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RHODE ISLAND

Planetarium
University of Rhode Island
85 Upper College Road, Box 353
Kingston, RI 02901

+1 401 874 2057

www.uri.edu/index.html

Opened 1950
UNIV/COLLEGE

4.9m
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2006
SP2

Street address: 14 College Road, Kingston, RI 02881

Francine Jackson, Planetarium Curator ,
Prof. Elizabeth Bozyan, Astronomy Lecturer +1 401 874 2634

Joseph R Krupowicz Planetarium
Gaudet School
1113 Aquidneck Avenue
Middletown, RI 02842-5296

+1 401 846 6395
+1 401 849 2122

www.ri.net/middletown/gaudet

Opened 1969
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m, installed 1969
  Capacity 60
   Spitz A4, installed 1969
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2009

Vincent Giuliano, Principal
Renee Gamba

Planetarium
Ricci Middle School
51 Intervale Avenue
North Providence, RI 02911

+1 401 233 1170

Opened 2016
SCHOOL/DIST

6.0m Digitalis, installed 2016
Capacity 50, portable
Digitalis Digitarium, installed 2016

Thomas J. Mellen, Principal

Cormack Planetarium
Museum of Natural History
Roger Williams Park
Providence, RI 02905

+1 401 785 9450 weekdays
+1 401 461 5146 fax
+1 401 785 9457 wkends/hol

www.osfn.org/museum

Opened 1953
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

8.53m, installed 1994
  Capacity 79, epicentric; annual attendance: 21,000
   Zeiss ZKP 3, installed 1994
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2012
        HD

Projector is automated using Zeiss Skypost software. Auxiliary projectors automated using ECCS Hercules system. Video projection system and satellite downlink. Portable telescope (6-in. Criterion, solar filter). Open to public weekends, group visits by appointment.

Renee Gamba, Director

Planetarium
Woonsocket Public Schools
108 High Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895-4333

http://woonsocketschools.com

SCHOOL/DIST

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

SOUTH CAROLINA

DuPont Planetarium, Ruth
Patrick Science Ed. Ctr., USC-
Aiken, 471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801

+1 803 648 3654 plt
+1 803 641 3615 fax

http://rpsec.usca.edu/planetarium

Opened 1992
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m tilt, installed 1995
Capacity 45, unidirectl; attendance: 14,930 (2016)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2017

Public shows every Saturday. 7 and 8 pm Sep-Apr. 8 and 9 pm May - Aug. School shows every day during academic year.

Gary Senn, Director +1 803 641 3558
Darlene Smalley, Program Director +1 803 641 2842

Planetarium, Charles F. Bolden
Elementary School
1523 Laurel Bay Boulevard
Beaufort, SC 29906

+1 843 846 6112
+1 843 846 9283 fax

SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 25, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab

Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space

Wendy Wekenmann, Educational Technologist
Donald Lopes

Planetarium, Phys./Astr. Dept.
Clemson University
118 Kinard Laboratory
Clemson, SC 29634-0978

+1 864 656 3416 physics

www.clemson.edu/science/departments...

Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE

7.3m, installed 2012
  Capacity 45, epicentric
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2022
        SP2 HD Cove

Planetarium, Clear Dot
Charter School Columbia
2015 Marion Street
Columbia, SC 29201

+1 803 567 3075

www.cleardotcharterschool.org/

Opened 2019
SCHOOL/DIST

installed 2019
Digitalis Digitarium Kappa 2, installed 2019

Danny Woodruff

BlueCross BlueShld.Planetarium
South Carolina State Museum
301 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201-3027

+1 803 898 4944
+1 803 898 4988 fax

www.scmuseum.org

MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

16.8m tilt, installed 2014
Capacity 145
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2022

4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 25, portable
STARLAB

Liz Klimek, Planetarium Manager
Jack Dunn, Volunteer

Planetarium, Challenger
Learning Center RSD1
2600A Barhamville Road
Columbia, SC 29204

