ALABAMA
Opened 1967
UNIV/COLLEGE
9.1m
Capacity 70, unidirectl
Spitz A3P
Brenda Webb, Physics Department Chair
Mel Blake, Director, Astronomy Instructor
Debby Thornton, Secretary
Opened 1967
OBSERV/ASTRO
9.1m, installed 1993
Capacity 90
GOTO INC MERCURY, installed 1993
Mitzi Adams, Planetarium Director
,
Roy Young, Planetarium Director
Beth Bero
CALIFORNIA
Starlab Planetarium
Terra Cotta Junior High
29291 Robb Road
Lake Elsinore, CA 92330
+1 909 674 0641
SCHOOL/DIST
4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB
UCLA Planetarium
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
430 Portola Plaza, Box 951547
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547
+1 310 825 4434 dept.admin
www.astro.ucla.edu/planetarium
Opened 1957
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
7.3m, installed 1972
Capacity 51, concentric; annual attendance: 2,400
GOTO INC GX-10, installed 1972
Free shows suitable for all ages given by UCLA professors and graduate
students every Wednesday night during the school year at 7PM (8PM during the
summer). Afterwards on clear nights visitors are invited to look through
the department telescopes. Shows for school groups available upon request.
Laurie Liles, Program Admin., Astro. Dept. +1 310 825 4434
Opened 1974
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
9.1m, installed 2003
Capacity 80, unidirectl
GOTO INC CHRONOS, installed 2003
Scott Cabral, Planetarium Director
Kate Boisvert, Planetarium Director
+1 925 439 2181x3277
Linda Mitchell, Physical Science Lab. Tech.
Opened 1973
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
8.1m, installed 1973
Capacity 50, concentric; annual attendance: 5,250
Spitz 512, installed 1973
School shows given Tues. and Thurs. by reservation only.
Public show FREE every Wed. noon during school term. Closed during summers
and holidays.
Opened 1966
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
10.7m, installed 1966
Capacity 120, epicentric; attendance: 23,000 (2014)
GOTO INC CHRONOS, installed 2007
Inspiring students for nearly 50 years. Interactive and engaging astronomy
shows bring the wonders of the cosmos to college students, children K-12 and
the general public.
Dr. Stephen T. Eastmond, Director
+1 714 564 6680
Patricia Sullivan, Astronomer/Educator
Opened 1971
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS
8.3m, installed 1997
Capacity 56, concentric; annual attendance: 10,000
Evans & Sutherland Digistar II, installed 1997
2 public shows each Friday night of the year except holidays and August and
school shows during day. All shows live and developed and produced in-house.
We use Spice automation.
Sara Vincent, Associate Lecturer
Jim Mahon, Astronomy Lecturer
Planetarium
Victor Valley College
18422 Bear Valley Road
Victorville, CA 92392-5849
+1 760 245 9745 phone/fax
Opened 1997
UNIV/COLLEGE
GIFT SHOP
9.1m, installed 1996
Capacity 50, epicentric; annual attendance: 2,500
Zeiss ZKP 3, installed 1996
Primarily used for college classes. Public shows on
Wednesday and Friday approximately every two weeks,
frequent elementary school groups by reservation.
SPICE with audio, video, all-sky and panorama.
COLORADO
Scott Carpenter Planetarium
Mitchell High School
1205 Potter Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80909-6999
+1 719 328 6600 school
+1 719 328 6619 fax
Opened 1967
SCHOOL/DIST
7.3m, installed 1967
Capacity 65, concentric; annual attendance: 500
Spitz A3P, installed 1967
Ken Kenney, Curator
+1 719 328 6799 ext. 66639 for voice mail
Western Sky Planetarium
Planet Earth Adventures
1391 19 Road
Fruita, CO 81521
+1 970 858 3636
Opened 1996
PRIVATE/COMML
4.9m STARLAB, installed 1996
Capacity 30, portable; annual attendance: 7,500
STARLAB, installed 1996
The portable Western Sky Planetarium provides astronomy education programs
in schools and communities throughout Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.
Dan Rosen
Opened 1977
PRIVATE/COMML
The world's only production company devoted to providing dome theaters with
the best fulldome shows, production music, software and services. We have
products in more than 1,100 planetaria in the U.S. and 60 other countries.
We welcome inquiries for custom shows, scripts, and soundtracks.
Carolyn Collins Petersen, Chief Executive Officer
,
Fine scriptwriter! www.thespacewriter.com
Mark Collins Petersen, President
Good musician!
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