GEORGIA
Opened 1980
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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12.2m Spitz, installed 2008
unidirectl
Spitz SciDome IQ, installed 2018
2400 Laser
Tommy Gregors, Executive Director
Todd Deariso, Director of Museums
+1 229 432 6955
Phyllis Broome, Guest Services
Opened 1967
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
Zeiss 6-proj. pan, E-III 12-proj. pan, 6-proj. all-sky/fisheye systems.
1 Starlab. An integral unit of the DeKalb County School System.
Public programs: 8pm Tu-F, 3pm WFSSu (also TTh in summers;
3:30pm Sept 96) Children's programs: 1:30pm SSu (seasonal).
Planetarium, Gwinnett
Environmental & Heritage Ctr.
2020 Clean Water Drive
Buford, GA 30519
+1 770 904 3500
+1 770 932 3041 fax
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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6.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2012
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2012
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7.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
Capacity 60, portable
Opened 2009
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
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12.2m, installed 2008
Capacity 120; attendance: 100,000 (2009)
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE Sigma 1.5, installed 2014
Opened 2011
SCHOOL/DISTPUBLIC SHOWS
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12.2m Spitz, installed 2011
Capacity 92, unidirectl; attendance: 5,000 (2024)
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II, installed 2012
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4.9m STARLAB , installed 1994
Capacity 25, portable
We are the 2nd planetarium to operate in Walker County. The original
planetarium operated for 31 yrs. (1967 - 1998), and was torn down to
make room for the construction of a new school. This facility is named
in honor of our founder James Alonzo Smith.
James Alonzo Smith, Founder
Shirley R. Smith, Co-Founder
Teresa Miller, Assessment Prog. Mgr/Financial
+1 706 375 8046
Opened 2016
PRIVATE/COMML
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6.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2016
Capacity 40, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2016
Andrea Gaiter Owens, Owner
The Omnisphere Theater
Coca-Cola Space Science Center
701 Front Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901-2925
+1 706 649 1470 info
+1 706 649 1478 fax
www.ccssc.org
Opened 1996
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
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15.2m 10° Astro-Tec, installed 1996
Capacity 120, epicentric
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2007
SXRD
High production quality, full dome content produced in house using all major
graphics programs including Maya, After Effects, and Adobe Audition. HD
video production capabilities using Sony's HVR-Z1U camera and Edius NX for
HDV. AVI Omniscan Laser System.
Dr. Shawn Cruzen, Executive Director
Christiana Unaeze, Planetarium Producer
+1 706 649 1475
Raymond L. Tankersley, Omnisphere Theater Director
+1 706 649 1484
George E. Coleman Planetarium
Univ of North Georgia, Physics
Dept., 82 College Circle
Dahlonega, GA 30597
+1 706 864 1511 phys.dept.
+1 706 864 1471 info
http://ung.edu/planetarium
Opened 1958
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWS
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9.2m Spitz, installed 1996
Capacity 46, concentric; annual attendance: 5,000
Spitz 512, installed 1996
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2014
JVC center
Free public shows Friday evenings while college is in session.
Planetarium
West Jackson Middle School
400 Gum Springs Church Road
Jefferson, GA 30549
+1 706 654 2775
SCHOOL/DIST
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5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab
Kristin Howell, 7th Grade Science Teacher
Opened 1965
MUSEUM/SCI.CTRPUBLIC SHOWSGIFT SHOP
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13.4m Astro-Tec, installed 2011
Capacity 118, epicentric; annual attendance: 36,000
Konica Minolta Super MEDIAGLOBE-II, installed 2012
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2011
![Portable dome](../art/icon_port.png)
5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2011
ECCS automation, rotating central panorama system.
Public shows daily and observatory on Friday evenings.
Opened 2008
UNIV/COLLEGE
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6.1m, installed 2008
Capacity 25
Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon
SCHOOL/DIST
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5.0m, installed 2022
Capacity 30, portable
Custom Mirror, installed 2022
Brent Hatton, Music Teacher
Planetarium, Blessed Trinity
Catholic High School
11320 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075
+1 678 277 9083
SCHOOL/DIST
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5.0m, installed 2023
Capacity 30, portable
Custom Mirror, installed 2023
Cynthia Watts-Skinner, Earth Sciences Teacher
Opened 1974
SCHOOL/DISTGIFT SHOP
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4.9m STARLAB, installed 1997
Capacity 30, concentric; attendance: 8,000 (2006)
STARLAB, installed 1997
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4.9m STARLAB, installed 2001
Capacity 30, concentric
STARLAB
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6m Digitalis, installed 2006
Capacity 50, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Alpha 2, installed 2006
Oatland Island Education Center is a unit of the Savannah/Chatham
County Board of Education and is open to the public. Astronomy programs on
request. The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association meets at OIEC the second
Thursday of the month at 7 pm.
Opened 1972
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWS
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9.1m, installed 1972
Capacity 75, epicentric; annual attendance: 8,000
Spitz A4, installed 1972
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2022
JVC Cove
All manual, original Spitz console with modifications. 3 slide projectors, 1
LCD projector, 1 Mac, 1 PC with DVD, 1 VCR, 1 cd player which holds 100 cds,
and an old cassette player. Educational shows to Pre-K - Univ/adults
weekdays during spring and fall semesters by reservation only.
Opened 2010
UNIV/COLLEGE
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6m, installed 2010
Capacity 35, concentric
Digitalis Digitarium Gamma, installed 2010
Opened 1967
UNIV/COLLEGE
![Fixed dome](../art/icon_dome.png)
7.2m, installed 1967
Capacity 65, concentric
Digitalis Digitarium Kappa, installed 2011
Opened 1979
UNIV/COLLEGEPUBLIC SHOWS
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12.2m Spitz, installed 1979
Capacity 104, epicentric; annual attendance: 12,000
GOTO INC CHRONOS, installed 2002
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2008
Stephen D. Morgan, Plt. Director and Astro. Prof.
Retired June 2022.
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