+1 803 929 3951
+1 803 929 3959 fax

www.richlandone.org/departments/challenger/index.htm

MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 25, portable
STARLAB

5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2007
portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2007

Carolyn Donelan

Planetarium
Hammond School
854 Galway Lane
Columbia, SC 29209

+1 803 776 0295

www.hammondschool.org/academics/academics

Opened 2019
SCHOOL/DIST

7.0m , installed 2019
  Capacity 24, movable
   Spitz SciDome IQ Laser, installed 2019
        4K

Hans Boeschen, Makerspace Teacher

Discovery Dome Planetarium
Darlington County Library
204 North Main Street
Darlington, SC 29532

+1 843 398 4940

Opened 2019
GOVT/MUNICIPAL

5.0m STARLAB, installed 2019
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2019

Jimmie Epling, Director +1 843 398 4940x8
Michelle Wallace, Branch Manager +1 843 944 8354

Ed Dooley Planetarium
Francis Marion University
4822 East Palmetto Street
Florence, SC 29506

+1 843 661 1441
+1 843 661 4616 fax

http://astro.fmarion.edu/planet

Opened 1978
UNIV/COLLEGE

10m Spitz, installed 1977
Capacity 84, unidirectl; annual attendance: 6,000
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2015

Public shows are presented on 2nd and 4th Sundays at 3pm School shows are presented weekday mornings.

Dr. Jeannette M. Myers, Director
Mike W. Lesso, Amateur Astronomer

Timmons Planetarium, Townes
Science Ctr, Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613

+1 864 294 2259

http://physics.furman.edu/facilities/planetarium.htm

Opened 2008
UNIV/COLLEGE

7.31m Astro-Tec, installed 2007
  Capacity 25
   Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE Sigma, installed 2017
        1.5KSE

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, HUBBLE Vision 2, Oceans In Space

Dr. David Moffett, Director
Val Satko

T. C. Hooper Planetarium
Roper Mountain Science Center
402 Roper Mountain Road
Greenville, SC 29615

+1 864 281 1188
+1 864 458 7034 fax

www.ropermountain.org/space.html

Opened 1988
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.2m 15° Spitz Nanoseam, installed 2016
  Capacity 120, epicentric
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2017
        IQ 4K

Programs for the school system daily during the school year. Public programs Friday evenings and every second Saturday. Friday evenings the observatory is open to the public.

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer

Maggie Connelly, Planetarium Specialist +1 864 355 8905

Planetarium
Anderson School District Two
10990 Belton-Honea Path Hwy.
Honea Path, SC 29654

+1 864 369 7364

Opened 2019

5m STARLAB, installed 2019
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2019

Beth Dabney, Instructional Technology Coach +1 864 369 4790

Settlemyre Planetarium
Museum of York County
4621 Mount Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732-9637

+1 803 329 2121
+1 803 329 5249 fax

http://chmuseums.org/settlemyre-planetarium-myco/

Opened 1977
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

9.1m, installed 1977
  Capacity 64, unidirectl
   Spitz 512, installed 1977
   Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-III, installed 2012

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, Season Of Light

Cate Crane, Museum Manager
Carole Helper Holmberg, Retired

Planetarium Learning Center
Spark Space, Downtown Library
151 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306

+1 864 596 3500

www.spartanburglibraries.org

Opening 2025
GOVT/MUNICIPAL

13.7m Spitz Nanoseam, installed/planned 2025
  Capacity 125
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed/planned 2025
        5x, Sony VPL-GTZ380

Planetarium
Fairforest Middle School
4120 North Blackstock Road
Spartansburg, SC 29301

+1 864 576 1270

Opened 2019
SCHOOL/DIST

12.2m Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2018
  Capacity 100
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2019
        IQ 4K Laser

Scott Taylor, Director, Lincoln Science Ctr.