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HAWAII

Planetarium, Imiloa
Astronomy Center of Hawaii
600 Imiloa Place
Hilo, HI 96720

www.imiloahawaii.org

Opened 2006
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

16m tilt Spitz, installed 2005
Capacity 120, unidirectl; attendance: 65,000 (2010)
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2007 3D

Mino'aka Macanas, Finance Associate/Bookkeeper +1 808 932 8923
Emily Peavy, Sr. Plt. Educator & Technician +1 808 932 8913
Roxanne Ching, Guest Service Operations Mgr. +1 808 932 8925

Jhamandas Watamull Planetarium
Bernice P. Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu, HI 96817-2704

+1 808 848 4108 plt office
+1 808 848 4155 fax

www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium

Opened 1961
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

9.1m GOTO INC, installed 2000
  Capacity 70, unidirectl; attendance: 70,000 (2010)
   GOTO INC CHRONOS HYBRID, installed 2013
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019
        JVC Cove

5.0m Digitalis, installed 2016
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2016

Romee Wizza Gaoiram, Planetarium Manager +1 808 848 4133
Luke Benavitz, Presenter

Hokulani Imaginarium
Windward Community College
45-720 Keaahala Road
Kaneohe, HI 96744

+1 808 235 7400
+1 808 247 5363 fax

http://aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html

Opened 2001
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m Astro-Tec, installed 2000
  Capacity 66, unidirectl; attendance: 10,000 (2008)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar II, installed 2000
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2010

SPICE 4.0 automation; BARCO 1209 and two 708s on Pan/Tilts in pit

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer, Season Of Light, Oceans In Space, Larry Cat In Space

Dr. Joseph Edmond Ciotti, Director +1 808 236 9111
Dineene O'Connor, Manager

Maui Ocean Center
The Aquarium of Hawaii
192 Maalaea Road
Wailuku, HI 96793

+1 808 270 7000

http://mauioceancenter.com/

Opened 1998

17m tilt, installed 2018
  unidirectl
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
        4K

IDAHO

Planetarium, Physics Dept.
Brigham Young Univ. - Idaho
Romney Science Bldg., Room 107
Rexburg, ID 83460-0001

+1 208 356 1917
+1 208 356 2248 scheduling

www.byui.edu/planetarium

Opened 1963
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

6.1m, installed 1983
  Capacity 60, concentric
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2008
        SP2 HD

Stephen McNeil, Planetarium Director +1 208 496 7741
Melanie Nelson, Physics Department Secretary +1 208 496 7730

Faulkner Planetarium
College of Southern Idaho
P.O. Box 1238,315 Falls Avenue
Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238

+1 208 732 6655 front desk
+1 208 736 4712 fax

http://herrett.csi.edu

Opened 1995
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.2m  Astro-Tec, installed 1995
  Capacity 144, epicentric; attendance: 20,000 (2017)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2021
        JVC

Bowen Technovation CommanderFX automation, FXAurora LED cove lighting, AstroFXAudio Dolby 5.1 surround sound, and AstroFX instructional/event presentation package. Educational and entertainment programs for public and school groups year round. Centennial Observatory 24-inch DFM R-C telescope.

Rick J. Greenawald, Planetarium Manager +1 208 732 6659
Teri L. Fattig, Museum Director +1 208 732 6501
Chris James Anderson, Prod. Specialist/Obsv. Coord. +1 208 732 6663

ILLINOIS

Planetarium
SciTech Hands On Museum
18 West Benton Street
Aurora, IL 60506

+1 630 859 3434
+1 630 859 8692 fax

http://scitechmuseum.org

Opened 2016
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

5.0m STARLAB , installed 2016
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2016

In planning.

Planetarium, Belle Valley
School District #119
2465 Amann Drive
Belleville, IL 62220

+1 618 236 5200
+1 618 236 4550 fax

Opened 2015
SCHOOL/DIST

  Digitalis installed 2015
  portable
   Digitalis Digitarium, installed 2015

Louis Obernuefemann, Superintendent +1 618 238 4513
Lori Zeiter

Strickler Planetarium
Olivet Nazarene University
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

+1 815 939 5395 office

http://strickler.olivet.edu

Opened 1967
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m Spitz, installed 1967
  Capacity 50, unidirectl; attendance: 5,568 (2018)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019
        SP2 HD

Madeline Shepley, Director +1 815 939 5681

Planetarium, Southern Illinois
University, Neckers Bldg. 483A
1245 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901-4401

+1 618 453 2729

MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

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

Robert Baer

William M.Staerkel Planetarium
Parkland College
2400 West Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821-1806

+1 217 351 2568 plt office
+1 217 351 2581 coll. fax
+1 217 351 2446 show info

www.parkland.edu/Audience/Community...

