List of planetariums

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ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre at ESO headquarters[1]

This entry is a list of permanent planetariums across the world, including software and manufacturers. In addition, many mobile planetariums exist, touring venues such as schools.

Permanent planetariums[]

The planetariums here are listed in the following format: name, website (if available), city. The International Planetarium Society has a much more complete list at its website.

Africa[]

Algeria[]

  • Complexe Culturel Abdelwahab Salim, Tipaza
  • Planetarium de Ghardaia, Ghardaia

Egypt[]

Ghana[]

South Africa[]

  • Iziko Planetarium at the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town
  • Johannesburg Planetarium at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  • Sutherland Planetarium

Tunisia[]

  • , Tunis

Asia[]

Bangladesh[]

China[]

India[]

  • , Gorakhpur[9]
  • , Gorakhpur[10]
  • Yashwantrao chavan planetarium, Nashik, Maharashtra

    • Indonesia[]

    • Jagad Raya Planetarium, Tenggarong
    • Jakarta Planetarium, Jakarta
    • Loka Jala Crana Planetarium, Surabaya

    Israel[]

    Japan[]

    • , Akashi, Carl Zeiss Jena Universal 23/3 (Z)
    • , Niihama, SUPER-HELIOS (G)
    • Hukui, MS-10(M)
    • Gifu City Science Museum, Gifu, INFINIUM (M)
    • Hiroshima Children's Museum, Hiroshima, MS-20AT(M)
    • Ibaraki Tukuba, Geministar (M)
    • Ishikawa, GM-15T (G)
    • Kagawa, GSS-HELIOS (G)
    •  [jp], Kawasaki, MEGASTAR-III FUSION (Ohira Tech)
    • , Kobe, GSS-KOBE + Virtualium II (G)
    • Kyoto, INFINIUMγ-KYOTO (M)
    • Mie, INFINIUM (M)
    • Miraikan, Tokyo, MEGASTAR-II Cosmos
    • Nagano, GSS-URANUS (G)
    • Nagoya City Science Museum, Nagoya
    • Nara, MEGASTAR-ZERO (O)
    • , Niigata, CHRONOS II EX Hybride (G)
    • Okayama, MS-10 (M)
    • Osaka, INFINIUM-Sigma-Osaka(M) + Media Globe-Sigma SE (M,RSA)
    • Saitama, INFINIUM (M)
    • Saji Observatory, Tottori
    •  [jp], Sapporo, GSS-URANUS (G) + SKYMAX-DS (M)
    • Shiga INFINIUMγ (M)
    • Shimane, INFINIUMβ (M)
    • Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, Geministar III (M)
    • Sunshine City, Tokyo, INFINIUM-S (M)
    • Tokushima, Super-HELIOS (G)
    • Toyama, VIRTUARIUM II (G)
    • Wakayama, MS-10 (M)
    • Yamaguchi
    • Yamanasi, MEGASTAR-IIA (Ohira Tech)
    • Yokohama Science Center, Yokohama, Super-HELIOS (G)

    South Korea[]

    • , Gwacheon

    Kuwait[]

    Malaysia[]

    Pakistan[]

    Philippines[]

    Sri Lanka[]

    Taiwan[]

    Thailand[]

    • Bangkok Planetarium, Bangkok
    • National Science Museum, Rangsit
    • , Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
    • , Pathumthani Province
    • , Saraburi Province
    • , Mahidol Wittayanusorn School
    • , Hatyai
    • , Roi Et Province
    • , Suranaree University of Technology
    • , Nakhon Ratchasima Province
    • , Chachoengsao Province

    Turkmenistan[]

    • , Ashgabad

    Europe[]

    Austria[]

    • , Vienna
    • , Judenburg
    •  [de], Vienna

    Belarus[]

    • , Minsk

    Belgium[]

    Bulgaria[]

    • , Gabrovo
    • , Smolyan
    • , Varna
    • , Yambol
    • Planetarium of Plovdiv, Plovdiv
    • , Dimitrovgrad

    Croatia[]

    Czech Republic[]

    Denmark[]

    Estonia[]

    Finland[]

    France[]

    Germany[]

