ARMED FORCES/EUROPE
SCHOOL/DIST
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5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab
Michael E. Sherrod
Alan Silverstein
SCHOOL/DIST
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5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab
SCHOOL/DIST
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5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab
ARMED FORCES/PACIFIC
Starlab Planetarium
DoDDS Okinawa DSO
Unit 5166
Army Post Office, AP 96368
GOVT/MUNICIPAL
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab
CALIFORNIA
Opened 2004
SCHOOL/DIST
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4.9m STARLAB , installed 2004
Capacity 30, unidirectl
RSA Cosmos Cosmodyssee III, installed 2004
Elumenati HAL-1200a, installed 2004
Planetarium is used by Planetarium Production class to present shows to
elementary schools and to teach high school astronomy classes.
Cheryl Domenichelli, Assistant Director
Jeff Adkins
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Opened 1963
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
10.9m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2008
Capacity 72, epicentric
GOTO INC CHRONOS, installed 2006
Spitz SciDome IQ, installed 2018
4K Laser
All manually-controlled live talk shows for K-12 school groups (primarily
3rd grade) on Tues+Thurs mornings at 9:30 and 10:45. Planetarium Director
has 20% release time from teaching duties to run planetarium and give shows.
Opened 1973
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
10.7m, installed 2021
Capacity 48, concentric; annual attendance: 11,000
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2006
Twin (dual)
Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon, installed 2009
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
We specialize in audience participation shows. See Planetarium Activities
for Student Success (PASS) web site.
We also do STARLAB teacher workshops and STARLAB rentals to schools.
Opened 1956
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Tilt dome](../art/icon_tilt.png)
15.2m tilt Spitz, installed 2018
Capacity 125, unidirectl
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
Nick Contopoulos, Astronomy Professor
Opened 1970
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
15.2m Astro-Tec Ultimate Seam, installed 2006
Capacity 145, unidirectl; annual attendance: 30,000
Konica Minolta Infinium S, installed 2006
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2007
Group shows (25 min.) during the week; public shows Sat. 6:30; Lecture
Series, Specialty Shows Fri. 6:30; Laser Show Fri. and Sat. 8, 9, 10:00;
Corporate Events, Birthday Parties, Weddings, etc. welcome.
Planetarium is also used as astronomy classroom for college classes.
Sam Bliss, Dean of Community Education
Planetarium
Private Home Dome
36722 Matiz Common
Fremont, CA 94536
+1 510 676 1966
Opened 2009
PRIVATE/COMML
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3m Custom, installed 2009
Capacity 8, unidirectl; attendance: 75 (2010)
Spitz A, installed 2009
Lhoumeau SkySystem, installed 2009
Opened 1964
SCHOOL/DIST
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
7.3m, installed 1964
Capacity 72, epicentric
Spitz A3P, installed 1964
Lhoumeau SkySystem, installed 2012
Opened 2000
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
9.1m, installed 2000
Capacity 74, epicentric; annual attendance: 30,000
Konica Minolta MS-8, installed 2000
Custom Mirror, installed 2017
Sony VPL-GTZ280, 4K
Roger Key, Instructional Support
+1 559 278 2728
Kathleen Harrison, Instructional Support
Opened 2003
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
9.1m Sky-Skan, installed 2003
Capacity 48, epicentric
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2019
GTZ280 laser projectors
DS DarkMatter
Jennifer Krestow, Dept. Head/Educational Manager
ext. 5356
Starlab Planetarium
Youth Science Center
16446 Wedgeworth Drive
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
+1 626 854 9825
+1 626 855 3790 fax
www.youthsciencecenter.org
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
5m STARLAB, installed 2008
portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2008
Opened 1966
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
9.1m Spitz, installed 1965
Capacity 50, epicentric; attendance: 1,000 (2019)
Spitz SciDome, installed 2010
Planetarium,Guided Discoveries
Desert Sun Science Center ???
26800 Saunders Meadow Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
+1 951 659 6062
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
9.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2012
Capacity 75, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2012
Opened 1985
SCHOOL/DIST
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6.2m, installed 1985
Capacity 32, concentric; attendance: 1,000 (2005)
Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon, installed 2010
Street address: 5725 Oak Hill Lane, Kelseyville, CA 95451.
Eduardo Alatorre
Planetarium
Topcon Positioning Systems Inc
7400 National Drive
Livermore, CA 94551
+1 925 245 8300
+1 925 245 8599 fax
+1 800 443 4567
www.topconpositioning.com
PRIVATE/COMML
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Spitz Neg. pressure installed 2006
Spitz SciDome, installed 2006
Opened 2006
UNIV/COLLEGE
Opened 2010
PRIVATE/COMML
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
15.2m Pacific Dome, installed 2010
Capacity 100, unidirectl; attendance: 10,000 (2011)
Custom, installed 2010
Vortex Immersion 3Dome
Vortex Dome is a commercial entertainment venue and fulldome development
studio. The dome is available for special events and corporate rentals
in addition to quarterly public screenings.
