* Astronomy

While there are plenty of stars shining on stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer, even bigger stars are appearing twice weekly in a much more intimate setting. And these stars are millions if not billions of years old. Inside the Hopkins Observatory on the Williams College campus j...

A North Buffalo manufacturer of science education equipment is looking to the stars for growth, with the purchase of an astronomy-related manufacturing company. Science First bought Massachusetts based Learning Tech...

Moscow Planetarium is under threat. The late 1920s were a time of optimism about science and space travel. Two architects, Mikhail Barshch and Mikhail Sinyavsky captured the spirit of the era with their futuristic silver-domed design for the new Moscow Planetarium. On Nov. 5, 1929, the two archit...

Named for Ralph Buckstaff, an Oshkosh astronomer, Buckstaff planetarium was completed in 1964. The planetarium is available for students, faculty and the community to use. It serves as an Astronomy and Space Science Education Resource Centre. The planetarium is an outreach unit of the Departme...

Northern Kentucky University today became the first educational institution in the world to have a laser projection planetarium system. The $1.2 million Digistar 3 Laser Projector was dedicated in ceremonies on the fourth floor of the Science Building on the Highland Heights campus. [url=http...

Teachers and administrators in the Northern Highlands Regional School District are hoping an Earth angel or at least a substantial grant will pay for more than $150,000 in upgrades to the school's 40-year-old planetarium. "We pay for an upgrade every year that costs about $6,000. ... It's so...

Jim Roe is looking for a home for big telescopes. The executive director of the Alliance for Astronomy, a nonprofit organisation, has been searching for a site to build a centre since its board was organized in 2004. The centre would include a small planetarium and an observing field with two large...

Doug Stricker jokes there are no plants in the planetarium at Malabar Middle School. But there are opportunities. "We can take you to any spot on the planet Earth and show you the nighttime stars. We can also show you the daytime stars that you can't see." [url=http://www.mansfieldnewsj...

With the star ball banished, the sky's the limit now for the Gottlieb Planetarium. A new 360-degree and 3-D projection system now operating in the funny-shaped building next to Union Station is hoped to bring back audiences and send them to the moon and beyond. And the best part is that the system wa...

The Adler Planetarium is located on Lake Shore Drive at Chicago's Museum Campus. Opened in 1930 as the first planetarium in the western hemisphere. Adler Planetarium Click to Play | View Details

Augustana College will mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of the John Deere Planetarium with an open house on Saturday, May 2, 2009. The John Deere Planetarium (820 38th Street), Carl Gamble Observatory and Fryxell Geology Museum will be open from 8:30 to 10 p.m., for both indoor and outdoor pr...

Supporters of the Robert J. Novins Planetarium on the Ocean County College campus in Toms River now know what it will take to reopen the facility: $1.5 million. That will pay for digital technology and renovations to the building that for 35 years has housed the first introduction to astronomy for ge...

The L.E. Phillips Planetarium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire announces its spring program and invites stargazers and astronomy buffs to experience the stars. Public shows are offered at 7 p.m. Tuesdays for adults and youth older than 10; children's shows are presented at...

The Morrison Planetarium is a technological marvel, enabling astronomers not only to show traditional star charts, but to guide visitors through an immersive fly-through of our universe realistically rendered in real-time. We were fortunate enough to be invited for a private screening of the n...

Work on Bahrain's first planetarium has been stalled indefinitely, with officials still trying to get government permits. The BD78,000 dome-shaped project at The Indian School campus in Isa Town, will feature educational and entertainment shows displayed on its projection screen. The GDN rep...

Richland College planetarium to reopen on Friday The planetarium at Richland College reopens Friday for star shows after a three-year hiatus. But like a shooting star, the free public showings will have a limited run. [url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/oct/01/richland-college-p...

The Walker County school system is constructing a new planetarium, after 10 years of planning. The $750,000 facility will be built at the Science and Technology Centre on Pond Springs School Road in Chickamauga. It will replace the original planetarium in Rock Spring that was built in 1966 and clos...

Advocates launch rescue mission for Dunn Planetarium A plan to put out the lights at the Dunn Planetarium in June has gotten the attention of a bright star on the Boston astronomy scene. Read more

Shawnee State University's Clark Planetarium will be showing programs every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. in the Advanced Technology Center. Read more

Fort Worth Museum of Science & History Showcases New Planetarium Design firm Visual Acuity, working alongside Texas-based design firm Gideon Toal, has finished work on the redesign of the Noble Planetarium at the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History in Forth Worth, Texas. The facility...

Williams College invites the public to the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory on the college campus. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public at 7:30 p.m. on the following Friday evenings: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5; and Jan....

A 16-inch telescope, purchased through a $14,000 grant from the Toshiba Corp., is providing images that had previously been out of reach at the planetarium. The telescope is second in size in the region, topped only by the 20-inch telescope owned by the Von Braun Astronomical Society in Huntsville...

The Anna Science Centre-Planetarium in Tiruchi has been abuzz with a series of activities for the past few weeks. A large number of students from different parts of the State have been visiting it this summer. Come summer, the Anna Science Centre-Planetarium organises special programmes targete...