    • Bochum Planetarium, Bochum
    • Carl-Zeiss-Planetarium, Stuttgart
    • Drebach Planetarium, Drebach
    • ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, Garching bei München
    • Freiburg Planetarium, Freiburg
    • Hamburg Planetarium, Hamburg
    • Lichtenstein Planetarium, Lichtenstein
    • Lernort Planetarium Wittenberg J. G. Galle, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
    • Mannheim Planetarium, Mannheim
    • Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium, Nuremberg
    • Olbers-Planetarium, Bremen
    • Planetarium am Insulaner, Berlin
    • Planetarium Laupheim, Laupheim
    • Planetarium Osnabrück im Museum am Schölerberg, Osnabrück
    • Sparkassen-Planetarium Augsburg, Augsburg
    • Westphalian Museum of Natural History, Münster
    • Wolfsburg Planetarium, Wolfsburg
    • Zeiss Major Planetarium, Berlin
    • Zeiss Planetarium Jena, Jena
    • Planetarium im Astronomischen Zentrum Gera, Gera

    Greece[]

    Hungary[]

    Ireland[]

    Italy[]

    • Civico Planetario, Milan
    • "Ignazio Danti" Planetarium, Perugia
    • Parco Astronomico SIDEREUS, Salve (Lecce)
    • Planetario  [it] , Livorno
    • Planetario Aula Didattica, Bologna
    • Planetario Civico, Ravenna
    • Planetario Comunale, Modena
    • Planetario Comunale, Frasso Sabino
    • Planetario Crespano del Grappa, Crespano del Grappa
    • Planetario del Comune di Pisa, Pisa
    • Planetario di Firenze, Florence
    • Planetario di Lecco, Lecco
    • Planetario di Torino, Turin
    • Planetarium di Venezia Lido San Nicolo, Venice
    • Planetario digitale del Parco astronomico La torre del sole, Brembate di Sopra
    • Planetario Galileo, Padua
    • Planetario Garda, Garda
    • Planetario Genova, Genoa
    • Planetario Istituto Nautico "Alfredo Cappellini", Livorno
    • Planetarío Itínerante,
    • Planetario Lumezzane, Lumezzane
    • Planetario Luserna San Giovanni, Luserna San Giovanni
    • Planetario Museo di Storia Naturale, Livorno
    • Planetario Napoli, Naples
    • Planetario Prato, Prato
    • Planetario Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria
    • Planetario San Giovanni in Persiceto, San Giovanni in Persiceto
    • Planetario Teatro delle Scienze e Planetario, Alessandria
    • Planetario Triest, Trieste
    • Planetario Venezia, Venice
    • Planetarium Viareggio, Viareggio

    Kosovo[]

    • Kosovo Planetarium of Çabrat, Gjakova, Scien.-Edu. Center Cosmos & Human

    Lithuania[]

    • Planetariumas, Vilnius

    Netherlands[]

    • Artis Planetarium, Amsterdam
    • Eise Esinga Planetarium, Franeker
    • Omniversum, The Hague
    • Planetarium Planetron, Dwingeloo
    • Planetarium Ridderkerk, Museum Johannes Postschool, Ridderkerk-Rijsoord

    Norway[]

    • Vitensenteret i Trondheim (Trondheim Science Center), Trondheim
    • Nordnorsk vitensenter (Science Center of Northern Norway), Tromsø
    • Saint Exupery Planetarium, Oslo
    • Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken, Norway), Sandnes

    Poland[]

    • Dziewulski Planetarium, Toruń
    • The Heavens of Copernius in Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw
    • Planeta Anuka Portable Planetarium, Warsaw
    • Planetarium and Observatory, Kielce
    • Planetarium, Częstochowa
    • Planetarium Frombork, Frombork
    • Planetarium, Gdynia-Oksywie
    • Planetarium i Obserwatorium Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika, Grudziądz
    • Planetarium im. Antoniego Ledóchowskiego, Gdynia
    • Planetarium in the Extreme Park, Ustroń – commercial
    • Planetarium in Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw
    • Planetarium of the Institute of Navigation, Szczecin
    • Planetarium of the School Society of Amateur Astronomers, Potarzyca
    • Planetarium, Olsztyn
    • Planetarium, Poznań
    • Planetarium Wenus, Zielona Góra
    • Planetarium, Wrocław
    • Portable Planetariums Home – Poland Branch
    • Silesian Planetarium, Chorzów – biggest and oldest planetarium in Poland (opened in 1955, 23-meter dome)
    • SOPP Planetarium and Observatory, Łódź
    • Youth observatory – Niepołomice