Opened 1987
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.2m Zeiss, installed 1987
  Capacity 120; annual attendance: 39,000
   Zeiss M-1015, installed 1987
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
        JVC Cove

Concentric seats with epicentric southern region. No laser, but doing light shows (very popular). Small gift shop.

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Erik S. Johnson, Director
Cindy Reynolds, Operations Manager
Waylena McCully, Producer ,

Planetarium, Regional Office
of Education #11
730 Seventh Street
Charleston, IL 61920

+1 217 348 0151

Opened/planned 2024
SCHOOL/DIST

6.0m STARLAB, installed/planned 2024
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed/planned 2024

Grainger Sky Theater
Adler Planetarium, 1300 South
DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605

+1 312 922 7827 reception
+1 312 322 0590 box office

www.adlerplanetarium.org

Opened 1930 Total attendance: 592,000
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

21.3m  Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2011
  Capacity 195, movable; attendance: 295,000 (2019)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2017
        6x Sony SRX-T615, 8K
        World Wide Telescope, OpenSpace, Uniview

17m 15° Astro-Tec, installed 1999
  Capacity 175, epicentric; attendance: 222,000 (2019)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2017
        6x Sony GTZ280

4.6m Atwood Sphere, installed 1913
Capacity 10; attendance: 75,000 (2005)

2 fulldome theaters and a large screen cinema theater. The museum receives ~550,000 visitors annually. The Adler produces and distributes planetarium programs around the world.

Mike Smail, Dir. Theaters & Visualization +1 312 294 0365
Nick Lake, Manager of Theater Experiences
Patrick McPike, Visualization Engineer
Steve Burkland, Mgr. Theaters & Digital Tech

Planetarium
Marist High School
4200 West 115th Street
Chicago, IL 60655

+1 773 881 5300

Opened 1963
SCHOOL/DIST

7.3m Spitz, installed 2019
Spitz SciDome IQ, installed 2019
4K Laser

Carrie Spano, Science Curriculum Coordinator

Planetarium, Liebman Science
Center, McHenry County College
8900 US Highway 14
Crystal Lake, IL 60012-2761

+1 815 455 8698 office

Opened 2008
UNIV/COLLEGE

8.3m, installed 2018
  Capacity 45, unidirectl
   Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2018
        2400px

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Paul Hamill

Elgin Planetarium, Science
Dept., School District U-46
355 East Chicago Street
Elgin, IL 60120

+1 847 888 5324 office
+1 847 888 9630 fax

www.u-46.org/domain/2920

Opened 1963
SCHOOL/DIST

7.3m Spitz, installed 1963
  Capacity 50, concentric; attendance: 16,500 (2018)
   Spitz A3P, installed 1963
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2011

Physical address: 312 Watch Street. No weekend or summer hours, staffed by one individual. Merit badge workshops and scouts sessions along with several public evening shows offered every school year.

Peggy Hernandez, Planetarium Teacher/Director

Dome3D LLC
260 East Elmhurst Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126

+1 630 660 8239 direct
+1 888 851 4642 toll free

www.dome3d.com

Opened 2010
PRIVATE/COMML

6.5m Elumenati OpenDome Theater, installed 2011
  Capacity 25, portable
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2013
        Christie 1280 DX

Dome3D is a fulldome content producer, technology consultant and reseller of Digistar 4 Outreach and Elumenati OpenDome Theater. Our in-house dome is used for educational, commercial, entertainment and production purposes, as well as conferences and mobile marketing.

Matthew Mascheri, President

Michael Planetarium
Evanston Township High School
1600 Dodge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201

+1 847 492 5844

Opened 1969
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2015
  Capacity 56
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2015
        XD

Gion Matthias Schelbert +1 847 424 7117
Andy Miner

Digital Starlab Planetarium
Gardner Camp
26558 160th Street
Hull, IL 62343

+1 217 432 1999

Opened 2020
PRIVATE/COMML

5.0m STARLAB, installed 2020
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2020

Amy Lefringhouse, Executive Director

Cynthia W Mitchell Planetarium
Jacksonville High School
1211 North Diamond Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650

+1 217 243 4384

Opened 2010
SCHOOL/DIST

6m, installed 2010
Capacity 25
Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon, installed 2010

