Fiske Planetarium

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Fiske Planetarium

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Established	1975 (1975)
Location	2414 Regent Dr, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates	40°0′13″N 105°15′48″W / 40.00361°N 105.26333°W / 40.00361; -105.26333
Director	John Keller
Owner	University of Colorado
Website	Museum website

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center is a public museum dedicated to educating the public on astronomy and astrophysics. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, located in Boulder, Colorado. Fiske was founded in 1975, by a donation from Wallace Franz Fiske. It is located at the Southeast tip of the University of Colorado Boulder.

In 2013, Fiske underwent a major upgrade where the facility retired their 38-year-old, Zeiss Mark VI Star projector to a Megastar Star Ball. They also installed a 6-projector system capable of projecting fulldome 8K films and live renderings of a digital universe.^[1][2]

References[]

• Verschuur, G. L.; Sharp, J. H. (September 1975). "The Fiske Planetarium in Boulder". Volume 50. Sky and Telescope. 50: 140. Bibcode:1975S&T....50..140V.(subscription required)
• Gibbs, M.G.; Barnes, J.; Manning, J.G.; Partridge, B. (2008). Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. pp. 344–346. ISBN 978-1-58381-672-1. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
• The Colorado Engineer. University of Colorado College of Engineering. 1976. pp. 20, 40. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
• Danilov, V.J. (1990). America's Science Museums. Greenwood Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-313-25865-7. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

External links[]

• "Fiske Planetarium flies into the digital age". University of Colorado News Center.