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TEXAS

Morgan Jones Planetarium
Abilene Ind. School District
P. O. Box 981
Abilene, TX 79604

+1 325 671 4637 secretary
+1 325 794 1336 fax

www.abileneisd.org/2269105281475690...

Opened 1968
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m, installed 2003
  Capacity 70, concentric; attendance: 26,690 (2008)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2003
        SP

1 zoom, no panoramas, 1 Conic orrery. School hours 8-4 M-F.

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer

Craig Carroll
Alan Caffey

Planetarium, Sul Ross State ??
Univ., Warnock Science Bldg.
East Highway 90
Alpine, TX 79832

+1 432 837 8355
+1 432 837 8692 fax

www.sulross.edu/page/651/planetarium

Opened 1960
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m Spitz, installed 2006
Capacity 60, epicentric
Spitz SciDome, installed 2006

Rick Villarreal, Planetarium Technician +1 432 837 8529

Space Theater
Don Harrington Discovery Ctr.
1200 Streit Drive
Amarillo, TX 79106-1730

+1 806 355 9547x13
+1 806 355 5703 fax

http://dhdc.org/index.php?page=space-theater

Opened 1975
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

12.2m 11°, installed 2003
Capacity 94, unidirectl; annual attendance: 30,000
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2018

Cinema-360 projector, ATM-4 automation.

Aaron Pan, Director

Planetarium
Andrews Ind. School District
405 NW 3rd Street
Andrews, TX 79714-5098

+1 915 523 3640

Opened 1976
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
  Capacity 60; annual attendance: 5,339
   Spitz 512
     Custom Mirror, installed 2017

Charles Hemann, Director +1 915 524 1943

Roundhouse Planetarium
University of Texas-Arlington
108 Preston Hall, Box 19059
Arlington, TX 76019-0059

+1 817 272 2467
+1 817 272 3637 fax

www.uta.edu/planetarium

Opened 1981
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m, installed 1981
  Capacity 62
   Spitz 512
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2013
        SP

Dr. James Gelb

Planetarium, University of
Texas at Arlington, 700
Planetarium Place, POBox 19059
Arlington, TX 76019-0059

+1 817 272 1183
+1 817 272 1184 fax
+1 817 272 0123 recording

www.uta.edu/planetarium

Opened 2006
UNIV/COLLEGE

18.2m 14° Astro-Tec PA-60, installed 2006
  Capacity 165, unidirectl; attendance: 50,000 (2024)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed/planned 2024
        Laser phosphor

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Levent Gurdemir, Planetarium Director
McKenna Dowd, Program Coordinator +1 817 272 0649

Planetarium, Austin I.S.D.
Science & Health Resource Ctr.
305 North Bluff Drive
Austin, TX 78745

+1 512 414 4551

www.austinisd.org/academics/science/science-health-resource-center

Opened 2014
SCHOOL/DIST

6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2014
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2014

Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2

Christopher Martell, Science Curriculum Tech. Spec. +1 512 414 4721

Planetarium, Children's
Museum of Brownsville
501 East Ringgold Street, #5
Brownsville, TX 78520

+1 956 548 9300

http://cmofbrownsville.org/

Opened 2005

5.0m STARLAB, installed/planned 2024
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed/planned 2024

Planetarium
Brownsville Public Library
2600 Central Boulevard
Brownsville, TX 78520-8824

+1 956 548 1055

www.brownsville.lib.tx.us

GOVT/MUNICIPAL

5m Digitalis, installed 2011
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon, installed 2011

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, HUBBLE Vision 2, Oceans In Space, The Cowboy Astronomer, The Voyager Encounters, Season Of Light

Corinna Chapa, Acting Branch Manager +1 956 548 1055x2127
Brenda Trevino, Branch Manager +1 956 585 1055x2121
Esther Garza, Technical Service Supervisor +1 956 548 1055x2109
Marisol G. Vidales

Brazosport Planetarium
Center for the Arts & Sciences
400 College Boulevard
Clute, TX 77531