Edward J. Lantz, President/CEO
+1 310 913 2696 Promoting and developing cutting-edge meaningful media for fulldomes.
Kate McCallum, Vice President of Creative
+1 213 706 2376
Andrew Dunifer, Marketing and Bus. Development
Opened 1935
OBSERV/ASTROPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
23.1m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2004
Capacity 300, epicentric; attendance: 380,000 (2015)
Zeiss Universarium IX, installed 2005
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2015
8K
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7m custom, installed 2003
Capacity 50, concentric
Elumens Fisheye, installed 2003
Mark Pine, Deputy Director
Patrick So
Chaka Jaliwal, Outreach Programs Coordinator +1 213 744 2072
Planetarium
March Field Air Museum
22550 Van Buren Boulevard
March ARB, CA 92518
www.marchfield.org
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2013
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2013
Opened 1993
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB, installed 1993
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12.2m Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2011
Capacity 107
Zeiss ZKP 4, installed 2012
Zeiss powerdome, installed 2012
VELVET
Michael Garcia, Planetarium Operator
Opened 1992
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12.2m, installed 1992
Capacity 105, unidirectl
Spitz 512, installed 1992
Custom Mirror, installed 2012
Tanner Rosenberg
Alby Luchko
Opened 2000 Total attendance: 220,000
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
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21.3m 16° Astro-Tec, installed 2000
Capacity 241, unidirectl; attendance: 120,000 (2005)
Zeiss VIII TD, installed 2000
SSIA Technologies , installed 2022
6x Sony GTZ380, 8k
Sky-Skan DigitalSky Dark Matter
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2011
PD III
![Tilt dome](../art/icon_tilt.png)
18.2m 26° Astro-Tec, installed 2000
Capacity 205, unidirectl; attendance: 100,000 (2005)
MegaSystem 8/70, installed 2000
James Kosinski, III, Planetarium and Theatre Mgr.
Conrad Jung, Astronomer
Ryan Turner, Science Visualizer
Opened 1997
SCHOOL/DISTPUBLIC SHOWS
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12.2m Spitz, installed 1997
Capacity 130, unidirectl; attendance: 9,950 (2024)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2023
Center mounted Griffyn 4K35-RGB laser
ALL PLANETARIUM EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
EVENT PARTICIPATION IS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS, AND AT THE WILL
OF THE PALMDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE CASES OF THE PLANETARIUM EVENTS.
Jeff Rich, Outreach Coordinator
+1 626 304 0238
Geodome Theater
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
+1 818 354 4321
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
6.5m Elumenati GeoDome, installed 2012
Capacity 30, portable
Elumenati Omnifocus, installed 2012
Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
6.1m Astro-Tec, installed 2008
Capacity 50, concentric
Spitz A3P, installed 1961
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2008
SP2
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12.2m, installed 1969
Capacity 75, V-chevron; annual attendance: 3,000
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
Public shows most Fridays at 7PM.
K-12 shows by reservation.
Joann Eisberg
+1 909 652 6408
Dr. Bradley Hughes
+1 909 652 6397
Opened 1979
SCHOOL/DISTPUBLIC SHOWS
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
10m, installed 1979
Capacity 64, unidirectl
Konica Minolta S-IIB, installed 1979
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2005
SP
Opened 2021
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
14.0m, installed 2021
Capacity 120, unidirectl
Custom, installed 2021
6x, 4k
Uri Griner, Manager, Exhibits and Theater
Opened 2019
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12.2m, installed 2012
Capacity 120, unidirectl
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019
Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12.2m, installed 2017
Capacity 80, epicentric
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-III, installed 2017
Digistar 6 workstation
George F. Beattie Planetarium
San Bernardino Valley College
701 South Mount Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92410-2798
+1 909 384 8539 office
Opened 1977
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWS
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
10m, installed 1977
Capacity 60, epicentric; annual attendance: 8,000
GOTO INC GX-10, installed 1977
Custom Mirror, installed 2017
We do live and automated presentations. We use a Sky-Skan system running
six wide angle slide projectors and several special effects projectors.
We primarily do shows for the local elementary schools.
Tom Varden
Dr. Lisa Will, Assistant Professor
+1 619 388 3364
Heikoff Dome Theater
Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101-1625
+1 619 238 1233 switchbrd.
+1 619 685 5771 fax
www.rhfleet.org
Opened 1973
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Tilt dome](../art/icon_tilt.png)
23.2m 25° Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2008
Capacity 318, unidirectl; attendance: 540,000 (2006)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2021
We were the first tilted dome, and the first combined planetarium and Imax
theater. Renovation 2008.
Dr. Steve Snyder, Executive Director
John Young, retired
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PassmoreLab
4901 Morena Boulevard, Bdg 600
San Diego, CA 92117
+1 858 490 1620
+1 858 273 5377 fax
www.passmorelab.com
Opened 2008
PRIVATE/COMML
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2008
epicentric
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2008
Research and screen dome for software and content development.
