Forestview Planetarium
Brainerd School District
12149 Knollwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425
(218) 454-6657
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Opened 2006
SCHOOL/DIST
www.forestviewplanetarium.org
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8.53m 9° tilt dome, installed 2005
Evans & Sutherland Digistar 3 SP2 installed 2005
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Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Season Of Light
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Brian D. Wallace, 6th Grade Teacher
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Marshall Alworth Planetarium
Univ. of Minnesota - Duluth
10 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-2403
(218) 726-7129
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Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.d.umn.edu/~planet
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9.1 m dome, installed 1965
Capacity 70, unidirectional; annual attendance: 5000
Spitz A3P installed 1965
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Public shows every Wednesday at 7PM, private shows by appointment. All
shows are free of charge, operated by University students.
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Zoe Treuer, Student Operator
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Paulucci Space Theater
Hibbing Comm. & Tech. College
1502 East 23rd Street
Hibbing, MN 55746
(218) 262-6720 office
(218) 262-6717 fax
(218) 262-6718 show info
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Opened 1980
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.spacetheatre.mnscu.edu
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12.2m 10° tilt dome, installed 1980
Capacity 61, unidirectional; annual attendance: 15000
Spitz 512 installed 1980
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We do public and school shows on a variety of science related topics.
8/70 large-format film projection system with 6 channel surround sound.
Dynamic multi-media shows include 3-D wide screen video, and a twelve unit
Astronomy curriculum for area schools.
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Loch Ness Productions classic shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, The Mars Show, The Voyager Encounters, Larry Cat In Space
HUBBLE: Report From Orbit, MAGELLAN: Report From Venus, Hubble Vision
'Tis The Season
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Joel Carlson, Director
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SMSU Planetarium
Southwest Minn. St. University
1501 State Street
Marshall, MN 56258
(507) 537-6173
(507) 537-6178 secretary
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Opened 1973
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.smsu.edu/planetarium
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9.1 m dome, installed 1972
Capacity 60, unidirectional; annual attendance: 4000
Spitz 512 installed 1972
Custom Sphemir installed 2007
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Loch Ness Productions classic shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, More Than Meets The Eye, Voyager 2 At Uranus
The Mars Show, The Voyager Encounters, 'Tis The Season, Hubble Vision
Larry Cat In Space, More Than Meets The Eye '93, MAGELLAN: Report From Venus
Light Years From Andromeda, Hubble Vision 2
Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Seasonal STARGAZING, The Cowboy Astronomer, Sky Quest
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Dr. Kenneth L. Murphy, Planetarium Director
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Exploradome Planetarium
Minnesota Planetarium Society
300 Nicollet Mall, Room 270
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(952) 847-8210 office
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Opened 2006
PRIVATE/COMML
www.mplanetarium.org
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6.5 m Elumenati GeoDome dome, installed 2006
Capacity 35, unidirectional; attendance: 24000 (2010)
Elumenati HAL-SX6 installed 2006
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The ExploraDome portable immersive learning environment served over 16,000
Minnesota students in 2007-08, its first full school year. We primarily use
the Uniview visualization platform from SCISS AB.
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Loch Ness Productions classic shows:
ALL SYSTEMS GO!, 'Tis The Season
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Angus Vaughan, MPS President
Joel Halvorson, Program Director (612) 823-0958
Sally Brummel, Education Outreach Coordinator (952) 847-8212
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Planetarium
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead
1104 7th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563
(218) 477-2920 recording
(218) 477-5864 fax
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Opened 1972
UNIV/COLLEGE PUBLIC SHOWS
www.mnstate.edu/regsci
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9.1 m dome, installed 1974
Capacity 60, unidirectional; annual attendance: 11334
Spitz 512 installed 1974
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We view our planetarium programs as a teaser to get people to go out and
look at the real sky. We hope they will want to learn more about the
marvelous universe in which we live. We have several public programs a year
at the University observatory 15 miles east of town.