    Portugal[]

    • Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium, Lisbon
    • Espinho Planetarium, Navegar Foundation, Espinho
    • Planetario Coimbra, Coimbra
    • Planetário do Porto, Porto

    Romania[]

    • Argeș County Museum, Pitești
    • Baia Mare Astronomy Complex, Maramureș county, Baia Mare
    • Bârlad Planetarium, Bârlad
    • Brașov Planetarium at Zoo Brașov, Brașov, opened in 2019, the largest in the country
    • Constanța Planetarium, Constanța
    • Galați Planetarium, Galați
    • Planetarium within the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iași
    • Planetarium within Universitatea de Vest, Timișoara
    • Suceava Planetarium, Suceava

    Russia[]

    Serbia[]

    Slovakia[]

    Spain[]

    • Centro Astronomico Aragonés, Huesca
    • Hogar de los Planetarios Portátiles – Base en Tenerife
    • L'Hemisfèric, Valencia
    • Madrid Planetarium, Madrid
    • Planetario A Coruña, A Coruña
    • Planetario Alcobendas, Alcobendas
    • Planetario Arrecife, Arrecife
    • Planetario Badalona, Badalona
    • Planetario Barcelona, Barcelona
    • Planetario Costitx, Costitx
    • Planetario de la Escuela superior marina civil, Santander
    • Planetario de Pamplona, Pamplona
    • Planetario de Valladolid, El, Valladolid
    • Planetario del Museo de las Ciencias, Cuenca
    • Planetario Didactico, Alicante
    • Planetario Educa Ciencia Madrid
    • Planetario Granada, Granada
    • Planetario Malaga, Málaga
    • Planetario Murcia, Murcia
    • Planetario Salamanca, Salamanca
    • Planetario San Sebastián, San Sebastián
    • Planetario Sevilla, Seville
    • Planetario Tenerife, Tenerife
    • Planetarios Móvil Digital Eurocosmos Madrid

    Sweden[]

    • Broman Planetarium AB, Angered, Gothenburg
    • Cosmonova, Stockholm
    • Kosmorama Planetarium, Borlänge
    • Norrköpings Visualiseringscenter C, Norrköping
    • Planetariet Lund, Lund
    • Planetarium at the House of Technology, Luleå
    • Planetarium Härnösand, Härnösand
    • Planetarium Project, Frösön
    • Planetarium Upptech, Jönköping
    • Sölvesborg Ynde Planetarium
    • Stella Nova Planetarium, Falun
    • Tom Tits Experiment, Södertälje
    • Umevatoriet, Umeå

    Switzerland[]

    • Planetarium at Swiss Museum of Transport, Swiss Museum of Transport, Luzern
    •  [de], Schwanden near Sigriswil

    Turkey[]

    • Bursa Science and Technology Center, Bursa
    • Eskişehir Planetarium, Eskişehir
    • Gaziantep Planetarium and Science Center, Gaziantep
    • Kayseri Science Center, Kayseri
    • Konya Science Center, Konya
    • Serdivan Planetarium, Sakarya
    • Sancaktepe Science experiment Center, Observatory and Planetarium, istanbul
    • Serdivan Planetarium, Sakarya
    • Tuzla Municipality – Şelale Eğitim Parkı – Planetarium ve Observatory, Tuzla

    Ukraine[]

    • Dnipro Planetarium,[12] Dnipro
    • Donetsk Planetarium, Donetsk
    • Kharkiv Planetarium, Kharkiv
    • Kyiv Planetarium, Kyiv

    United Kingdom[]

