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MICHIGAN

Robinson Planetarium
Adrian College
Peelle Hall, Williams Street
Adrian, MI 49221-2575

+1 517 264 3944
+1 517 264 3181 fax

www.adrian.edu/earthscience/planetarium.php

Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m
  Capacity 66
   Spitz A3P
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2012
        HD

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer, Season Of Light

Dr. Sarah L. Hanson, Planetarium Director +1 517 264 3944 (517) 264-3181 fax

Sky Theater
Besser Museum for NE Michigan
491 Johnson Street
Alpena, MI 49707-1496

+1 989 356 2202 Main line

www.bessermuseum.org/sky-theater

Opened 1966
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

9.1m Spitz, installed 1966
  Capacity 51, unidirectl; annual attendance: 5,000
   Spitz A3P, installed 1966
   Spitz SciDome XD, installed 2016
        IQ 2560

63 projectors, school classes, home of Huron Starwatchers Society.

Christine Witulski, Museum Executive Director

Planetarium and Digital Dome
UM Museum of Natural History
1105 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

+1 734 647 1381 office
+1 734 647 2767 fax

http://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/visitors/planetarium-dome-theater.html

Opened 1958
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

9m 10° Astro-Tec, installed 2017
  Capacity 57, unidirectl
   Elumenati HAL-SX6, installed 2007
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019

Bowen Technovation light and sound. Figures seating.

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, MarsQuest, HUBBLE Vision 2, Larry Cat In Space, Season Of Light, Light Years From Andromeda, The Cowboy Astronomer

Jeffrey Stark, Manager

Delta College Planetarium
100 Center Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708

+1 989 667 2260
+1 989 667 2266 fax

www.delta.edu/planet

Opened 1997
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.2m 10°, installed 1996
  Capacity 140, unidirectl; attendance: 18,000 (2017)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
        2x JVC laser-phosphor

School shows, university classes, public programs, telescope observing deck. Extensive library of fulldome shows combined with live presentations. Host rentals and special events.

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Mike Murray, Planetarium Manager/Astronomer , +1 989 667 2270
Brian Kennedy, Planetarium Show Specialist +1 989 667 2271
Bailey Burns, Planetarium Center Coordinator +1 989 667 2273
David Bontekoe, Planetarium Assistant +1 989 667 2262

Planetarium
COGNiTiON Earth and Space Lab
232 North Michigan Avenue
Beulah, MI 49617

+1 231 383 4095 Main

www.discovercognition.org

Opened 2016
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
GIFT SHOP

5.0m 5° Custom Emerald, installed 2022
  Capacity 25, portable
     Custom Fisheye, installed 2022
        Barco G60 1200p HemiStar lens
        Space Engine, Open Space w/ SEILER GUI

Projector Provider: SEILER Instruments, St. Louis Missouri. PC: Custom-built RTX 3080 12th-gen Intel. COGNiTiON is 501c3 Non-Profit interactive science playground captivating the community and lifelong learners. Planetarium generously provided by local Impact100 group.

Aaron Harris, Program Director ,

Acheson Planetarium
Cranbrook Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

+1 248 645 3235 plt. offc.
+1 248 645 3050 fax

http://science.cranbrook.edu

Opened 1955
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

9.1m plaster, installed 1955
  Capacity 75, epicentric; attendance: 50,000 (2006)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2012
        SP2 HD 2560x1600

SPICE automation. 2 Barco VPRJ. Laserdisk and DVD video sources. Divine Lightwave Technologies fiber-fed dual-head laser projector (2 Alesis source decks.) All-Sky system.

Michael J. Narlock, Head of Astronomy , +1 248 645 3729

Guy Hammond Planetarium
Henry Ford Community College
5101 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128-2407

+1 313 845 9722

http://sciweb.hfcc.edu/division/main/planetarium.html

Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE

7.3m
  Capacity 48
   Spitz A3P
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2011

Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2, Season Of Light

Steven R. Murrell, Director
Michael C. LoPresto ,

Planetarium, Dept. of Physics
Wayne State University
42 West Warren Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202

+1 313 577 1813

http://planetarium.wayne.edu

Opened 1998
UNIV/COLLEGE

8.2m Spitz, installed 1998
  epicentric
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2009
        HD

Claude Pruneau, Planetarium and Outreach Dir.

