ARMED FORCES/EUROPE
Planetarium
DoDDS ISLES District
Unit 5185, Box 470
Army Post Office, AE 09461

www.isle-dso.eu.dodea.edu
SCHOOL/DIST
Portable dome 5.0m STARLAB  
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo STARLAB Digital Starlab
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING
Michael E. Sherrod
Alan Silverstein
Planetarium ????
Menwith Hill Elem/High School
PSC 45, Unit 8435
Army Post Office, AE 09468

www.mhil-ehs.eu.dodea.edu
SCHOOL/DIST
Portable dome 5.0m STARLAB  
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo STARLAB Digital Starlab
Freda Pullan
Planetarium Sterrebeek Belgium
Brussels American School
Unit 8011 Box 13
Army Post Office, AE 09714

+1 322 717 9570

www.brus-ehs.eu.dodea.edu
SCHOOL/DIST
Portable dome 5.0m STARLAB  
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo STARLAB Digital Starlab
Jon L. Allen
ARMED FORCES/PACIFIC
Starlab Planetarium
DoDDS Okinawa DSO
Unit 5166
Army Post Office, AP 96368
GOVT/MUNICIPAL
Portable dome 5.0m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo STARLAB Digital Starlab
CALIFORNIA
ESPACE Academy Planetarium
Deer Valley High School
4700 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA 94531-8486

+1 925 776 5555 school

http://dvhs-antioch-ca.schoolloop.com/espace
Opened 2004
SCHOOL/DIST
KML file 
Fixed dome  4.9m STARLAB , installed 2004
  Capacity 30, unidirectl
   RSA Cosmos Cosmodyssee III, installed 2004
   logo 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.
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space, HUBBLE Vision 2
Raymond Kuntz, Director
Cheryl Domenichelli, Assistant Director
Jeff Adkins ,
William M. Thomas Planetarium
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93305-1279

+1 661 395 4526 office
+1 661 395 4241 fax

www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/planetarium
Opened 1963
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  10.9m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2008
  Capacity 72, epicentric
   GOTO INC CHRONOS, installed 2006
   logo 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.
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light
Dr. Nick Strobel, Professor/Planetarium Director www.astronomynotes.com
William Knox Holt Planetarium
Lawrence Hall of Science, UCB
1 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA 94720-5200

+1 510 643 5082
+1 510 643 1055 fax

www.lawrencehallofscience.org/visit/planetarium
Opened 1973
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Fixed dome  10.7m, installed 2021
  Capacity 48, concentric; annual attendance: 11,000
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2006
        Twin (dual)
   logo Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon, installed 2009

Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB

Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB

Portable dome 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.
Peggy Storrs +1 510 643 3869
John Erickson
OCC Planetarium
Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

+1 714 714 7430

www.orangecoastcollege.edu/occplanetarium
Opened 1956
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Tilt dome 15.2m tilt Spitz, installed 2018
  Capacity 125, unidirectl
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
Scott Mitchell, Planetarium Director
Nick Contopoulos, Astronomy Professor
Fujitsu Planetarium
DeAnza College
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA 95014-5797

+1 408 864 8814
+1 408 864 5643 fax
+1 408 864 8282 technical

www.planetarium.deanza.edu
Opened 1970
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Fixed dome  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.
Toshi Komatsu, Director
Sam Bliss, Dean of Community Education
Planetarium
Private Home Dome
36722 Matiz Common
Fremont, CA 94536

+1 510 676 1966
Opened 2009
PRIVATE/COMML
KML file 
Fixed dome  3m Custom, installed 2009
  Capacity 8, unidirectl; attendance: 75 (2010)
   Spitz A, installed 2009
     Lhoumeau SkySystem, installed 2009
Kenneth W. Miller
Fremont U.S.D. Planetarium
Hopkins Junior High School
600 Driscoll Road
Fremont, CA 94539-3803

+1 510 657 2350x296

www.fremont.k12.ca.us/Page/26954
Opened 1964
SCHOOL/DIST
KML file 
Fixed dome  7.3m, installed 1964
  Capacity 72, epicentric
   Spitz A3P, installed 1964
     Lhoumeau SkySystem, installed 2012
Yvonne R. Alexander, Planetarium Director +1 510 656 3500x3802 0
Downing Planetarium
Cal. State University, Fresno
5320 N. Maple Ave., M/S DP132
Fresno, CA 93710