    • Aberdeen College Planetarium, Aberdeen, Scotland
    • Armagh Planetarium, Armagh, Northern Ireland
    • The Astronomy Centre Planetarium, near Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England
    • AURIGA Star Dome,[13] Belper, England
    • The Wolfson Planetarium, Bedford School, Bedford, England
    • Dark Sky Wales Planetarium, Pontypridd, Wales
    • Glasgow College of Nautical Studies Planetarium, Glasgow, Scotland
    • Glasgow Science Centre Planetarium, Glasgow, Scotland
    • Island Planetarium, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
    • Jodrell Bank Planetarium (closed in 2003), Macclesfield, England
    • Life Science Centre Planetarium, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
    • Lockyer Observatory and Planetarium, Sidmouth, England
    • London Mobile Planetarium,[14] London, England
    • London Planetarium (closed in 2006), London, England
    • Midlands Mobile Planetarium,[15] Midlands, England
    • National Space Centre, Leicester, England
    • Natural Science Centre Planetarium, Newchapel, Staffordshire, England
    • Peter Harrison Planetarium, London, England
    • Planetarium Infinity, Aberystwyth, Wales
    • Plymouth Planetarium, Plymouth, England
    • Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
    • South Downs Planetarium, Chichester, England
    • Southend Central Museum, Southend-on-Sea, England
    • The Spaceguard Centre Planetarium, Knighton, Powys, Wales
    • , Cambridge & UK wide
    • Techniquest Planetarium, Cardiff, Wales
    • Thinktank Planetarium, Birmingham, England
    • University of Glasgow Planetarium, Glasgow, Scotland
    • University of St Andrews Mobile Planetarium, St. Andrews, Scotland
    • Wales Mobile Planetarium[16] Wales
    • We the Curious Planetarium, Bristol, England
    • Winchester Science Centre & Planetarium, Winchester, England
    • Wonderdome mobile planetarium, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and UK wide
    • World Museum Liverpool Planetarium, Liverpool, England
    • Wynyard Woodland Park Planetarium, Thorpe Thewles, Teesside, England
    • Yorkshire Planetarium, Harewood House, Leeds, England

    Other[]

    • Aboard the RMS Queen Mary 2, the first planetarium at sea

    North America[]

    Canada[]

    Alberta[]
    • , High River, Alberta, travelling portable planetarium for schools
    • Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, Edmonton, Alberta, closed since 1983; was expected to reopen in 2018 once renovations were completed
    • Telus Spark, Calgary, Alberta
    • Telus World of Science, Edmonton, Alberta
    British Columbia[]
    Manitoba[]
    • Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba
    Ontario[]
    • Doran Planetarium, Sudbury, Ontario
    • McLaughlin Planetarium, Toronto, Ontario, closed 1995; building still extant
    • Ontario Science Centre Digital Planetarium, Toronto
    • Roberta Bondar Earth and Space Centre Planetarium (Seneca College Newnham Campus), Toronto, closed after 1995
    • Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, travelling portable/inflatable planetarium for schools
    • Science North, Greater Sudbury, Ontario
    • W.J. McCallion Planetarium, Hamilton, Ontario
    Quebec[]
    Yukon[]
    • Northern Lights Centre, Watson Lake, Yukon

    Costa Rica[]

    Mexico[]

    • Complejo Cientifico, Tecnologico y Cultural Planetario de Playa Del Carmen "SAYAB", Quintana Roo
    • Planetario Alfa, Monterrey
    • Planetario de Cajeme en el Parque Infantil "Ostimuri", Ciudad Obregón
    • Planetario de Ciudad Victoria "Dr. Ramiro Iglesias Leal" del Parque Recreativo y Cultural Siglo XXI, Ciudad Victoria
    • Planetario de la Escuela Náutica Mercante de Tampico, Tampico
    • Planetario Digital Móvil Ecosistemas de México, Mexico City
    • Planetario "Dr. Arcadio Poveda Ricalde" del Centro Cultural de Sinaloa, Culiacán
    • Planetario "Dra. Silvia Torres Castilleja", Descubre Museo Interactivo de Ciencias y Tecnología, Aguascalientes
    • Planetario Explora del Museo de Ciencias, León
    • Planetario Hidalgo del Museo Rehilete, Pachuca, Hidalgo
    • Planetario IMAX DOMO de Puebla, Puebla
    • Planetario "Joaquín Gallo" de la Sociedad Astronómica de México, Mexico City
    • Planetario "José Martínez Rocha" del Área de Astronomía del DIF-US, Magdalena de Kino
    • , Morelia
    • Planetario Luis Enrique Erro, Mexico City
    • Planetario Móvil de Ludocosmos, Hermosillo
    • Planetronix Móvil de Sistemas Educativos en Astronomía, Guaymas
    • Planetario Móvil EKBÉ, Querétaro
    • Planetario Móvil "Shimba Caa Ana", Cancún
    • Planetario Papalote Museo del Niño, Mexico City
    • Planetario Tabasco 2000, Villahermosa
    • Planetario "Valente Souza" de la Sociedad Astronómica de México, Mexico City
    • Planetario y Centro Interactivo de Jalisco "Lunaria", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
    • Ziga Zag, Centro de Ciencias, Consejo Zacatecano de Ciencia y Tecnología, Zacatecas