Abrams Planetarium
Michigan State University
755 Science Road
East Lansing, MI 48824

+1 517 355 4676 office
+1 517 355 4672 info line

http://abramsplanetarium.org

Opened 1964 Total attendance: 26,000
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.2m , installed 1999
  Capacity 141, unidirectl; attendance: 25,000 (2021)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2023
        2x JVC offset

5.3m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2009
Capacity 30, portable; attendance: 1,000 (2021)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar Lite, installed 2017

Sky Calendar subscription $12 per year

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Dr. Shannon Schmoll, Director
John Steven French, Production Coordinator +1 517 974 6495
Shane Horvatin, Education Coordinator

Robert T. Longway Planetarium
College and Cultural Center
1310 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503-1921

+1 810 237 3400
+1 810 237 3417 fax

www.longway.org

Opened 1958
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

16m 7°, installed 2015
Capacity 140, unidirectl; attendance: 28,000 (2015)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2021

6.0m Elumenati Pro Dome, installed 2011
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2011

SPICE automation, all-sky, panorama, video. We utilize both modern and classic technologies to make Michigan's largest planetarium one of the liveliest, most interesting, vital, trenchant and fun theaters of astronomy.

Patrick Ross, Planetarium Manager
Todd K. Slisher, Executive Director +1 810 237 3445
Pamela Lynn Atwell, Program Coordinator
Jennifer Horvatin

Planetarium
White Pines Middle School
1400 South Griffin Street
Grand Haven, MI 49417-2799

+1 616 850 6300

http://whitepines.ghaps.org

Opened 1965
SCHOOL/DIST

7.3m, installed 1965
  Capacity 35, unidirectl
   Spitz A3P, installed 1965
   Digitalis Digitarium Alpha, installed 2007

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer

George Jaeger, Planetarium Instructor +1 616 850 6300x6339
Brian Wheeler, Director of Technology +1 616 850 5040

Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
Grand Rapids Public Museum
272 Pearl Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5351

+1 616 929 1700 switchbrd.
+1 616 456 3977

www.grmuseum.org/planetarium

Opened 1961
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.3m Astro-Tec, installed 2013
  Capacity 147, unidirectl; attendance: 60,000 (2013)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2017
        JVC Cove 4k

Fully renovated and reopened March 2014. Special thanks to the Wege Foundation. Children's & general programming daily. Unique live solar system show. Producing original full dome entertainment & science shows. Happy to share our Digistar 5 scripts! ChromaCove NanoCove LEDs.

Emily Hromi, Planetarium/Theater Manager
John Foerch

Planetarium
Education System Support Inc.
4575 Lake Michigan Drive NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49534

+1 616 617 7485

PRIVATE/COMML

5.0m Avela Go-Dome
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2015

Mark Schut, CEO
Charles Wilson +1 616 405 6828 mobile

Kramer International Inc.
3849 Lake Michigan Drive
Grand Rapids, MI 49534-4520

+1 616 791 0095
+1 616 791 4419 fax
+1 888 655 7263 toll free

www.kramerintl.com

PRIVATE/COMML

5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2006
  Capacity 25
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2006
        Elumenati HAL-X2

5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2007
  Capacity 30, portable
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2007
        Elumenati

5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2010
  Capacity 30, portable
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2010
        Elumenati

6.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
  Capacity 45, portable
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2011
        Elumenati

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Robert Fisher
Robert A. Kramer, Jr.

Peter F. Hurst Planetarium
Ella Sharp Museum
3225 4th Street
Jackson, MI 49203

+1 517 787 2370

http://ellasharpmuseum.org/classes-and-events/planetarium-shows/

Opened 1969
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

9.1m Spitz, installed 1969
Capacity 62, movable; annual attendance: 15,000
AVI OmniStar, installed 2014

Our school planetarium is a nicely equipped facility with a Barco video proj ector, an all-sky system, cross-fading panoramas, numerous special effects, and slide projectors controlled by East Cost Control Systems. We offer 4 blocks of public programming between September and June.

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, Season Of Light

Katherine Gigliotti, Director of Learning

Planetarium
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
230 North Rose Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4070

+1 269 373 7978
+1 269 373 7997 fax

www.kalamazoomuseum.org/planetarium/

Opened 1959
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS

15.2m 10°, installed 1996
  Capacity 109, epicentric; annual attendance: 25,000
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2016
        2x JVC

Planetarium also includes interactive seat buttons from Evans & Sutherland, ChromaCove lighting, a Panasonic laser-phosphor auxiliary projector, and some legacy effects controlled by an East Coast Control system.

Mark S. Reed, Planetarium Manager ,
Steve Crawford, Planetarium and Theater Tech. ,
Bill McElhone, Director of Museum +1 296 373 7988
Eric John Schreur, Retired

Planetarium, Chippewa Valley
Schools c/o Shawnee Elementary
21555 Vesper Drive
Macomb, MI 48044

+1 586 723 6800

Opened 1969
SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m STARLAB , installed 2010
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2010

John Peacock, Science Specialist

Planetarium
Mount Clemens High School
155 Cass Avenue
Mount Clemens, MI 48043-2298

+1 586 469 7841 school

Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
Capacity 68
Spitz SciDome, installed 2010

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light, Seasonal STARGAZING

Cindy Boedeker, Executive Admin. Assistant
Tammy Laroche, Main Teacher +1 586 461 3456

