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IOWA

Planetarium
Iowa State University
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Ames, IA 50011-0001

+1 515 294 2285
+1 515 294 5440 Phys. off.

Opened 1978
UNIV/COLLEGE

4.3m, installed 1978
  Capacity 24, concentric
   Viewlex, installed 1978
   Digitalis Digitarium Alpha, installed 2005

No staff positions; run by astrophysics faculty and graduate students.

Charles Kerton, Associate Professor
Dr. Lee Anne Willson, Astrophysics Professor lwillson@iastate.edu
David A. Oesper f1dao@isumvs.iastate.edu
Rolf Hansen rhansen@iastate.edu +1 515 294 7571

Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium
Bettendorf High School
3333 18th Street
Bettendorf, IA 52722-2700

+1 563 332 7001x249

http://bhs.bettendorf.k12.ia.us/our-school/schaefer-planetariu

Opened 1974
SCHOOL/DIST

10.1m, installed 1976
  Capacity 89
   Spitz 512, installed 1976
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2017
        IQ 2560

Chris Like, Director clike@bettendorf.k12.ia.us

Planetarium, Earth Sci. Dept.
University of Northern Iowa
1227 West 27th Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0335

+1 319 273 2759
+1 319 273 7124 fax

www.uni.edu/earth-old/obsvisit.html

Opened 1973
UNIV/COLLEGE

4.6m Spitz
  Capacity 26, concentric; attendance: 300 (2008)
   Spitz 373
   Digitalis Digitarium Alpha, installed 2007

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Dr. Thomas A Hockey, Professor of Astronomy hockey@uni.edu +1 319 273 2065
Jim Walters

Sanford Museum & Planetarium
117 East Willow Street
Cherokee, IA 51012-1854

+1 712 225 3922
+1 712 225 0446 fax

http://sanfordmuseum.org/plan.htm
sanfordmuseum@iowatelecom.net

Opened 1951
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
GIFT SHOP

5.8m, installed 1951
  Capacity 42, concentric; annual attendance: 15,000
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2017
        IQ 2400

We are the first accredited museum and planetarium in the state of Iowa. Our educational goal:to give the people of Northwest Iowa a better understanding of the night sky. Free public shows are the last Sunday of every month, or can be scheduled by appointment weekdays for groups of ten or more.

Linda Burkhart, Director sanford@cherokee.k12.ia.us
Michele Deiber Kumm, Assistant Director sanford@cherokee.k12.ia.us
Kerisa Pingel

Rolling Bluffs Planetarium
505 Delong Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

+1 712 256 2234

www.rollingbluffsplanetarium.com
jlnorthrup@fbx.com

Opened 2018
PRIVATE/COMML

5.0m Digitalis, installed 2018
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Iota, installed 2018

Our focus is communities along the I-29 corridor in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Online gift shop.

Jack L. Northrup, Director jlnorthrup@fbx.com

Star Theater
Science Center of Iowa
401 W Martin Luther King Pkwy
Des Moines, IA 50309

+1 515 274 6868 general
+1 515 274 3404 fax

www.sciowa.org

Opened 2005
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

15m 9° Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2005
  movable
   Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5, installed 2015
        2x Christie Boxer

4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB

22m 35° Spitz Premium Seam, installed 2005
Capacity 226
IMAX Dome, installed 2005

ECCS Advanced LED Lighting System, Nexo speakers w/Servodrive subwoofers. No seats, participants can sit or lie down on 3 raked tiers. Cosmic Jukebox -- allows participants to create their own planetarium show!

Steve Cooper, Digistar Programmer stevec@sciowa.org
Justin Rule justin.rule@sciowa.org

Heitkamp Memorial Planetarium
Loras College, Physics Dept.
1450 Alta Vista, P.O. Box 178
Dubuque, IA 52004-0178

+1 563 588 7145 plt ans
+1 563 588 7100 switchbrd.

www.loras.edu/about/planetarium

Opened 1965
UNIV/COLLEGE

10.1m
  Capacity 90
   GOTO INC S-2
   Emerald Planetariums

Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin, Planetarium Director kmclaugh@loras.edu, Kenneth.McLaughlin@loras.edu +1 563 588 7255
Kristen Dolan Kristen.Dolan@loras.edu +1 563 588 7182

Starlab Planetarium
Northwest AEA
1520 Morningside Avenue
Sioux Center, IA 51106-1716

+1 712 222 6000
+1 712 222 6123 fax
+1 800 352 9040 tollfree

www.nwaea.k12.ia.us

SCHOOL/DIST

4.9m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB

5.0m STARLAB , installed 2012
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB Digital Starlab, installed 2012

Jim Christensen, Trainer jchristensen@nwaea.org
Abbie Parker, O'Brien County Naturalist

Corson Planetarium, Grout
Museum of History & Science
503 South Street
Waterloo, IA 50701

+1 319 234 6357

www.groutmuseumdistrict.org/sites-e...

Opened 1956
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS

6.1m Spitz, installed 1976
Capacity 30, epicentric
Digitalis Digitarium Lambda Plus, installed 2021

5.0m STARLAB
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB

Alan Sweeney, Dir. Facilities and Exhibits
Jason Dornbush, Outreach Coordinator
Flora J. Ryan fjaneryan@hotmail.com

KANSAS

The Peterson Planetarium
Emporia State University
1 Kellogg Circle
Emporia, KS 66801-5415

+1 620 341 5330
+1 620 341 5073 fax

www.emporia.edu/about-emporia-state...
scimathc@emporia.edu

Opened 1959
UNIV/COLLEGE

7.3m, installed 1996
  Capacity 38, unidirectl; annual attendance: 2,500
   Spitz 512, installed 1996
   Ash Enterprises Warped Media, installed 2014
        Canon WUX5800Z

Our fulldome shows: Larry Cat In Space, EXOPLANETS - Discovering New Worlds

Mark A. Brown, Director mbrown51@emporia.edu +1 620 341 5929
Scott Capes, Instructor
Dr. Susan Aber

Devlin Educational Theater
Bradley Elementary School
1 Bradley Circle
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027

+1 913 651 6915
+1 913 758 6090 fax

http://educational-theater-class.us...