    United States[]

    Alabama[]
    Alaska[]
    • Marie Drake Planetarium, Juneau
    • Thomas Planetarium at the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage
    • University of Alaska Planetarium & Visualization Theater Anchorage
    Arizona[]
    • Dorrance Planetarium at the Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
    • Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium at the University of Arizona, Tucson
    • Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium
    • Planetarium at Mesa Community College
    • The Star Barn Cave Creek, Arizona
    Arkansas[]
    • EpiSphere at the Aerospace Education Center, Little Rock
    California[]
    • Charles F. Hager Planetarium at San Francisco State University, San Francisco
    • Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland
    • College of San Mateo, San Mateo
    • The Discovery Museum, Science and Space Center, Sacramento
    • Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College, Cupertino
    • Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
    • Holt Planetarium, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley
    • Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
    • Palomar College Planetarium, San Marcos
    • Planetarium Projector and Science Museum,[19] a museum of planeteria at Big Bear Lake
    • Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, a purpose-built planetarium rendered in an Ancient Egyptian architectural style
    • San Diego City College Planetarium, San Diego
    • Schreder Planetarium, Redding
    • Tessmann Planetarium at Santa Ana College, Santa Ana
    • William Luebke Planetarium, at Modesto Junior College West Campus Science Community Center, Modesto
    Colorado[]
    • Fiske Planetarium and Science Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder
    • Gates Planetarium at Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver
    Connecticut[]
    • The Children's Museum, West Hartford
    • The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport
    • Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium at Yale University, New Haven
    • at Mystic Seaport, Mystic
    District of Columbia[]
    • Albert Einstein Planetarium, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
    • Rock Creek Park Planetarium, Rock Creek Park Nature Center
    Florida[]
    Georgia[]
    • Fernbank Planetarium at the Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta
    • Mark Smith Planetarium at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon
    • Omnisphere Theater, Coca-Cola Challenger Space Science Center, Columbus State University, Columbus
    • Rollins Planetarium at Young Harris College, Young Harris
    • Tellus Planetarium at Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum, Cartersville
    Guam[]
    • University of Guam Planetarium at the University of Guam, Agana
    Hawaii[]
    Idaho[]
    Illinois[]
    Indiana[]
    • Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana[21]
    • Bellmont High School, Decatur
    • Carmel High School, Hamilton
    • Kennedy Academy, South Bend, St. Joseph County[22]
    • Koch Planetarium, Evansville
    • Marion High School, Marion
    • Northrop High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
    • Pike High School, Indianapolis
    • SpaceQuest Planetarium at Indianapolis Children's Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana (closed)
    Iowa[]
    Kansas[]
    • Justice Planetarium at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson
    • Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University
    Kentucky[]
    • Gheen's Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium at the University of Louisville, Louisville
    • Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory, Golden Pond
    • Hardin Planetarium at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green
    • Hummel Planetarium at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
    • Star Theater, at Morehead State University, Morehead
    • Varia Planetarium (part of East Kentucky Science Center) at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Prestonsburg
    Louisiana[]
    • Dayna & Ronald L. Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium, Shreveport
    • Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, Baton Rouge
    Maine[]
    • Francis Malcolm Science Center Planetarium at Easton, Maine. 776 Houlton Rd.
    • Ladd Planetarium at Bates College, 44 Campus Ave. in Lewiston
    • Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine, Orono
    • Southworth planetarium at University of Southern Maine - Portland campus located at 70 Falmouth ST.
    Maryland[]
    • Arthur Storer Planetarium, Prince Frederick, named after the first astronomer in the American colonies and the original namesake of Halley's Comet