+1 979 265 7661
+1 979 265 6022 fax

http://bcfas.org/planetarium/

Opened 1984
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

9.1m
  Capacity 72, unidirectl
   Spitz A4
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Judith James, Planetarium Director +1 979 265 3376

Planetarium
Texas A&M University-Commerce
2600 South Neal, P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011

+1 903 468 8650
+1 903 468 8651 fax
+1 903 468 8652 star line

www.tamuc.edu/communityOutreach/planetarium

Opened 2006
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

12.2m 7° Astro-Tec PA-70, installed 2005
Capacity 87, unidirectl
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2022

4.9m STARLAB, installed 2004
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB, installed 2004

Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space

Cheri Davis, Planetarium Director

Robert Wollman Planetarium
Richard King High School
5225 Gollihar Road
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-3317

+1 361 906 3400
+1 361 994 6918 fax

http://king.ccisd.us/groups/robert-wollman-planetarium

Opened 1965
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS

10.1m, installed 1965
  Capacity 100, concentric
   GOTO INC VENUS, installed 1965
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2010

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

Laura Marie Peck, Director +1 361 906 3400x2217 0

Planetarium
Ben F. McDonald Public Library
4044 Greenwood Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78416

+1 361 826 2356

http://cclibraries.com/index.php/about-us/branches/greenwood

GOVT/MUNICIPAL

5.0m
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian

The Cook Center Planetarium
Navarro College
3100 West Collin Street
Corsicana, TX 75110

+1 903 875 7592 office

www.cookplanetarium.us

Opened 1997
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

18.2m 12°, installed 1997
Capacity 200, unidirectl; attendance: 17,000 (2019)
Digitalis Digitarium Aethos, installed 2022

Located inside Navarro College's Cook Education Center which also houses the Pearce Collections Museum (Civil War Exhibits and Western Art Galleries) and the Reading Arrowhead Collection (Texas Paleo-Indian artifacts).

Dr. Bruce David Brazell, Director

Planetarium, Comanche Springs
Astronomy Campus, 3RF
4187 FM 654, P. O. Box 79
Crowell, TX 79227

+1 940 684 1670
+1 940 684 1678 fax

www.3rf.org

Opened 2004
OBSERV/ASTRO

5.0m Digitalis, installed 2017
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium, installed 2017

7.0m, installed 2017

Becky Barker, Chief Executive Officer
Shane Lance, Director of Education

Pierce Planetarium
Highland Park Ind. Sch. Dist.
4220 Emerson Avenue
Dallas, TX 75205-1070

+1 214 780 3858 office
+1 214 780 3799 fax

Opened 1970
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
Capacity 66, unidirectl
Digitalis Digitarium Lambda, installed 2023

The Best Little Planetarium In Texas

Geoffrey Orsak, Moody Innovation Institute +1 214 780 3089

SPOC Planetarium
Frontiers of Flight Museum
6911 Lemmon Avenue
Dallas, TX 75209

+1 214 350 3600

www.flightmuseum.com

MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

6.0m Digitalis, installed 2016
Capacity 40, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2016

Cheyanne Suffka, SPOC Planetarium Coordinator +1 214 699 4619
Rosalie Wade, Director of Education

Planetarium
The Hockaday School
11600 Welch Road
Dallas, TX 75229

+1 214 363 6311

Opened 2014
SCHOOL/DIST

4.6m, installed 2014
Capacity 16, concentric
Digitalis Digitarium Kappa, installed 2014

Dr. Marshall Bartlett, Science Department Chair +1 214 360 6381
Dr. Stephen N. Balog, Jr.

ICR Planetarium, Discovery
Center for Science
1806 Royal Lane
Dallas, TX 75229

+1 214 615 8300

http://Discover@icr.org

Opened 2019
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

9.14m 14°
  Capacity 44; attendance: 50,000 (2019)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2019
        Christie

Chris Kinman, Director +1 214 615 8301

Planetarium, Winn Science Ctr.
St. Marks School of Texas
10600 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75230-4000

+1 214 346 8166 office
+1 214 346 8505 fax

www.smtexas.org

Opened 1961
SCHOOL/DIST

10.7m Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2018
Capacity 78, V-chevron; attendance: 2,800 (2019)
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed/planned 2024

St. Marks School is an all-boys 1-12 private college-prep school. We provide planetarium shows to for our students in grades 1-4, 7 and 11-12 as part of the curriculum. We also provide shows for local public and private schools to help them meet their astronomy/science requirements.