+1 559 278 4020 office
+1 559 278 4070 fax
+1 559 278 4121 prog. info

www.downing-planetarium.org
Opened 2000
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Fixed dome  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
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light, HUBBLE Vision 2
Dr. Steven J. White, Director
Roger Key, Instructional Support +1 559 278 2728
Kathleen Harrison, Instructional Support
Planetarium,Cimmarusti Science
Center,Glendale Comm. College
1500 North Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208

+1 818 240 1000

www.glendale.edu/students/campus-resources/planetarium
Opened 2003
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  9.1m Sky-Skan, installed 2003
  Capacity 48, epicentric
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2019
        GTZ280 laser projectors
        DS DarkMatter
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space, Sky Quest
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
KML file 
Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB

Portable dome 5m STARLAB, installed 2008
  portable
   logo STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2008
Ron Chong, Director
Patricia Smith
Planetarium
Chabot College
25555 Hesperian Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94545-2400

+1 510 786 6882
+1 510 728 9514x2 voice mail

www.chabotcollege.edu/academics/science-math/astronomy/planetarium.php
Opened 1966
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  9.1m Spitz, installed 1965
  Capacity 50, epicentric; attendance: 1,000 (2019)
   logo Spitz SciDome, installed 2010
Scott Hildreth, Planetarium Director
Planetarium,Guided Discoveries
Desert Sun Science Center ???
26800 Saunders Meadow Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549

+1 951 659 6062
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
KML file 
Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB

Portable dome 9.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2012
  Capacity 75, portable
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2012
Larry Hurst
Planetarium, Room 205
Imperial Valley College
380 East Aten Road
Imperial, CA 92251-0158

+1 760 352 8320

www.imperial.edu/index.php?pid=446
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  7.3m 
  Capacity 40, concentric
   logo Spitz SciDome, installed 2009
Russell J. Lavery +1 760 355 6202
Norton Planetarium,Taylor Obs.
c/o Lake Co. Office of Educ.
1152 South Main Street
Lakeport, CA 95453

+1 707 262 3499
+1 707 279 8372 recording

www.lakecoe.org/programs/taylor_observatory
Opened 1985
SCHOOL/DIST
KML file 
Fixed dome  6.2m, installed 1985
  Capacity 32, concentric; attendance: 1,000 (2005)
   logo 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
KML file 
Fixed dome    Spitz Neg. pressure installed 2006
   logo Spitz SciDome, installed 2006
Planetarium, Physical Sciences
Long Beach City College
4901 East Carson Street, D326
Long Beach, CA 90808

+1 562 938 3090

http://planetarium.lbcc.edu
Opened 2006
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  10.6m Spitz, installed 2000
  Capacity 90
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2016
        SP2
Dr. Amy Fredericks, Asst. Professor of Astronomy +1 562 938 4423
Vortex Immersion Media
Los Angeles Center Studios
1201 West Fifth Street, F-185
Los Angeles, CA 90017

+1 866 792 1717
+1 877 283 4766 fax

http://vorteximmersion.com/venues/vortex-dome-la
Opened 2010
PRIVATE/COMML
KML file 
Fixed dome  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
Samuel Oschin Planetarium
Griffith Observatory
2800 East Observatory Road
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1299

+1 213 473 0800
+1 213 473 0816 fax
+1 213 473 0880 sky info

www.griffithobs.org
Opened 1935
OBSERV/ASTRO
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Fixed dome  23.1m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2004
  Capacity 300, epicentric; attendance: 380,000 (2015)
   Zeiss Universarium IX, installed 2005
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2015
        8K

Fixed dome  7m custom, installed 2003
  Capacity 50, concentric
     Elumens Fisheye, installed 2003
Dr. Edwin C. Krupp, Director
Mark Pine, Deputy Director
Patrick So
Planetarium
California ScienCenter
700 Exposition Park Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037

+1 323 724 3623

http://californiasciencecenter.org
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
KML file 
Portable dome 6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2008
  Capacity 40, portable
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2008
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
KML file 
Portable dome 6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2013
  Capacity 45, portable
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2013
Patricia Korzec
Planetarium, Driven To Share
Science, Suite B, #166 ???????
731 East Yosemite Avenue
Merced, CA 95340