    • Davis Planetarium at the Maryland Science Center, Baltimore
    • Watson-King Planetarium at Towson University
    • William Brish Planetarium
    Massachusetts[]
    • Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science, Boston
    • Framingham State College Planetarium, Framingham
    • at the , Worcester
    • Seymour Planetarium at the Springfield Science Museum, Springfield, the oldest operating planetarium in the United States[23]
    Michigan[]
    Minnesota[]
    • , , St. Paul
    • Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
    • Mayo High School, Rochester
    • MSUM Planetarium, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead[24]
    • Paulucci Space Theatre, Hibbing Community College, Hibbing
    • , Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall
    • Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium, Bell Museum of Natural History, St. Paul[25]
    Mississippi[]
    • Russell C. Davis Planetarium, Jackson
    Missouri[]
    • Del & Norma Robison Planetarium, Kirksville
    • Gottlieb Planetarium, Kansas City
    • James S. McDonnell Planetarium, St. Louis
    • Rock Bridge Senior High School Planetarium, Columbia
    Montana[]
    • Taylor Planetarium at the Museum of the Rockies
    Nebraska[]
    • Mallory Kountze Planetarium (UNO), Omaha
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Planetarium, Omaha
    • Ralph Mueller Planetarium, Lincoln
    Nevada[]
    New Hampshire[]
    New Jersey[]
    • Dreyfuss Planetarium at the Newark Museum, Newark
    • Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium at Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere[26]
    • Lenape Valley Regional High School, Stanhope
    • Longo Planetarium at County College of Morris, Randolph
    • New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, Trenton
    • The Planetarium at the Fair Lawn High School Astronomy Center,[27] Fair Lawn
    • The Planetarium at RVCC, North Branch
    • Princeton Day School Planetarium, Princeton
    • Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College, Toms River
    New Mexico[]
    • The Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Albuquerque
    New York[]
    • Andrus Planetarium, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers
    • Bruckner Planetarium, Nassau Community College, Garden City[28]
    • Corning Community College Planetarium, Corning
    • Edwin A. Link Planetarium, Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton
    • Edwin Hubble Planetarium, in Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn
    • Hayden Planetarium American Museum of Natural History, New York City
    • JetBlue Sky Theater Planetarium, Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City
    • Muse Planetarium, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn
    • Northeast Bronx Planetarium, in Harry Truman High School, Bronx
    • Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester
    • , Schenectady
    • , State University of Oneonta, Oneonta
    • , Centereach High School Centereach
    • Vanderbilt Planetarium (part of Vanderbilt Museum), Centerport
    • Wagner College Planetarium, Staten Island
    • Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State College, Buffalo
    • Williamsville North High School, Williamsville
    North Carolina[]
    • Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theatre (formerly called Charlotte Kelly Space Voyager Planetarium) at Discovery Place, Charlotte
    • Cummins Planetarium at the , Rocky Mount
    • ECSU Khan Planetarium at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City
    • Fayetteville State University Planetarium, Fayetteville (limited public shows)
    • Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Gastonia
    • Greensboro Science Center, Greensboro
    • Ingram Planetarium,[29] Sunset Beach
    • Millholand Planetarium at , Catawba
    • Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill – the first planetarium built on a U.S. college campus
    • Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium, Kinston
    • Robeson County Planetarium Science and Technology, Lumberton (limited public shows)
    • Rowan-Salisbury School System's Margaret C. Woodson Planetarium in Salisbury (limited public shows)
    • SciPlanetarium at SciWorks, Winston-Salem
    Ohio[]
    • Anderson Hancock Planetarium at Marietta College, Marietta
    • Appold Planetarium at Lourdes University, Sylvania
    • Arne Slettebak Planetarium at The Ohio State University, Columbus
    • BGSU Planetarium at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green
    • Clark Planetarium at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth
    • COSI Planetarium, Center of Science and Industry, Columbus
    • Drake Planetarium and Science Center, Cincinnati