P. Matthew Dillon, Lower Sch. Science Specialist +1 214 346 8348

Sky Theater Planetarium
Univ. of N. Texas, EESAT Bldg.
1704 West Mulberry Street
Denton, TX 76201

+1 940 369 8213

http://skytheater.unt.edu

Opened 1998
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m, installed 1998
  Capacity 101, unidirectl; attendance: 5,000 (2019)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2015
        SP2 HDQ

Ron DiIulio, Planetarium Director +1 940 369 7655
Ryan Bennett, Planetarium Manager +1 940 369 7719

Discovery Dome
MPTE Inc., dba ePlanetarium
803 Gatlin Creek Road East
Driftwood, TX 78619

+1 855 347 2366 DISCDOME
+1 855 801 0166 fax
+1 713 538 8882

www.eplanetarium.com

PRIVATE/COMML

6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2007
Capacity 50, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2007

5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2005
  Capacity 30, portable
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2005
        Elumenati X2

Michael Hutchinson, Office Manager and CFO +1 855 347 2366x4
Patricia H. Reiff, Customer Service +1 855 347 2366x3
Gary Paczosa, Sales

Planetarium
Dripping Springs Elementary
29400 Ranch Rd 12 N. POBox 479
Dripping Springs, TX 78620

+1 512 858 3700

SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab

Jessica Sigur, Facilitator of Learning
Rebecca Miller, Librarian

Planetarium, Physics Dept.
U of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

+1 956 665 7088
+1 956 665 2423 fax

www.utrgv.edu/planetarium

Opened 2007
UNIV/COLLEGE

7m, installed 2007
Attendance: 34,000 (2009)
Digitalis Digitarium Gamma, installed 2008

Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2, Sky Quest

Chelsea Lyssy, Planetarium Coordinator
Sandra Martinez, Planetarium Coordinator
Sara Fillman, Video producer

Planetarium ??????????
El Paso Exploreum
300 West San Antonio Avenue
El Paso, TX 79901

+1 915 533 4330
+1 915 533 1344 fax

http://elpasoexploreum.org

Opened 2013
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

5.0m Digitalis, installed 2013
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Delta 2, installed 2013

Deborah Chaney, Education Director

Gene Roddenberry Planetarium
El Paso Ind. Sch. District ???
5411 Wren Avenue
El Paso, TX 79924

+1 915 230 2641

www.episd.org/planetarium

Opened 1969
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m, installed 1982
  Capacity 120, epicentric; annual attendance: 34,431
   Spitz 512, installed 1982
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2013
        SP2 HD

ECCS automation, RGB cove lights, and ILDA standard RGB Laser projector, Barco 708 Data video, 2,500 sq. ft. exhibit area. Summer Laser shows. Named for the creator of 'Star Trek' who was born in El Paso in 1921. We present curriculum based programs for schools in El Paso and Juarez, Mexico.

Tim Holt, Planetarium Manager

Noble Planetarium
Museum of Science & History
1600 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107

+1 817 255 9300
+1 817 732 7635 fax

www.fwmuseum.org/noble-planetarium-about

Opened 1955
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

11m, installed 2008
Attendance: 38,000 (2022)
Digitalis Digitarium Kappa

6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2007
portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2007

Nicolas Baczewski, Planetarium Manager +1 817 255 9318

Planetarium
Freeport Historical Museum
311 East Park
Freeport, TX 77541

+1 979 233 0066

www.freeport.tx.us/default.aspx?name=historical_museum

Opened 2009
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2010
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2010

Laura Tolar

John H. Parker Planetarium
North Central Texas College
1525 West California Street
Gainesville, TX 76240-4699

+1 940 668 4252
+1 940 668 6049 fax

Opened 1970
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m
  Capacity 63
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2010
        HD

Sara Flusche, Director of Planetarium +1 940 668 4332

Garland ISD Planetarium
Lakeview Centennial H. School
3505 Hayman Drive
Garland, TX 75043-1999

+1 972 487 4781 office
+1 972 240 3750 fax

http://garlandisd.net/programs-services/garland-isd-planetarium

Opened 1977
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2017
  Capacity 63, unidirectl; annual attendance: 13,000
   Spitz 512, installed 1977
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2017
        IQ 2560

Spitz ATM-4 with digital sound for programs. 6 main, 2 rear-screen programmable projectors for images, with multiple special effects projectors as supplements. Closed 2011.