Carr-Fles Planetarium
Muskegon Community College
221 South Quarterline Road
Muskegon, MI 49442-1493

+1 231 777 0289 math/sci.
+1 231 777 0287 pltrm.

www.muskegoncc.edu/planetarium

Opened 1972
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

7.0m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2012
Capacity 46, unidirectl
Spitz SciDome, installed 2012

Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space

Jon Truax, Planetarium Director

Hoffman Planetarium
Oak Park High School
13701 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park, MI 48237-2080

+1 248 691 8412
+1 248 691 8445 fax

Opened 1969
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
  Capacity 72
   Spitz SciDome IQ, installed 2019
        2400 Laser

Grayling Mercer, Teacher

Planetarium
Mobile Ed Productions, Inc.
26018 West Seven Mile Road
Redford, MI 48240-1845

+1 313 533 4455
+1 313 533 8445 fax
+1 800 433 7459 toll-free

www.mobileedproductions.com

Opened 1979
PRIVATE/COMML

4.9m STARLAB
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB
   Digitalis Digitarium Alpha, installed 2006

Larry Thompson, President
Jennifer Novack, Vice President

Planetarium
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
333 North Hill Circle
Rochester, MI 48307-1112

+1 248 656 0999

http://dinosaurhill.org

MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2010
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2010

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Sharon Taber, Program Director

Planetarium ?????????
Super Science Investigators
31825 Lafler Drive
Rockwood, MI 48173

+1 734 476 6165

www.superscienceinvestigators.com

Opened 2014
PRIVATE/COMML

7.0m Digitalis, installed 2014
Capacity 60, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2014

Corry Driscoll
Dr. Jeffery Driscoll

Planetarium
Carl Brablec High School
17855 Common Road
Roseville, MI 48066-4651

+1 810 445 5541

Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2019
  Capacity 67
   Spitz SciDome IQ, installed 2019
        2400 Laser

Michael Antoine, Technology Director

Planetarium
Upton Middle School
800 Maiden Lane
Saint Joseph, MI 49085-9587

+1 269 982 3467 plt
+1 269 982 0706 fax
+1 269 982 4631 school

www.sjschools.org/planetarium

Opened 1971
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
  Capacity 62
   Spitz A4
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2010

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer, MAGELLAN: Report From Venus, Seasonal STARGAZING, MarsQuest, The Voyager Encounters

Jenna Francis, Director +1 269 926 3469
Jill Hubble

Benjamin H. Long Planetarium
Lake Superior State University
650 West Easterday Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

+1 906 635 2267 office
+1 906 635 2266 fax

www.lssu.edu/geology/planetarium.html

Opened 1971
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m Spitz, installed 1972
  Capacity 90, unidirectl; attendance: 1,000 (2013)
   Spitz A3P, installed 1971
     Custom Mirror, installed 2013

The only planetarium in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Used primarily in education.

Dr. Christopher L. Heth, Assistant Professor +1 906 635 2438

Planetarium, STARBASE One ???
Selfridge Air National Guard
Base, 29553 George Avenue
Selfridge ANGB, MI 48045

+1 586 239 5576
+1 586 239 4430 fax

GOVT/MUNICIPAL

6m Avela Go-Dome 2-ring, installed 2008
Capacity 50, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2008

6.0m Avela Go-Dome 2-ring, installed 2008
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2008

Planetarium
John Glenn High School
36105 Marquette Street
Westland, MI 48185-3437

+1 734 595 2341 plt
+1 734 595 2338 fax

Opened 1965
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz
  Capacity 71, concentric
   Spitz A3P
   Digitalis Digitarium Gamma, installed 2016

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Linda Willman, Planetarium Co-Director , +1 734 419 2198x6922
David P. Christensen, Planetarium Co-Director +1 734 419 2300
Lynn A. Hayter

Planetarium
Theodore Roosevelt High School
540 Eureka Road
Wyandotte, MI 48192-5798

+1 734 759 5000
+1 734 759 5009 fax

Opened 1977
SCHOOL/DIST

10m 15° Spitz
  Capacity 48, unidirectl
   Digitalis Digitarium, installed 2017
        Epsilon

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Jeff Trudell, Technology Director
Tina Weller, Teacher
Lynn Kearney +1 734 759 5060

Planetarium
Eastern Michigan University
240 Strong Physical Sci. Bldg.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

+1 734 487 4144
+1 734 487 0989 fax

www.emich.edu/planetarium

Opened 2011
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

8.5m, installed 2010
  Capacity 37
   Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2022
        2400px

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, Season Of Light

Thomas Kasper, Director, Planetarium Events +1 734 717 3033
Norbert Vance, Observatory Director +1 734 487 4146
Marsha Lathion, Purchasing +1 734 635 0778 cell
Elizabeth Smith