A date with space at Panchkula planetarium soon Giving enthusiasts a huge opportunity to delve into the universe of astronomy, International Space Society (ISS) would soon set up a planetarium in Panchkula. To be the first such centre in region, the place is proposed to come up by January-end and wo...

WV Wesleyan Reopens the Doors to Planetarium Throughout the month of November, the planetarium at West Virginia Wesleyan has been hosting Sky Shows to utilize a facility that takes people to another planet. [url=http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=89499]Read more...

After years of offering visitors to its Charles Hayden Planetarium a static view of space focused mostly on stars, planets, and constellations, an entirely new, and more interactive, experience is scheduled to open at the Museum of Science on Feb. 13. The stars of the new $9 million creation are a po...

Paper Mill Employee Frank Kovac Creates World's Largest, Rolling, Mechanical Globe Planetarium Robert Briggs is town chairman of Monico, Wis., the town where Frank launched his space program. Monico has a three-pump gas station, a two-bit bar -- and now, thanks to Frank Kovac -- one remote planet...

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Planetarium Milham Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1073	Jul 16 07:40 2008 by Blobrana
While there are plenty of stars shining on stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer, even bigger stars are appearing twice weekly in a much more intimate setting. And these stars are millions if not billions of years old. Inside the Hopkins Observatory on the Williams College campus j...
Planetarium Science First planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1191	Jul 11 16:37 2008 by Blobrana
A North Buffalo manufacturer of science education equipment is looking to the stars for growth, with the purchase of an astronomy-related manufacturing company. Science First bought Massachusetts based Learning Tech...
Planetarium Moscow Planetarium (Preview)	General news	2	1593	Sep 17 18:52 2012 by Blobrana
Moscow Planetarium is under threat. The late 1920s were a time of optimism about science and space travel. Two architects, Mikhail Barshch and Mikhail Sinyavsky captured the spirit of the era with their futuristic silver-domed design for the new Moscow Planetarium. On Nov. 5, 1929, the two archit...
Planetarium Buckstaff planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1380	Feb 2 12:50 2008 by Blobrana
Named for Ralph Buckstaff, an Oshkosh astronomer, Buckstaff planetarium was completed in 1964. The planetarium is available for students, faculty and the community to use. It serves as an Astronomy and Space Science Education Resource Centre. The planetarium is an outreach unit of the Departme...
Planetarium Northern Kentucky University Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1246	Aug 27 18:05 2007 by Blobrana
Northern Kentucky University today became the first educational institution in the world to have a laser projection planetarium system. The $1.2 million Digistar 3 Laser Projector was dedicated in ceremonies on the fourth floor of the Science Building on the Highland Heights campus. [url=http...
Planetarium North Jersey planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1129	Apr 10 17:11 2007 by Blobrana
Teachers and administrators in the Northern Highlands Regional School District are hoping an Earth angel or at least a substantial grant will pay for more than $150,000 in upgrades to the school's 40-year-old planetarium. "We pay for an upgrade every year that costs about $6,000. ... It's so...
Planetarium Wentzville planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1177	Apr 6 08:48 2007 by Blobrana
Jim Roe is looking for a home for big telescopes. The executive director of the Alliance for Astronomy, a nonprofit organisation, has been searching for a site to build a centre since its board was organized in 2004. The centre would include a small planetarium and an observing field with two large...
Planetarium Malabar planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1128	Oct 26 12:42 2008 by Blobrana
Doug Stricker jokes there are no plants in the planetarium at Malabar Middle School. But there are opportunities. "We can take you to any spot on the planet Earth and show you the nighttime stars. We can also show you the daytime stars that you can't see." [url=http://www.mansfieldnewsj...
Planetarium Gottlieb Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1224	Jun 28 09:48 2010 by Blobrana
With the star ball banished, the sky's the limit now for the Gottlieb Planetarium. A new 360-degree and 3-D projection system now operating in the funny-shaped building next to Union Station is hoped to bring back audiences and send them to the moon and beyond. And the best part is that the system wa...
Planetarium The Adler Planetarium (Preview)	Videos	6	2638	May 12 11:14 2012 by Blobrana
The Adler Planetarium is located on Lake Shore Drive at Chicago's Museum Campus. Opened in 1930 as the first planetarium in the western hemisphere. Adler Planetarium Click to Play \| View Details
Planetarium John Deere Planetarium (Preview)	General news	1	1411	Apr 1 22:14 2011 by Blobrana
Augustana College will mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of the John Deere Planetarium with an open house on Saturday, May 2, 2009. The John Deere Planetarium (820 38th Street), Carl Gamble Observatory and Fryxell Geology Museum will be open from 8:30 to 10 p.m., for both indoor and outdoor pr...
Planetarium Robert J. Novins Planetarium (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1288	Mar 28 20:50 2007 by Blobrana
Supporters of the Robert J. Novins Planetarium on the Ocean County College campus in Toms River now know what it will take to reopen the facility: $1.5 million. That will pay for digital technology and renovations to the building that for 35 years has housed the first introduction to astronomy for ge...