Ms. Charlie Belin Ruiz, Ph.D, Planetarium Director +1 972 240 3740x6152 5

John Carl Pogue Planetarium
S. Grand Prairie H. S. Campus
301 West Warrior Trail
Grand Prairie, TX 75052

+1 972 264 4731x266 plt.
+1 972 642 7902 fax

Opened 1973
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
Capacity 63, unidirectl; annual attendance: 15,000
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-III, installed 2012

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, Season Of Light

Chris Miller, Planetarium Coordinator
Glenn Austin, Astronomy Teacher

Planetarium ?????????
University of Houston Downtown
Two Main Street
Houston, TX 77002

+1 713 221 8000

www.uhd.edu

UNIV/COLLEGE

6.0m, installed 2008
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2008

Discovery Dome, Rice Space
Institute, Rice University
6100 Main Street, MS 108
Houston, TX 77005

+1 713 348 4634 office
+1 713 348 5143 fax

http://earth.rice.edu

Opened 2003 Total attendance: 13,250
UNIV/COLLEGE

5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2013
Capacity 45, unidirectl; attendance: 13,000 (2013)
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2006

5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2009
Capacity 45, unidirectl; attendance: 250 (2010)
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2013

6.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2012
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2012

The 5m likes to tour... in 2009 it served 6,000 students in Morocco, plus many events such as Sally Ride Festival (over 1000 girls annually), NSTA, IPS, AGU and CAST meetings.

Patricia Reiff

Natl. Ctr. for Macromolecular
Imaging, Baylor College of
Medicine, N420,1 Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030

+1 731 798 7951

http://ncmi.bcm.edu/ncmi

3m fiberglass, installed 2013
ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2013 3D
2560x1600 x2

Matthew Dougherty, Senior Scientific Programmer +1 832 368 1198
Htet Khant

Burke Baker Planetarium
Houston Museum of Nat. Science
5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX 77030-1799

+1 713 639 4600
+1 713 639 4635 fax

www.hmns.org

Opened 1964 Total attendance: 157,000
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15.2m 20° Spitz, installed 2016
  Capacity 187, unidirectl; attendance: 150,000 (2014)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2016
        8K

6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2004
  Capacity 40, portable; attendance: 7,000 (2005)
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2006
        Elumenati HL-X2

6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2004
  Capacity 50, portable
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2004
        Elumenati HAL-1500

5m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2005
  portable
   ePlanetarium Fisheye, installed 2005
        Elumenati HAL-1200

6.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2006
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2006

6.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2009
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2009

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

4.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
Capacity 20, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2011

SPICE automation. First fulldome system in the U.S.

Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space

Dr. Carolyn Sumners, Dir. of Astronomy and Physics +1 713 639 4632
Adam Barnes, Manager and Producer +1 713 639 4638

Planetarium
Carroll Elementary School
11411 C. E. King Parkway
Houston, TX 77044

+1 281 727 4100

SCHOOL/DIST

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

Planetarium and Observatory
Sam Houston State University
Farrington 204, 1908 Avenue J
Huntsville, TX 77340

+1 936 294 1601
+1 936 294 1585 fax

http://shsu-planetarium.wikispaces.com

Opened 1959
UNIV/COLLEGE

7.3m GOTO INC, installed 1971
Capacity 60; attendance: 350 (2018)
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-III, installed 2014

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer

Dr. E. Rex Isham, Department Chair
Anne Weathersby, Assistant to the Chair
Michael Prokosch, Public Outreach Director , +1 936 294 3664
Dr. Brian Oetiker
Gwen Penny

Robert Scott Pohl Planetarium
Nimitz High School
100 West Oakdale Road
Irving, TX 75060-6899

+1 972 259 3621x244

www.irvingisd.net/Page/525

Opened 1968
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m
  Capacity 80
   Spitz A4
   Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE-II, installed 2008

Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2, Seasonal STARGAZING

Scott Pohl ,

Mayborn Science Theater
CTC, P. O. Box 1800
6200 W. Central TX Expressway
Killeen, TX 76540

+1 254 526 1768 main line
+1 254 526 1236 fax
+1 254 526 1800 rec. info

www.starsatnight.org

Opened 2003
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

18.3m 14°, installed 2003
  Capacity 184, unidirectl
   Konica Minolta Infinium GII, installed 2003
     SCISS Colorspace, installed 2018

Named in honor of Frank W. and Sue Mayborn. Our goal is to provide our community with a unique experience from the moment they walk through our doors. We are both fun and educational. If you are interested in scheduling a birthday party or event, we do that too! Omniscan Laser Light system.

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

Clifford Bailey, Planetarium Manager +1 254 526 1680
Kathryn Winston, Director, Program and Outreach +1 254 526 1671

Discovery Dome Planetarium
Klein Independent School Dist.
7200 Spring Cypress Road
Klein, TX 77379

+1 832 249 4000

SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian

Planetarium, La Joya Sports
and Learning Complex
200 West Expressway 83
La Joya, TX 78560

+1 956 323 2000

Opened 2018
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2018
Spitz SciDome, installed 2018
1600

Daniel Garza, LJISD Facilities Ex. Director

Jack Pemberton Planetarium
La Porte High School
301 East Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, TX 77571

+1 281 604 7500

http://lph.lpisd.org

Opened 1964
SCHOOL/DIST

7.3m
  Capacity 34; attendance: 1,750 (2018)
   Zeiss powerdome, installed 2017
        Barco laser
        Uniview

Matthew Hausler, Astronomy/Planetarium +1 281 604 7608

Planetarium, Lamar Bruni
Vergara Science Center, Texas
A&M Int. Univ, 5201 University
Laredo, TX 78041-1900

+1 956 326 2460
+1 956 326 2463 tickets

www.tamiu.edu/coas/planetarium

Opened 2005
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m, installed 2005
Capacity 85, unidirectl
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3, installed 2005

Mission: outreach to public schools, education of the community, entertainment.

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Peter S. Davis, Planetarium Director +1 956 326 3128
Gerardo A. Perez, Planetarium Associate Director +1 956 326 2606
Laura C. Jimenez

Planetarium
Clear Creek Ind. School Dist.
2425 East Main Street
League City, TX 77573-2799

+1 281 284 0000

www.ccisd.net/homepage.aspx

SCHOOL/DIST

4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB

6m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2007
Capacity 40, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2007

Terry Brandhorst

Moody Planetarium, The Museum
Texas Tech Univ., Box 43191
3301 Fourth Street
Lubbock, TX 79409-3191

+1 806 742 2432
+1 806 742 1136 fax
+1 806 742 2443 museum

www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/visit/planetarium.php

Opened 1953
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

9.1m Spitz, installed 1971
  unidirectl
   Spitz 1024, installed 2005
   ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2011

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, The Cowboy Astronomer

Cameron Saffell, Asst. Director for Operations
Jamie Looney, Manager
Jouana Stravlo, Museum Association Member
Jill Hoffman

Spacebubble Planetarium
Science Spectrum
2579 South Loop 289, Suite 250
Lubbock, TX 79423-1400

+1 806 745 2525
+1 806 745 1115 fax
+1 806 745 6299

www.sciencespectrum.org

Opened 1986
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

4.9m STARLAB, installed 1990
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB, installed 1990

6.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2010
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2010

Terri Byrne, Starlab Coordinator
Sharolyn Kay Dudley, Operations and Science Shop
Alana Baliga

Planetarium, Pecan Campus
South Texas College, Physics
Dept., 3201 West Pecan
McAllen, TX 78501

