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Lyman Spitzer, Jr. Planetarium
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
1302 Main Street
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

+1 802 748 2372
+1 802 748 3347 fax

www.fairbanksmuseum.org/planetarium.cfm

Opened 1961
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS

6.1m, installed 1961
Capacity 55, concentric
Digitalis Digitarium Kappa, installed 2012

Oliver Ames, Director
Mark Breen, Planetarium Director
Jaclyn Mertz

Planetarium
The Planetarium Lady LLC
291 Snowdrive Lane
Williston, VT 05495

www.theplanetariumlady.com/

Opened 2020

5.0m Digitalis, installed 2020
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Iota, installed 2020

Carrie Susan Cruz, Director

VIRGINIA

Planetarium, Thomas Jefferson
High School For Science &
Technology, 6560 Braddock Road
Alexandria, VA 22312

+1 703 750 8380
+1 703 750 5010 fax

http://tjhsst.fcps.edu/

Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz, installed 1967
  Capacity 54, unidirectl; attendance: 10,000 (2005)
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2018
        8k

Lee Ann A. Hennig, Planetarium Director ,

Myhill Portable Planetarium
Marymount University
2807 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22207

+1 703 522 5600

http://sites.google.com/a/marymount.edu/mu-planetarium/

Opened 2017
UNIV/COLLEGE

5.0m
Capacity 30, portable
ePlanetarium Newtonian

Eric Bubar

David M. Brown Planetarium
Arlington Public Schools
1426 North Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22207-3646

+1 703 228 6070 main

www.apsva.us/1540108291847373/blank...

Opened 1969
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS

9.0m Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2012
Capacity 60, unidirectl
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2022

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

Mary Clendenning, Planetarium Specialist +1 703 228 2890

Chesapeake Planetarium
Chesapeake Public Schools
318 Shea Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23328

+1 757 547 0153x208 offc/resrv
+1 757 547 2827 recording

www.cpschools.com/departments/planetarium/index.php

Opened 1963
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS

9.1m, installed 1962
  Capacity 120, concentric; annual attendance: 40,000
   Spitz A3P, installed 1962
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2016
        XD

School programs presented to grades K - 12 as well as local college astronomy classes. Public shows on Thursday nights 8 pm, free of charge but reservations are necessary. SPICE automation.

Dr. Robert J. Hitt ,

Digital Dome Theater
Danville Science Center
677 Craghead Street
Danville, VA 24541

+1 434 791 5160

http://dsc.smv.org

Opened 1995
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

4.9m STARLAB
  Capacity 30, portable
   STARLAB, installed 2011
     Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2013

Sonya Wolen, DSC Assistant Director
Adam Goebel, Lead Educator
Marty Crandell-Grela, Educator and Operator

Hampton Schools Planetarium
Jones Magnet Middle School
1819 Nickerson Boulevard
Hampton, VA 23663-1026

+1 757 851 8411x330

http://jon.hampton.k12.va.us/school-information/planetarium

Opened 1978
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m, installed 1977
  Capacity 60, concentric
   Konica Minolta MS-8, installed 1977
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2016

Susan Booth, Science Teacher ,
Curtis M. Blauch

John C. Wells Planetarium
James Madison University
Miller Hall 1103, MSC 4502
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

+1 540 JMU 3845 office
+1 540 JMU STAR recording

www.jmu.edu/planetarium

Opened 1960
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

9.1m, installed 1975
  Capacity 72, unidirectl
   GOTO INC CHRONOS HYBRID, installed 2008
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2013
        SP2 HD 2560x1600

Geary Albright, Planetarium Director +1 540 568 2659
Dr. Shanil Virani, Former Director +1 540 568 4071
Jon Staib

Planetarium
Herndon High School
700 Bennett Street
Herndon, VA 20170-3104

+1 703 810 2335
+1 703 810 2262 fax

Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST

9.1m Spitz
  Capacity 50, movable; annual attendance: 5,000
   Elumenati Geodome Evolver, installed 2021
        OmniFocus 30240

Closed 2009.

Mary L. Blessing, Director

Abbitt Planetarium
Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23601-1929

+1 757 595 1900 main
+1 757 599 4897 fax

www.thevlm.org

Opened 1965
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

9.14m Spitz, installed 1965
Capacity 71, unidirectl; attendance: 25,000 (2018)
Spitz SciDome, installed 2008

Abbitt Observatory, Meade 16", telescoping pier mount, ObservaDome. Live, in-house produced automated, fulldome, and laser programming. Public shows Wed-Sun, daily during summer and holidays. Closed September. All facilities fully handicap accesible. SkyLase RGB laser installed 2008.