John Lawless

Herbert Trackman Planetarium
Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431-8938

+1 815 729 9020
+1 815 773 6070 fax

www.jjc.edu/planetarium

Opened 1973
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m Spitz
Capacity 70; attendance: 9,000 (2013)
AVI OmniStar, installed 2013

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, Larry Cat In Space

Art Maurer, Planetarium Director +1 815 280 2601
Tammy Barnes, Field Trip Coordinator +1 815 280 2917
Andrew Morrison, Natural Sciences Professor

Planetarium
Morton Grove Public Library
6140 Lincoln Avenue
Morton Grove, IL 60053

+1 847 965 4220

Opened 2017

5.0m Custom cardboard, installed 2017
Capacity 20
Custom, installed 2017

Jess Alexander ,
Courtney Schroeder

Physics Department Planetarium
Illinois State University
Campus Box 4560
Normal, IL 61790-4560

+1 309 438 2496
+1 309 438 5413 fax
+1 309 438 5007 rec. info

www.phy.ilstu.edu/planetarium/planet.html

Opened 1964
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

9.1m Spitz, installed 1964
  Capacity 100, V-chevron; annual attendance: 14,000
   Spitz A3P, installed 1964
     Free Fall Technologies Mirror, installed 2016

The ISU Planetarium has a full-time staff of one, plus two part-time student assistants. The planetarium features a Spitz rebuilt A3-P. Also, ECCS automation and video system. Public shows are presented Fridays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 PM.

Tom Willmitch, Director +1 309 438 2496

Dome Planetarium
Peoria Riverfront Museum
222 SW Washington Street
Peoria, IL 61602

+1 309 686 7000x125 plt. off.
+1 309 686 0280 fax
+1 309 686 NOVA sky/show #

www.PeoriaRiverfrontMuseum.org

Opened 2012
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

12m, installed 2012
  Capacity 109, movable; annual attendance: 50,000
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2021
        6.5K
   Zeiss ZKP 4, installed 2007

6.5m Elumenati Geodome, installed 2010
  Capacity 30, portable
   Elumenati Omnifocus, installed 2010
        SX-6

Planetarium shows are included with regular admission to the museum. 4-5 shows play daily, with half being live and interactive. Our flat floor and removable seats make our popular special events and rentals easier to manage.

Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2, Seasonal STARGAZING

Renae Stenger Kerrigan, Planetarium Curator +1 309 863 3030
Nick Rae, Educator +1 309 863 3025 ext. 131
Jack Daleske, Educator +1 309 863 3048

Cernan Earth and Space Center
Triton College
2000 North Fifth Avenue
River Grove, IL 60171-1995

+1 708 456 0300x3372 office
+1 708 583 3153 fax
+1 708 583 3100 recording

www.triton.edu/cernan

Opened 1974
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

13.4m 25° Spitz, installed 1974
Capacity 93, epicentric; attendance: 20,000 (2015)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019

Theater renovated in 2015. Modest exhibits feature artifacts from Gene Cernan's Apollo 10 and Apollo 17 missions, space exploration, telescopes, geology and paleontology. Aura Technologies laser system.

Kristine Kovach McCall, Director , +1 708 456 0300x3408 Don't just visit Adler when in Chicago. We love to show off when you visit.

John Deere Planetarium
Augustana College
639 38th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201

+1 309 794 7318

http://helios.augustana.edu/astronomy

Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

9.1m Spitz, installed 1969
Capacity 60, unidirectl; attendance: 6,000 (2008)
Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2018

14 Kodak Ektagraphic IIIa's from 1992 to 1999

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Dr. Lee A. Carkner, Director +1 309 794 3405

Rockford Planetarium
Discovery Center Museum
711 North Main Street
Rockford, IL 61103-6999

+1 815 963 6769
+1 815 968 0164 fax

www.discoverycentermuseum.org

Opened 1974
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS

4.2m, installed 1995
  Capacity 50
   GOTO INC E-5, installed 1995
   Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II, installed 2010

4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Sarah Wolf, Executive Director
Corinne Sosso, Director of Education

Digital Starlab Planetarium
Schaumburg High School
1100 West Schaumburg Road
Schaumburg, IL 60194-4150

+1 847 755 4600

Opened 2017
SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m STARLAB , installed 2017
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2017

Tim J. Heisler

Digital Starlab Planetarium
Challenger Learning Center
720 West Judd Street
Woodstock, IL 60098

+1 815 338 7722

www.challengerillinois.org

Opened 2001
UNIV/COLLEGE

5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab