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ALABAMA

Christenberry Planetarium
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229

+1 205 726 4139
+1 205 726 3479 fax

www.samford.edu/departments/planetarium/

Opened 1964
UNIV/COLLEGE

12.2m 17° Spitz, installed 2001
  Capacity 100, epicentric; attendance: 5,000 (2022)
   Spitz 1024, installed 2001
   ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2007

Three CRT video projectors, DLP projector, 12 Allskies, six dissolve slide projectors, DVD, ATM4 automation, Laser Disk, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, SVHS

Don H. Olive, Ph.D, Director, Physics Dept. Chair +1 205 726 4894

Planetarium
Bayside Academy
303 Dryer Avenue
Daphne, AL 36526

+1 251 338 6300

Opened 1970
SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2011

Carly Blankenship, Science Teacher +1 251 338 6466

Digitarium Planetarium
Landmark Park
430 Landmark Drive
Dothan, AL 36303

+1 334 794 3452
+1 334 677 7229 fax

www.landmarkparkdothan.com

MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

4.9m STARLAB
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB
   Digitalis Digitarium Delta, installed 2010

Kathie Moore, Assistant Director
Anna Holman, Education Director

INTUITIVE Planetarium
U. S. Space & Rocket Center
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL 35805-3371

+1 256 837 3400
+1 256 837 6137
+1 800 637 7223

www.rocketcenter.com/INTUITIVEPlanetarium

Opened 1970
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS

20.4m Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2019
  unidirectl
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019
        8K

Albert David Weigel, Planetarium Director

GeoDome Planetarium, NASA ????
Marshall Space Flight Center
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville, AL 35812

+1 256 837 3400

GOVT/MUNICIPAL

7.0m Elumenati GeoDome
Capacity 40, portable
Elumenati Fisheye

J. S. U. Planetarium
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265

+1 256 782 5743 primary
+1 256 782 5336 fax
+1 256 782 5681 alternate

www.jsu.edu/epic/Planet.html

Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE

6.1m Spitz, installed 1969
  Capacity 30, epicentric
   Spitz Nova III
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2004
        SP

Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space

Dr. Laura M. Weinkauf, Associate Professor +1 256 782 5743

W. A. Gayle Planetarium
City of Montgomery
1010 Forest Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106-1115

+1 334 625 4799

Opened 1968
GOVT/MUNICIPAL
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.2m Spitz, installed 1968
Capacity 159, epicentric; attendance: 14,309 (2019)
Konica Minolta Super MEDIAGLOBE-II, installed 2013

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

William Tinker, Planetarium Coordinator

Planetarium
Muscle Shoals High School
100 East Trojan Drive
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661-3173

+1 256 389 2645

http://muscleshoals.al.msh.schoolinsites.com

Opened 1968
SCHOOL/DIST

6.7m, installed 1989
  Capacity 33, concentric
   Spitz 373, installed 1989
   Elumenati HAL-1200, installed 2005

B.C.C. Dork automation

Dwight McGee ,

Sea Sand & Stars Learning Ctr.
Orange Beach Elementary School
4900 Wilson Boulevard
Orange Beach, AL 36561

+1 251 981 5662
+1 251 981 5684 fax

www.seasandandstars.com/

Opened 2007
SCHOOL/DIST

5m Digitalis, installed 2007
Capacity 38, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2017

Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space, The Cowboy Astronomer, Season Of Light, HUBBLE Vision 2, Seasonal STARGAZING, Sky Quest, Oceans In Space

Nicole Bryant, Director +1 251 981 5690

ALASKA

Thomas Planetarium, Anchorage
Museum at Rasmuson Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501

+1 907 929 9200 general

www.anchoragemuseum.org/visit/planetarium

Opened 2010
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

7.31m, installed 2010
Capacity 38, unidirectl; annual attendance: 15,000
Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2018

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer, HUBBLE Vision 2, Larry Cat In Space

Aaron Slonecker, Programs/Planetarium Manager , +1 907 929 9277
Doug Adams, Museum IT Director

Planetarium & Visualization
Theater, University of Alaska
Anchorage, 3011 Science Circle
Anchorage, AK 99508

+1 907 786 4940 admin.asst

http://planetarium.uaa.alaska.edu

Opened 2009
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

10m 2° Spitz, installed 2009
Capacity 62, epicentric
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2009

Public shows are typically presented 3 Fridays every month, 2 shows per ghht. (We skip First Fridays of each month.) Private shows (e.g., school groups) are scheduled as needed.

Ms. Omega Smith, Director +1 907 786 1838
Kathy Stevens, Administrative Assistant +1 907 786 4940
Dr. Travis Arthur Rector, Show Presenter , +1 907 786 1242

Planetarium, Geophysical Inst.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
903 Koyukuk Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320

+1 907 474 7558
+1 907 474 7125 fax

www.gi.alaska.edu/gi-education-outreach/portable-planetarium

Opened 2007
UNIV/COLLEGE

4m STARLAB, installed 2007
portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2007

6m STARLAB
Capacity 40, portable

Dr. Robert Herrick, Research Professor +1 907 474 6445
Doreen Hayward +1 907 474 1910

Marie Drake Planetarium
Marie Drake Middle School
10014 Crazy Horse Drive
Juneau, AK 99801-8529

+1 907 500 2941

http://mariedrakeplanetarium.org

Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
  Capacity 80
   Spitz A3P'
   Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2020

Cristina Della Rosa, President, Friends of MDP
John Kremers, Volunteer +1 907 723 9012
Stephen Kocsis, Secretary, Friends of MDP +1 907 500 2941
Clark Branch, Treasurer, Friends of MDP
David Hanson, Board Member, Friends of MDP
Rosemary Walling, Board Member, Friends of MDP
Dolly Kremers