+1 209 726 0296

www.driventosharescience.com
PRIVATE/COMML
KML file 
Portable dome 5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2007
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2007
Thomas Tanioka
William R. Luebke Planetarium
Great Valley Museum
2201 Blue Gum Avenue
Modesto, CA 95358

+1 209 575 6196
+1 209 575 6466 fax

www.mjc.edu/instruction/sme/gvm/planetarium.php
Opened 1993
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
KML file 
Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB, installed 1993
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB

Fixed dome  12.2m Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2011
  Capacity 107
   Zeiss ZKP 4, installed 2012
   logo Zeiss powerdome, installed 2012
        VELVET
Arnold Chavez, Director
Michael Garcia, Planetarium Operator
Donald E. Bianchi Planetarium
Cal. St. Univ. Northridge ????
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330

+1 818 677 2775
+1 818 677 3234 fax

www.csun.edu/science-mathematics/physics-astronomy/planetarium
Opened 1992
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  12.2m, installed 1992
  Capacity 105, unidirectl
   Spitz 512, installed 1992
     Custom Mirror, installed 2012
Jeff Batten, Senior Electronics Technician
Dr. Jan Dobias, Program Director +1 816 677 5601
Ask Jeeves Planetarium
Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94619-2446

+1 510 336 7300
+1 510 336 7491 fax

www.chabotspace.org
Opened 2000 Total attendance: 220,000
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Tilt dome 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 4.9m STARLAB 
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2011
        PD III

Tilt dome 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
SAGE Planetarium
Palmdale School District
38060 20th Street East
Palmdale, CA 93550

+1 661 273 7646 main line
+1 661 273 7834 fax
+1 661 273 7067 alt. line

www.palmdalesd.org/sage
Opened 1998
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS
KML file 
Fixed dome  12.2m Spitz, installed 1997
  Capacity 130, unidirectl; attendance: 20,000 (2010)
   Spitz 512, installed 1998
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2012
        SP2 HD
We provide shows for Pre-K to 8th grade students, specifically addressing CA Science standards in most of our shows. All public shows are free. The Antelope Valley Astronomy Club holds free to the public monthly meetings with guest speakers on a wide variety of astronomical topics.
Jeremy S. Amarant, Director +1 661 273 7646
Monique Perez
Mobile Planetarium
Carnegie Observatories
813 Santa Barbara Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

+1 626 577 1122

http://obs.carnegiescience.edu
OBSERV/ASTRO
KML file 
Portable dome 5.0m Digitalis, installed 2018
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo Digitalis Digitarium, installed 2018
Jeff Rich, Outreach Coordinator +1 626 304 0238
Geodome Theater
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109

+1 818 354 4321
KML file 
Portable dome 6.5m Elumenati GeoDome, installed 2012
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo Elumenati Omnifocus, installed 2012
Elizabeth R. Daruthayan
Dudee Chiang +1 818 354 8260
Jeffrey Nee
Astro-Science Lab Planetarium
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-1544

+1 925 685 1230x3465

www.dvc.edu/org/departments/media-services/index.htm
Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  6.1m Astro-Tec, installed 2008
  Capacity 50, concentric
   Spitz A3P, installed 1961
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2008
        SP2
Paul Sasse
Daniel B. Milliken Planetarium
Chaffey College
5885 Haven Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737-3002

+1 909 466 2758

www.chaffey.edu/mathandscience/astronomy/planetarium.shtml
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
Fixed dome  12.2m, installed 1969
  Capacity 75, V-chevron; annual attendance: 3,000
   logo 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
Schreder Planetarium
Shasta Cnty. Off. of Education
1644 Magnolia Avenue
Redding, CA 96001-1513

+1 530 225 0200
+1 530 225 0295 show info
+1 530 225 0242 schools

www.shastacoe.org/programs-services/schreder-planetarium
Opened 1979
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS
KML file 
Fixed dome  10m, installed 1979
  Capacity 64, unidirectl
   Konica Minolta S-IIB, installed 1979
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2005
        SP
Nathan Fairchild, Director
UC Davis Multiverse Theater
SMUD Museum Science/Curiosity
400 Jibboom Street
Sacramento, CA 95811