Planetarium L.E. Phillips Planetarium (Preview)	Events	0	1364	Jan 17 20:06 2010 by Blobrana
The L.E. Phillips Planetarium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire announces its spring program and invites stargazers and astronomy buffs to experience the stars. Public shows are offered at 7 p.m. Tuesdays for adults and youth older than 10; children's shows are presented at...
Planetarium Morrison Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1099	Nov 14 20:25 2008 by Blobrana
The Morrison Planetarium is a technological marvel, enabling astronomers not only to show traditional star charts, but to guide visitors through an immersive fly-through of our universe realistically rendered in real-time. We were fortunate enough to be invited for a private screening of the n...
Planetarium Bahrain's first planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1725	Oct 3 13:54 2008 by Blobrana
Work on Bahrain's first planetarium has been stalled indefinitely, with officials still trying to get government permits. The BD78,000 dome-shaped project at The Indian School campus in Isa Town, will feature educational and entertainment shows displayed on its projection screen. The GDN rep...
Planetarium Richland College planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1609	Oct 1 18:59 2008 by Blobrana
Richland College planetarium to reopen on Friday The planetarium at Richland College reopens Friday for star shows after a three-year hiatus. But like a shooting star, the free public showings will have a limited run. [url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/oct/01/richland-college-p...
Planetarium Chickamauga planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1499	Sep 23 17:26 2008 by Blobrana
The Walker County school system is constructing a new planetarium, after 10 years of planning. The $750,000 facility will be built at the Science and Technology Centre on Pond Springs School Road in Chickamauga. It will replace the original planetarium in Rock Spring that was built in 1966 and clos...
Planetarium Dunn Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1105	Feb 5 15:39 2010 by Blobrana
Advocates launch rescue mission for Dunn Planetarium A plan to put out the lights at the Dunn Planetarium in June has gotten the attention of a bright star on the Boston astronomy scene. Read more
Planetarium Clark Planetarium (Preview)	Events	0	1181	Feb 17 19:02 2010 by Blobrana
Shawnee State University's Clark Planetarium will be showing programs every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. in the Advanced Technology Center. Read more
Planetarium Fort Worth Planetarium (Preview)	Events	0	1230	Feb 18 17:00 2010 by Blobrana
Fort Worth Museum of Science & History Showcases New Planetarium Design firm Visual Acuity, working alongside Texas-based design firm Gideon Toal, has finished work on the redesign of the Noble Planetarium at the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History in Forth Worth, Texas. The facility...
Planetarium Milham Planetarium (Preview)	Events	1	1355	Jun 28 14:02 2010 by Blobrana
Williams College invites the public to the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory on the college campus. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public at 7:30 p.m. on the following Friday evenings: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5; and Jan....
Planetarium Muscle Shoals Middle School telescope (Preview)	General news	0	1091	May 17 12:00 2010 by Blobrana
A 16-inch telescope, purchased through a $14,000 grant from the Toshiba Corp., is providing images that had previously been out of reach at the planetarium. The telescope is second in size in the region, topped only by the 20-inch telescope owned by the Von Braun Astronomical Society in Huntsville...
Planetarium Anna Science Centre-Planetarium (Preview)	Events	0	1157	May 31 17:59 2010 by Blobrana
The Anna Science Centre-Planetarium in Tiruchi has been abuzz with a series of activities for the past few weeks. A large number of students from different parts of the State have been visiting it this summer. Come summer, the Anna Science Centre-Planetarium organises special programmes targete...
Planetarium Panchkula planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1090	Jul 22 20:52 2010 by Blobrana
A date with space at Panchkula planetarium soon Giving enthusiasts a huge opportunity to delve into the universe of astronomy, International Space Society (ISS) would soon set up a planetarium in Panchkula. To be the first such centre in region, the place is proposed to come up by January-end and wo...
Planetarium Nehru Planetarium (Preview)	Videos	0	940	Jul 29 10:02 2010 by Blobrana

Planetarium West Virginia Wesleyan College Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1104	Nov 14 11:44 2010 by Blobrana
WV Wesleyan Reopens the Doors to Planetarium Throughout the month of November, the planetarium at West Virginia Wesleyan has been hosting Sky Shows to utilize a facility that takes people to another planet. [url=http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=89499]Read more...
Planetarium Charles Hayden Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	1136	Nov 27 14:45 2010 by Blobrana
After years of offering visitors to its Charles Hayden Planetarium a static view of space focused mostly on stars, planets, and constellations, an entirely new, and more interactive, experience is scheduled to open at the Museum of Science on Feb. 13. The stars of the new $9 million creation are a po...
Planetarium Monico Planetarium (Preview)	General news	0	952	Nov 30 11:25 2010 by Blobrana
Paper Mill Employee Frank Kovac Creates World's Largest, Rolling, Mechanical Globe Planetarium Robert Briggs is town chairman of Monico, Wis., the town where Frank launched his space program. Monico has a three-pump gas station, a two-bit bar -- and now, thanks to Frank Kovac -- one remote planet...