Greg Passmore
Opened 1952
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Tilt dome](../art/icon_tilt.png)
22.9m 30° Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2016
Capacity 290, unidirectl; attendance: 150,000 (2022)
Custom Mechdyne, installed 2016
Uniview and OpenSpace
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
6.5m Elumenati Geodome, installed 2010
Capacity 45, portable
Elumenati Fisheye, installed 2010
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
6m Avela Go-Dome 2-ring, installed 2019
Capacity 40, portable
Custom Fisheye, installed 2019
Optoma laser-phosphor, Navitar lens
May Nguyen, Planetarium Licensing Manager
Bing F. Quock, Assistant Director
+1 415 379 5184
Cheryl Vanderbilt, Senior Producer
+1 415 379 5178
Cathy Estelle, Dir. Sales Bus. Parterships
Dan Tell, Manager of Plt. Engineering
Jacque Benitez, Asst. Manager of Plt. Programs
Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWS
![Tilt dome](../art/icon_tilt.png)
15.3m tilt, installed 2010
Capacity 162, unidirectl
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2022
W. Scott Kardel, Assistant Director
Opened 1963
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12.2m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2006
Capacity 97
GOTO INC CHRONOS-II, installed 2016
RSA Cosmos InSpace System, installed 2016
2x JVC 4K
Mohsen Janatpour
Darryl Stanford
Planetarium
Contra Costa College
2600 Mission Bell Drive
San Pablo, CA 94806-3195
Opened 1975
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Tilt dome](../art/icon_tilt.png)
9.1m 5° Astro-Tec, installed 2022
Capacity 55, epicentric
Evans & Sutherland Digistar, installed 2022
SP
Dr. James Conrad, Chair, Physical Science
ext. 4430
Jon Celesia
+1 510 215 4095
Opened 1957
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
7.3m Spitz, installed 1957
Capacity 46, unidirectl; attendance: 20,000 (2007)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2023
2ch, 4k
The Gladwin Planetarium brings astronomy to the public, school children, day
camp groups, Santa Barbara City College students and many more. 5.1 surround
sound system.
Mobile Planetarium
Dome On The Go
438 Roxas Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
+1 831 471 5417
www.domeonthego.com
Opened 2017
PRIVATE/COMML
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
5.0m Digitalis, installed 2017
Capacity 40, portable; attendance: 1,500 (2018)
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2017
Apart from impressive visuals and technology, Dome on the Go provides a
personal, interactive experience featuring down to earth explanations of far
out phenomena. Stories, activities, demonstrations, and displays further
engage visitors to promote understanding and make each visit memorable.
Andy Kreyche, Owner/Educator
Portable Planetarium Serving the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas
Opened 2014
SCHOOL/DIST
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
7.9m Spitz, installed 2014
Capacity 100, movable
Spitz SciDome IQ, installed 2019
2400 Laser
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 20, portable
STARLAB
Kurt Kruger, Science Teacher
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12.5m , installed 2018
Capacity 84, epicentric
Konica Minolta Cosmoleap Sigma, installed 2018
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE Sigma, installed 2022
Planetarium, Astronomy Dept.
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
+1 605 723 2300
Opened 2008
SCHOOL/DIST
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
5m Digitalis, installed 2008
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha, installed 2008
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 25
STARLAB
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWS
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
9.2m Goto
Capacity 77
GOTO INC CHRONOS, installed 2005
Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2012
HD
Jim Lund, Manager
Dr. Edward D. Ortell, Professor of Astronomy
Shimonee Kadakia, Part-time Faculty
Prof. Perry Hacking
Jennifer Asbell
Illuminations Planetarium
Queen Mary 2, Cunard Line
24303 Town Center Trive
Valencia, CA 91355
Opened 2004
PRIVATE/COMML
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
12m, installed 2004
Capacity 150, unidirectl
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2004
Opened 1966
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWS
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
7.3m Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2008
Capacity 50, concentric; annual attendance: 1,000
Spitz SciDome, installed 2004
Public shows are presented monthly by the LAVC Astronomy Group. LAVC
Observatory with Celestron 16-in telescope. Planetarium includes Spitz ATM-4
automation system controlling SciDome, slide projectors, digital tape deck
and LED coves. Laserdisc, VCR and DVD feed 2 LCD video projectors;5.1 sound.
Samuel B. Pena Planetarium
Tulare Co. Office of Education
11535 Avenue 264
Visalia, CA 93291
+1 559 733 6871
+1 559 733 2747 fax
Opened 1970
SCHOOL/DIST
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
9.1m, installed 2005
Capacity 70, epicentric; attendance: 24,295 (2014)
Spitz A3P, installed 2005
Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2008
Opened 1968
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
10.7m, installed 1968
Capacity 100
Zeiss ZKP 4, installed 2008
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2017
SP2 HD
Opened 1964
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
7.3m Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2012
Capacity 40
Spitz SciDome, installed 2012
HD
Charles R. Huff
Russ Whiting
,
Planetarium, Explorer's Dome
Viking Orion Cruise Ship
5700 Canoga Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
+1 855 388 4546
Opened 2018
Opened 2011
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
9.1m, installed 2010
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2010
Carolyn Mallory, Professor of Astronomy
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