+1 956 488 5831

http://campuses.southtexascollege.edu/pecan/index.html

Opened 2007
UNIV/COLLEGE

5m Digitalis, installed 2007
portable
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2011

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer, Seasonal STARGAZING, Oceans In Space, MarsQuest, HUBBLE Vision 2

Daniel Martinez, Planetarium Director
Martin Knecht, Instructor +1 956 872 2526

Planetarium
McAllen Ind. School District
2000 North 23rd Street
McAllen, TX 78572

+1 956 632 2906

Opened 2022
SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m STARLAB, installed 2022
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2022

Celeste F. Garza, Secondary Science Coordinator +1 956 632 2906

Planetarium
John F. Kennedy Elem. School
801 Hidalgo Street
Mercedes, TX 78570

+1 956 514 2096
+1 956 514 2086 fax

www.rgccisd.org

Opened 2004
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Konica Minolta, installed 2003
Capacity 50
Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon, installed 2018

Our fulldome shows: HUBBLE Vision 2

Roland Handy, Director of Technology
Antonio Anzaldua, Science Teacher
Elva Rivera, Principal

Richard R. Russell Planetarium
Mesquite School District
2501 Memorial Boulevard
Mesquite, TX 75149-3701

+1 972 882 7750
+1 972 882 7753 fax

www.mesquiteisd.org/instruction/planetarium

Opened 1977
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz, installed 1977
Capacity 72, unidirectl; attendance: 15,000 (2009)
Spitz SciDome, installed 2008

Leslie Barnhill, Planetarium Facilitator

Blakemore Planetarium
Museum of the Southwest
1705 West Missouri Avenue
Midland, TX 79701-6516

+1 432 683 2882
+1 732 684 9151 fax

http://museumsw.org/about/facilities/95-marian-blakemore-planetarium

Opened 1972
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

12.2m tilt, installed 1991
Capacity 99, unidirectl; annual attendance: 10,000
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2016

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer

David Lasater, Director +1 432 683 2882x312
Gene Hardy

SFASU Planetarium, Stephen F.
Austin State University
1720 Clark Boulevard
Nacogdoches, TX 75962

+1 936 468 3001 office

http://planetarium.sfasu.edu

Opened 1983
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

9.1m Spitz, installed 1983
Capacity 49, epicentric; attendance: 5,000 (2017)
Spitz 512, installed 1983

15.8m 17°, installed 2018
  Capacity 120, unidirectl
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 6, installed 2018
        2x, 4K

Dan Bruton, Ph.D, Interim Director

Mobile Planetarium Adventures
Something More to Explore
P. O. Box 251
Pecos, TX 79772

+1 432 940 1965

http://somethingmoremobileplanetarium.com/

Opened 2020

5.0m Digitalis, installed 2020
Capacity 25, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Delta 5Plus, installed 2020

Louise Moore, Program Director

Planetarium, Rio Grande City
CISD, Grulla High School
Fort Ringgold, Highway 83
Rio Grande City, TX 78582

+1 956 716 6700
+1 956 487 8506

www.rgccisd.org/Grulla%20%20High%20School/index.htm

Opened 2010
SCHOOL/DIST

9.75m Spitz, installed 2010
Spitz SciDome, installed 2010

Mobile Planetarium, Stars and
Science Austin, 1801 Red Bud
Lane, Suite B, Box 246
Round Rock, TX 78664

+1 512 333 4724

www.starsandscienceaustin.com/

PRIVATE/COMML

5.5m Avela Go-Dome
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian

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

5m Avela Go-Dome
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian

Lucia Brimer, Co-Founder
Bobby Corley ,

Planetarium
Round Rock Ind. School Dist.
1311 Round Rock Avenue
Round Rock, TX 78681

SCHOOL/DIST

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

Planetarium, Global Immersion
Center,Angelo State University
2601 West Avenue N
San Angelo, TX 76909

+1 325 942 2136 plt. offc.
+1 325 942 2188 fax/msgs.
+1 325 942 2242 Phys. dep.

www.angelo.edu/dept/physics/planetarium.html

Opened 1985
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

15.2m 20°, installed 1985
  Capacity 114, epicentric; annual attendance: 20,000
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2010
        HD TLE