Opened 2007
SCHOOL/DIST

12.1m Spitz, installed 2007
  Capacity 62, epicentric
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2021
        IQ Laser 4K

Our fulldome shows: Seasonal STARGAZING

Ms. Liddell Hobin, Technology Integration lhobin@ftlvn.com, lhobin@usd207.org +1 913 651 6915x1340

Greenbush Digital Theater
SE Kansas Education Svc. Ctr.
PO Box 189, 947 W. 47 Highway
Girard, KS 66743

+1 620 724 6281
+1 620 724 6284 fax

http://vpn.greenbush.org/scictr/ind...

Opened 1982
SCHOOL/DIST
PUBLIC SHOWS

4.9m STARLAB, installed 1982
Capacity 30, portable
STARLAB, installed 1982

7.3m Astro-Tec, installed 2006
Capacity 32, V-chevron
Digitalis Digitarium Epsilon, installed 2017

Kay Lewis, Director of Student Enrichment kay.lewis@greenbush.org +1 620 724 6281
Kenzie Underwood, Science Education Teacher kenzie.underwood@greenbush.org

Planetarium
Barton Co. Comm. College
245 N. E. 30th Road
Great Bend, KS 67530-9283

+1 620 792 9320 office

www.bartonccc.edu/community/planetarium

Opened 1968
UNIV/COLLEGE

9.1m  Spitz, installed 1968
  Capacity 68, unidirectl; annual attendance: 1,000
   Spitz A4, installed 1970
   ePlanetarium Newtonian, installed 2014

Barton Planetarium presents tours of the night skies as well as fulldome videos covering a wide variety of topics. Shows are provided free of charge to the public and to various school and civic groups. The planetarium is also utilized for the college's astronomy classes.

Dr. Timothy Folkerts folkertst@bartonccc.edu

Planetarium, Sci./Math Ed.Inst
Fort Hays St. University
241 Custer Hall, 600 Park St.
Hays, KS 67601

+1 785 628 4538

UNIV/COLLEGE

5.0m Digitalis
Capacity 30, portable
Digitalis Digitarium Zeta

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer, Seasonal STARGAZING, Larry Cat In Space

Paul Adams, Director, SMEI padams@fhsu.edu
Ann M. Noble amnoble@fhsu.edu

Justice Planetarium, Kansas
Cosmosphere & Space Center
1100 North Plum Street
Hutchinson, KS 67501-1418

+1 620 662 2305
+1 620 662 3693 fax
+1 800 397 0330 toll-free

www.cosmo.org/vi_at_justice.htm

Opened 1966
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

12.2m 7° Spitz, installed 1993
  Capacity 108, epicentric
   Spitz SciDome, installed 2015
        XD

Jim Remar, Cosmosphere President

L. Russell Kelce Planetarium
Pittsburg State University
1702 South Joplin Street
Pittsburg, KS 66762

+1 620 235 4292 office
+1 620 235 4050 fax

www.pittstate.edu/physics/Planetarium.html

Opened 1964
UNIV/COLLEGE
PUBLIC SHOWS

9.1m Spitz, installed 1964
  Capacity 50, concentric; annual attendance: 8,000
   Spitz A3P, installed 1964
   Digitalis Digitarium Zeta, installed 2015

Public shows Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7 p.m.

Our fulldome shows: Season Of Light

Bobby Neal Winters, Ph.D, Physics Department Chair +1 620 235 4079
Dr. David Pearson, Planetarium Presenter +1 620 235 4907
Kyla Scarborough, Instructor
Linda Hoesli lhoesli@pittstate.edu

ADM Theater, Rolling Hills
Wildlife Adventure Museum
625 North Hedville Road
Salina, KS 67401

+1 785 827 9488
+1 785 827 3738 fax

www.rollinghillswildlife.com/museum/admtheater.html

Opened 2004
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS

7m, installed 2004
Konica Minolta MEDIAGLOBE Lite, installed 2004

Our fulldome shows: The Cowboy Astronomer

Kathy Tolbert, Park Director kathy@rollinghillswildlife.com
Jeff Parker jeff@rollinghillszoo.com

Planetarium, Physics Dept.
Washburn University
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621

+1 785 670 2264

www.washburn.edu/about/community/crane-observatory.html

Opened 1956
UNIV/COLLEGE

6.1m, installed 1971
Capacity 50; annual attendance: 3,000
Spitz SciDome, installed 2005

Mark Allen Smith, Lecturer/Coordinator mark.smith2@washburn.edu

Planetarium, Digital Dome
Theater, Exploration Place
300 North McLean Boulevard
Wichita, KS 67203-5901

+1 316 660 0600
+1 316 660 0670 fax

www.exploration.org

Opened 2000
MUSEUM/SCI.CTR
PUBLIC SHOWS
GIFT SHOP

18.2m 30°, installed 2003
Capacity 165, unidirectl; attendance: 30,000 (2013)
Sky-Skan Definiti, installed 2017

Daniel Bateman, Education Programs
Ian Wentling, Technology Specialist ian.wentling@exploration.org +1 316 660 0669