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Loch Ness Productions classic shows:
More Than Meets The Eye, The Voyager Encounters, Larry Cat In Space
Light Years From Andromeda, Hubble Vision 2
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David L. Weinrich, Planetarium Coordinator (218) 477-2969 Travel, shortwave radio listening, Ham operator, cooking
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Planetarium, Room 1-226
Mayo High School
1420 11th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN 55904-5306
(507) 328-5600
(507) 328-5565 fax
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Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST
www.rochester.k12.mn.us/school109/planetarium
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9.1 m Spitz dome, installed 1966
Capacity 54, unidirectional; attendance: 14000 (2009)
Spitz A3PR installed 1966
Elumenati installed 2007
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A unique feature of our facility is a three foot diameter Magic Planet
digital video globe in an adjoining classroom.
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Larry Mascotti, Director (507) 328-5485
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SCSU Observ. and Planetarium
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Avenue South
Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498
(320) 308-2011
(320) 308-4728 fax
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Opened 1973
UNIV/COLLEGE
www.stcloudstate.edu/physics/planetarium_sched.asp
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9m dome, installed 1973
Capacity 62, epicentric; annual attendance: 5000
GOTO INC CHRONOS installed 2007
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Specializing in personalized shows for educational and civic groups.
We feature semi-annual planetarium and obseravtory public nights.
All presentations at the planetarium are without charge.
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Dr. Mark A. Nook, Director
David L. Williams, Planetarium Director (320) 308-2013
James Simonson, Laboratory Specialist
Linette M. Simonson, Office and Admin. Specialist (320) 308-2011
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Como Planetarium
Saint Paul Public Schools
780 West Wheelock Parkway
Saint Paul, MN 55117-4039
(651) 293-5398
(651) 293-5375 fax
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Opened 1976
SCHOOL/DIST
http://planetarium.spps.org
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9.1 m dome, installed 1975
Capacity 60, unidirectional; annual attendance: 24000
Spitz 512 installed 1975
Elumenati OmniFocus SX-3 installed 2008
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Weekday school group lessons are available to all school districts in the
area. Public shows are presented on a limited basis. Please call for details
or go to website.
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Loch Ness Productions classic shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus, Voyager 2 At Neptune, Larry Cat In Space
Loch Ness Productions fulldome shows:
Larry Cat In Space
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Dennis V. Brinkman
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Roy L. Wiley Planetarium
Delta State University
Box 3255
Cleveland, MS 38733
(662) 846-4478
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Opened 1977
UNIV/COLLEGE
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9.8 m dome
Capacity 60
Spitz 512
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Loch Ness Productions classic shows:
Voyager 2 At Uranus, The Mars Show, Voyager 2 At Neptune
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Dr. David W. Craig, Director
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Rainwater Obs. & Planetarium
French Camp Academy
1 Fine Place
French Camp, MS 39745
(662) 547-6377
(662) 547-6302 fax
(662) 547-6865
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Opened 1985
OBSERV/ASTRO PUBLIC SHOWS
http://rainwater.astronomers.org
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6m dome, installed 1999
Capacity 40, concentric; annual attendance: 4000
Spitz A2 installed 1999
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We maintain an extensive astronomy education materials center and hold
numerous workshops and classes for teachers. There are 14 telescopes up to
32" on site, and we host the Mid-South Star Gaze each April.
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James G. Hill, Director
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Edwin Vaughn, Assistant Director
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Ronald E. McNair Space Theater
Russell C. Davis Planetarium
201 East Pascagoula Street
Jackson, MS 39201-4115
(601) 960-1552 office
(601) 960-1555 fax
(601) 960-1550 prog. info
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Opened 1978
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR PUBLIC SHOWS GIFTSHOP
www.thedavisplanetarium.com
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18.2m Astro-Tec dome, installed 1978
Capacity 190, epicentric; annual attendance: 44240
Konica Minolta S-IV installed 1978
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Opened MEGA-HD Cinema (8-perf/70mm film, 5.1 sound) September 2000; welcomed
One Millionth Visitor December 2000. Providing space for our children and
the child in each of us.
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Loch Ness Productions classic shows:
The Mars Show, ALL SYSTEMS GO!, Voyager 2 At Uranus, The Mars Show
The Voyager Encounters, Larry Cat In Space, More Than Meets The Eye '93
'Tis The Season, The Cowboy Astronomer, Hubble Vision, Oceans In Space
Hubble Vision 2
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Bruce Robertson, Production Technician
John Williams, Production Supervisor
Lorrie Mills, Office Coordinator
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