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light, MarsQuest, Seasonal STARGAZING, The Cowboy Astronomer, MAGELLAN: Report From Venus, Astronomy: 3000 Years Of Stargazing, EXOPLANETS - Discovering New Worlds, Larry Cat In Space

Dr. Kenneth Wayne Carrell, Director +1 325 942 2136

Scobee Planetarium
Scobee Education Center
1819 North Main Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78212

+1 210 486 0100 office
+1 210 486 1527 fax

http://sacscobee.education

Opened 1961
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

11.6m 5°, installed 2014
  Capacity 101, unidirectl; attendance: 20,000 (2016)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2016
        2x Christie Boxer 4K15

Located on the San Antonio College campus. Challenger Learning Center for simulated space missions. Provides weekly programming to school and community groups with public programming on most Friday evenings.

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Michelle Risse, Director
Richard S. Varner, Center Director +1 210 486 0402

Planetarium
South San Antonio High School
2515 Navajo
San Antonio, TX 78224

+1 210 977 7400

SCHOOL/DIST

7.3m Spitz, installed 2013
Spitz SciDome, installed 2013

Michael Sorola, Teacher

Mobile Planetarium
Northside Ind. School District
5900 Evers Road
San Antonio, TX 78238

+1 210 397 8500

SCHOOL/DIST

6.0m
Capacity 45, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian

The Martin Planetarium
William H. Taft High School
11600 FM 471 W
San Antonio, TX 78250

+1 210 397 6000

Opened 2015
SCHOOL/DIST

3.65m Custom, installed 2014
  Capacity 20; attendance: 500 (2014)
     Custom Mirror, installed 2014
        1080p

Terrence J. Martin, Jr., Physics Teacher +1 210 397 6000x3333 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoaAsEIihn8lAPnaJvU-ZfA
Amy Godwin

Planetarium ????????
San Marcos High School
2601 East McCarty Lane
San Marcos, TX 78666

+1 512 393 6800

www.smcisd.net/SanMarcosHS.cfm?subpage=15577

Opened 2008
SCHOOL/DIST

5m STARLAB, installed 2008
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2008

Eric Adkins, Instructor, Astro. Enrichment

Tarleton Science Planetarium
Tarleton State University
680 North Lillian, Box T-0885
Stephenville, TX 76402

+1 254 968 0523 info/tix
+1 254 968 0549 fax
+1 254 968 0522 recording

www.tarleton.edu/planetarium

Opened 2001
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m 4°, installed 2000
  Capacity 86, unidirectl; attendance: 10,000 (2015)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2015
        4k Christie projectors

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING, Larry Cat In Space

Dr. Shaukat Goderya, Director +1 254 968 9730 Director of the Program for Astronomy Education and Research

Planetarium, Houston Museum ??
of Natural Science Sugar Land
13016 University Boulevard
Sugar Land, TX 77479

www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_c...

MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

8.0m Avela Go-Dome Zodiac, installed 2009
Capacity 60, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2009

Hudnall Planetarium, Earth and
Space Science Ctr, Tyler Jr.C.
1411 East Lake St., Box 9020
Tyler, TX 75711-9020

+1 903 510 2312
+1 903 510 2200 college
+1 903 510 2708 fax

www.tjc.edu/CESSE

Opened 2010
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m 11° Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2010
  Capacity 88, unidirectl; annual attendance: 30,000
   Digitalis Aethos, installed 2019
        4k

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Dr. Beau Hartweg, Science Center Director
Helen Mears, Astronomy Educator

Planetarium
Midway High School
8200 Mars Drive
Waco, TX 76712

+1 254 761 5650
+1 254 761 5770 fax

SCHOOL/DIST

5.0m Avela Go-Dome, installed 2011
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2011

Elizabeth Walker

Planetarium
Midwestern State University
3410 Taft Boulevard
Wichita Falls, TX 76308

+1 940 397 4000

www.mwsu.edu

Opened 1967
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

7.9m
Capacity 60
Spitz SciDome, installed 2009

Jacqueline Dunn, Asst. Professor, Physics Dept.