installed 1978
  Capacity 140, unidirectl; annual attendance: 97,767
   Spitz 512, installed 1978
JHE ScreenMaster III, video:laserdisc and VHS, LASER system w/Pangolin software (LD400). Programs are geared to general audiences and school groups. Shows daily, call for times. Member MAPS, GLPA, IPS, NPC, C-360, Inc., and the Pittsburgh Area Planetarium Association.
LNP logo Our classic shows: Larry Cat In Space
Jason Brown, LASER Programmer/operator
Steven R. Mitch, Retired
Bruce Campbell, Technician
WISCONSIN
L. E. Phillips Planetarium
Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue, Box 4004
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
+1 715 836 5731
+1 715 836 3955 dept. fax
www.uwec.edu/planetarium
Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
Fixed dome  7.3m, installed 1965
  Capacity 50, concentric; annual attendance: 4,000
   Spitz A3P, installed 1965
Public programs presented weekly during the Spring and Fall semesters.
LNP logo Our classic shows: Larry Cat In Space
Dr. Lauren Likkel, Assoc. Prof. Physics and Astro +1 715 836 5034
Planetarium
Southwest High School
1331 Packerland Drive
Green Bay, WI 54304-1399
Opened 1974
SCHOOL/DIST
Fixed dome  6.1m 
  Capacity 35
   Viewlex Apollo
Ray Greisinger
Planetarium, Uni. of Wisconsin
- La Crosse, Cowley Hall
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
+1 608 785 8669
+1 608 785 8403 fax
www.uwlax.edu/planetarium
Opened 1967
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
Fixed dome  7.3m Spitz, installed 1966
  Capacity 50, concentric; attendance: 7,373 (2019)
   Spitz A3P, installed 1966
ECCS Automation and lighting. 16 Ektas (left, center, right screens, pans zoom, rotator, 2-axis, and slew), video, supernova, comet, warp. Receiver, CD, DVD, laserdisc, VHS, mini-disc. Monthly public programs at 7 pm Mondays; weekly Album Encounters (light and laser shows) at 7 and 8 pm Thursdays.
Robert Allen, Planetarium Director
Gordon Stewart
Barlow Planetarium, Univ. of
Wi. Oshkosh Fox Cities Campus
1478 Midway Road
Menasha, WI 54952-1297
+1 920 832 2868 office
+1 920 832 2674 fax
+1 920 832 2848 info line
www.barlowplanetarium.org
Opened 1998
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
Tilt dome 15m 12° Astro-Tec, installed 1997
  Capacity 98, epicentric; annual attendance: 40,000
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar II, installed 1997
Wisconsin's largest and most advanced planetarium. Sky-Skan SPICE and interactive system; 5.1 surround sound. Dissolving all-skies, 7-slide pans and L-C-R projectors. Public shows Thurs. - Sun, live star shows, Space Academy and special programs.
LNP logo Our classic shows: Larry Cat In Space, HUBBLE Vision 2
Teri Gee, Director
Manfred Olson Planetarium
Univ. of Wisc. at Milwaukee
1900 E. Kenwood, P. O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
+1 414 229 4232 bus.office
+1 414 229 5589 fax
+1 414 229 4961 show times
Opened 1966
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
Fixed dome  9.1m, installed 1965
  Capacity 65, concentric; annual attendance: 10,000
   Spitz A3P, installed 1965
Jean Creighton, Director
Victoria Robison, Assistant Director
Planetarium
Madison High School
8135 West Florist Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53218-1794
+1 414 475 8150
Opened 1968
SCHOOL/DIST
Fixed dome  9.1m 
  Capacity 100
   Spitz A3P
Duane Allman
UWMC Planetarium
Univ. of Wisc.-Marathon County
518 South 7th Avenue
Wausau, WI 54401-5362
+1 715 261 6309
+1 715 261 6333 fax
Opened 1971
UNIV/COLLEGE
Fixed dome  8m, installed 1970
  Capacity 36, concentric
   GOTO INC VENUS, installed 1970
The UWMC Planetarium was refurbished and reopened for the 2002-2003 school year. Watch our website for upcoming events and shows.
Vickie Richmond-Hawkins

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