+1 916 674 5000

http://visitmosac.org/explore/multiverse-theater/
Opened 2021
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Fixed dome  14.0m, installed 2021
  Capacity 120, unidirectl
     Custom, installed 2021
        6x, 4k
Uri Griner, Manager, Exhibits and Theater
Planetarium, California
State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819

+1 916 278 6011

www.csus.edu/college/natural-scienc...
Opened 2019
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  12.2m, installed 2012
  Capacity 120, unidirectl
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019
Dr. Kyle Padia Watters, Planetarium Coordinator
Planetarium
Hartnell College S-101
411 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901-1628

+1 831 755 6875
+1 831 755 6092
+1 831 755 6913 info

www.hartnell.edu/planetarium
Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  12.2m, installed 2017
  Capacity 80, epicentric
   logo Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-III, installed 2017
        Digistar 6 workstation
Tito Polo
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/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
KML file 
Fixed dome  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.
Patricia Jenkins
Planetarium
San Diego City College
1313 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101

www.sdcity.edu/Astronomy
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  10.7m Spitz, installed 2013
  unidirectl
   logo Spitz SciDome, installed 2013
        HD
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.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Tilt dome 23.2m 25° Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2008
  Capacity 318, unidirectl; attendance: 540,000 (2006)
   logo 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
??????????
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
KML file 
Portable dome 6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2008
  epicentric
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2008
Research and screen dome for software and content development.
Greg Passmore
Morrison Planetarium
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118

+1 415 379 8000

www.calacademy.org/exhibits/morrison-planetarium
Opened 1952
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Tilt dome 22.9m 30° Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2016
  Capacity 290, unidirectl; attendance: 150,000 (2022)
     Custom Mechdyne, installed 2016
        Uniview and OpenSpace

Portable dome 6.5m Elumenati Geodome, installed 2010
  Capacity 45, portable
   logo Elumenati Fisheye, installed 2010

Portable dome 6m Avela Go-Dome 2-ring, installed 2019
  Capacity 40, portable
     Custom Fisheye, installed 2019
        Optoma laser-phosphor, Navitar lens
Ryan Jason Wyatt, Director ,
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
Planetarium,Earth Science Dept
Palomar College
1140 West Mission Road
San Marcos, CA 92069-1487

+1 760 744 1150x2516
+1 760 744 1150x2833 reserv.
+1 760 744 8123

www.palomar.edu/planetarium
Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
KML file 
Tilt dome 15.3m tilt, installed 2010
  Capacity 162, unidirectl
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2022
Mark Lane, Planetarium Director
W. Scott Kardel, Assistant Director
Planetarium
College of San Mateo
1700 W. Hillsdale Boulevard
San Mateo, CA 94402-3784

+1 650 574 6272

http://collegeofsanmateo.edu/astronomy/planetarium.asp
Opened 1963
UNIV/COLLEGE
KML file 
Fixed dome  12.2m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2006
  Capacity 97
   GOTO INC CHRONOS-II, installed 2016
   logo 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
KML file 
Tilt dome 9.1m 5° Astro-Tec, installed 2022
  Capacity 55, epicentric
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar, installed 2022
        SP
Dr. James Conrad, Chair, Physical Science ext. 4430
Jon Celesia +1 510 215 4095
Gladwin Planetarium, S.Barbara
Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2998

+1 805 682 4711
+1 805 569 3170 fax
+1 805 682 4711x405 Astr.Evnts

www.sbnature.org/gladwin/37.html
Opened 1957
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP
KML file 
Fixed dome  7.3m Spitz, installed 1957
  Capacity 46, unidirectl; attendance: 20,000 (2007)
   logo 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.
Jonathan Wincowski, Planetarium Manager
Luke Swetland, Museum Director +1 805 682 4711x101
Mobile Planetarium
Dome On The Go
438 Roxas Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

+1 831 471 5417

www.domeonthego.com
Opened 2017
PRIVATE/COMML
KML file 
Portable dome 5.0m Digitalis, installed 2017
  Capacity 40, portable; attendance: 1,500 (2018)
   logo 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
Planetarium, SPARQ Center
Piner High School
1700 Fulton Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