Dr. Kelly Ann Herbst, Astronomy Curator +1 757 595 1900x256
John Wright, Science Educator +1 757 595 1900x284

Planetarium, Wood Science Bld.
Norfolk State University
700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504

+1 757 823 9212
+1 757 823 8817 fax

www.nsu.edu/rrrt/planetarium

Opened 1969
UNIV/COLLEGE

12.2m, installed 2001
  Capacity 120, unidirectl
   Spitz A5, installed 2001
   Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE, installed 2008

Dr. Floyd E. Miller, Jr., Planetarium Director
Dr. Carlos Salgado, RRRT Director ,

Le Digital Theater/Planetarium
Old Dominion University
4501 Elkhorn Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23529

+1 757 683 3865 office

http://ww1.odu.edu/life/culture/discovery/le-planetarium

Opened 1967
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m tilt Spitz
  Capacity 121, unidirectl; attendance: 8,000 (2021)
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2021
        2x Christie
   Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon

Justin R. Mason, Director +1 757 683 3474

Beazley Planetarium
Children's Museum of Virginia
221 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704-3793

+1 757 393 5258
+1 757 393 5228 fax

www.childrensmuseumva.com

Opened 1994
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

9.1m, installed 1994
  Capacity 67, epicentric; annual attendance: 100,000
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 7, installed 2021
        2k, 1ch

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Richard Neefe, Planetarium Manager +1 757 393 5258x49

Planetarium
Woodgrove High School
26811 Allder School Road
Purcellville, VA 20132

+1 540 751 2600
+1 540 751 2601 fax

Opened 2017
SCHOOL/DIST

6.0m Custom, installed 2017
Capacity 30, movable
Custom Mirror, installed 2017

Planetarium
Franklin Park Arts Center
36441 Blueridge View Lane
Purcellville, VA 20132

+1 540 338 7973

www.franklinparkartscenter.org/

Opened 2018
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR

5.0m Digitalis, installed 2018
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Delta 4, installed 2018

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer

Elizabeth Bracey, Center Director

Radford University Planetarium
Curie Hall #135
Dept. of Physics, PO Box 6983
Radford, VA 24142

+1 540 831 5652 dept. off.
+1 540 831 5752 dept. fax

http://planetarium.radford.edu

Opened 1975
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

7.32m Custom, installed 1971
  Capacity 50, epicentric; attendance: 3,200 (2010)
   GOTO INC SG-8, installed 1979
     Custom Mirror, installed 2009
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2016
        SP2 HDQ

Used mainly for university astronomy, astrophysics, and science labs, we encourage and welcome public school as well as general public groups. Show times arranged at the convenience of the group.

Dr. Rhett Byron Herman, Associate Professor of Physics +1 540 831 5441

The Dome
Science Museum of Virginia
2500 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220-2057

+1 804 864 1400
+1 804 864 1488 fax

www.smv.org/dome

Opened 1983
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

23m 28° Spitz NanoSeam, installed 2013
  Capacity 250, unidirectl; annual attendance: 200,000
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2013 3D
        Christie 5ch, 8K

World's first permanently installed Digistar. IMAX Dome theater, ECCS automation, Megasystems Matrix Sound System. Live star program and outdoor observing every third Friday.

Jim Peck, Director of Tech./Innovation
Justin Bartel, Fulldome System Lead

Planetarium
West Springfield High School
6100 Rolling Road
Springfield, VA 22152-1599

+1 703 913 3889 plt.
+1 703 913 3897 fax
+1 703 913 3800 school

Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST

10.1m Spitz
Capacity 70, epicentric
Elumenati Geodome Evolver, installed 2019

Dave Hincher, Director
Kevin D. Jones, Physics Teacher

Virginia Beach Planetarium
Va. Beach City Public Schools
3080 South Lynnhaven Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23452

+1 757 648 4940
+1 757 431 5331 fax

www.planetarium.vbschools.com

Opened 1969
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS

12.2m, installed 2001
  Capacity 100, epicentric; annual attendance: 15,000
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2012
        XD

Public shows free every Tuesday at 7:00pm. We serve our school children and our community, as well as those of surrounding communities. ATM-4 automation.

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Charles F. Dibbs, Planetarium Coordinator
Marla Frye, Secretary/Web Design

Planetarium
Tidewater Community College
1700 College Crescent
Virginia Beach, VA 23453-1918

+1 757 822 7100

www.tcc.edu/academics/divisions/ms/planetarium.htm

Opened 1989
UNIV/COLLEGE

4.9m STARLAB, installed 1989
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB, installed 1989

12.2m, installed 2007
  Capacity 85
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2012
        Laser

Dr. David Wright, Professor of Physics +1 757 822 7307

Irene V. Hylton Planetarium
C. D. Hylton High School
14051 Spriggs Road
Woodbridge, VA 22193-3650

+1 703 580 4224
+1 703 580 4299 fax

www.hyltonplanetarium.com

Opened 1991
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS

9.1m Astro-Tec, installed 2020
  Capacity 60, unidirectl; annual attendance: 14,000
   Spitz 512, installed 1991
   Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE Sigma, installed 2020
        2ch, 4K

The Skydome Planetarium provides daily programming for the Prince William Co County School System. Public Shows at 6 and 7:15 pm the second Monday of each month. Tickets are $2; limited seating requires phone reservations. Get An Education Under The Stars.

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Anthony Kilgore, Planetarium Director