+1 707 528 5245

www.pinerhigh.com/sciencetechnologycenter.htm
Opened 2014
SCHOOL/DIST
KML file 
Fixed dome  7.9m Spitz, installed 2014
  Capacity 100, movable
   logo Spitz SciDome IQ, installed 2019
        2400 Laser

Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB  
  Capacity 20, portable
   STARLAB
Kurt Kruger, Science Teacher
Kvamme Planetarium
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070-5697

+1 408 741 4018

www.westvalley.edu/schools/science-math/planetarium/index.html
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Fixed dome  12.5m , installed 2018
  Capacity 84, epicentric
   Konica Minolta Cosmoleap Sigma, installed 2018
   logo Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE Sigma, installed 2022
Benjamin Mendelsohn, Director
Tom Bullock
Planetarium, Astronomy Dept.
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305

+1 605 723 2300
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Fixed dome  6m 
   logo ePlanetarium Newtonian
Planetarium
John Marshall Elem. School
1141 Lever Boulevard
Stockton, CA 95206

+1 209 933 7405
SCHOOL/DIST
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Portable dome 5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2007
  unidirectl
   logo ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2007
        Elumenati X2
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2, Oceans In Space
Digital Star Lab, San Joaquin
County Office of Education
2707 Transworld Drive
Stockton, CA 95206

+1 209 468 4880

http://sjcoescience.org
Opened 2008
SCHOOL/DIST
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Portable dome 5m Digitalis, installed 2008
  Capacity 30, portable
   logo Digitalis Digitarium Alpha, installed 2008

Portable dome 4.9m STARLAB  
  Capacity 25
   STARLAB
Amy Kennedy, Administrative Assistant
Deawn Weiher, Staff Secretary +1 209 468 9096
Lissa Gilmore +1 209 468 9170
Planetarium
El Camino College
16007 Crenshaw Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90506-0002

+1 310 660 3373
+1 310 660 3246 info

www.elcamino.edu/academics/naturalsciences/astronomy/planetarium.asp
Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
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Fixed dome  9.2m Goto 
  Capacity 77
   GOTO INC CHRONOS, installed 2005
   logo Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2012
        HD
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Light Years From Andromeda
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  12m, installed 2004
  Capacity 150, unidirectl
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2004
Planetarium
Los Angeles Valley College
5800 Fulton Avenue
Valley Glen, CA 91401-4096

+1 818 947 2864 office
+1 818 947 2610 fax
+1 818 947 2335 recording

www.lavc.edu
Opened 1966
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
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Fixed dome  7.3m Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2008
  Capacity 50, concentric; annual attendance: 1,000
   logo 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.
David Falk, Planetarium Director (retired)
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
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Fixed dome  9.1m, installed 2005
  Capacity 70, epicentric; attendance: 24,295 (2014)
   Spitz A3P, installed 2005
   logo Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2008
Conan Palmer, Supervising Director +1 559 733 6328
Randall Planetarium, Bldg. 26C
Mt. San Antonio College
1100 North Grand Avenue
Walnut, CA 91789-1399

+1 909 274 5795

www.mtsacplanetarium.com
Opened 1968
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Fixed dome  10.7m, installed 1968
  Capacity 100
   Zeiss ZKP 4, installed 2008
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2017
        SP2 HD
LNP logo Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light
Heather Jones Rookhuyzen, Planetarium Supervisor +1 909 274 5494
Jessica Draper, Astronomy Technician +1 909 274 4439
Harbor College Planetarium
Los Angeles Harbor College
1111 South Figueroa Place
Wilmington, CA 90744

+1 310 522 8231
+1 310 522 8415 Phys.Dept.

www.lahc.edu/classes/physics.html
Opened 1964
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Fixed dome  7.3m Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2012
  Capacity 40
   logo 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
Fixed dome  5.0m, installed 2018
  Capacity 24
   logo Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018 3D
        7K
Planetarium, Physics Dept.
Pierce College
6201 Winnetka Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91371

+1 818 719 6401 college

www.piercecollege.edu/departments/p...
Opened 2011
UNIV/COLLEGE
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Fixed dome  9.1m, installed 2010
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2010
Carolyn Mallory, Professor of Astronomy

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