    • Hoover-Price Planetarium, William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, Canton
    • Ritter Planetarium & Brooks Observatory, University of Toledo, Toledo
    • Shafran Planetarium at Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland
    • Shaker Heights High School Planetarium at Shaker Heights, Ohio, Cleveland
    • Ward-Beecher Planetarium at Youngstown State University, Youngstown
    • Westlake Schools Planetarium, Westlake
    Oklahoma[]
    Oregon[]
    • North Medford High School Planetarium, Medford
    • Harry C. Kendall Planetarium (part of Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), Portland
    • Planetarium at Chemeketa Community College, Hayesville
    • Science Factory, Eugene
    Pennsylvania[]
    • Bethlehem-Center Middle School, Fredericktown
    • Buhl Planetarium (part of Carnegie Science Center), Pittsburgh
    • Charles M. Kanev Planetarium, Dickinson College, Carlisle
    • Detwiler Planetarium, Lycoming College, Williamsport
    • Fels Planetarium at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
    • Hatter Planetarium at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg
    • North Hills High School, West View
    • Peirce Planetarium, Clarion University, Clarion
    • Planetarium at the Reading Public Museum, Reading
    • Seneca Valley High School, Harmony
    • Steel Valley High School, Munhall
    • ,
    • Yahn Planetarium at Penn State Behrend, Erie
  • Edinboro University Planetarium at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
    • Puerto Rico[]
    Rhode Island[]
    South Carolina[]
    • DuPont Planetarium at the University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken
    • SCSM Planetarium, Columbia
    • Stanback Planetarium, Orangeburg
    • T. C. Hooper Planetarium at the Roper Mountain Science Center,[30] Greenville
    Tennessee[]
    Texas[]
    • Angelo State Planetarium, Angelo State University, San Angelo
    • BASF Planetarium, , Clute
    • Burke Baker Planetarium at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston
    • Center for Earth and Space Science Education, Tyler Junior College, Tyler – most advanced planetarium in the state of Texas
    • Gene Roddenberry Planetarium, El Paso
    • Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium & Science Center, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
    • Larry K. Forrest Memorial Planetarium, Cedar Park, now closed
    • Mayborn Science Theater, Central Texas College, Killeen
    • Moody Planetarium[31] Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock
    • Noble Planetarium, Museum of Science & History, Fort Worth
    • The Planetarium at UT Arlington, Arlington
    • Scobee Planetarium, San Antonio College, San Antonio – Opened to the public in 1961, renovated in 2014 as the Scobee Education Center.
    • The Stephen F. Austin Planetarium at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches
    Utah[]
    Vermont[]
    • Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in Saint Johnsbury
    Virginia[]
    Washington[]
    • Bechtel National Planetarium at Columbia Basin College, Pasco
    • Pacific Planetarium, Bremerton
    • Spanel Planetarium at Western Washington University, Bellingham
    • University of Washington Planetarium, Seattle
    • Willard Geer Planetarium at Bellevue College, Bellevue
    • Willard Smith Planetarium at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle
    • WSU Planetarium at Washington State University, Pullman
    Wisconsin[]

    Oceania[]

    Australia[]

    • Science Space, Wollongong, NSW
    • Melbourne, Scienceworks Museum Planetarium, Melbourne
    • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston
    • Scitech Planetarium, Perth
    • Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Brisbane
    • UNISA Planetarium, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide

    New Zealand[]

    South America[]

    Argentina[]

    Brazil[]

    • Carmo Planetarium, Zeiss, São Paulo
    • Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura, Zeiss ZKP-4
    • Colégio Estadual do Paraná, ZKP-1, Paraná
    • Johannes Kepler Planetarium, Sabina School Park of Knowledge, Zeiss, Santo André, São Paulo[32]
    • Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium, Zeiss, São Paulo
    • Rio de Janeiro Planetarium Foundation, Zeiss, Rio de Janeiro
    • Universidade de São Paulo, Digistar 5, São Paulo
    • Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Gambato, Paraná
    • Universidade Federal de Goiania Planetarium, Zeiss, Goiás
    • Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Planetarium, Digistar 4, Rio Grande do Sul
    • Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Planetarium, Digistar 3, Santa Catarina
    • Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo Planetarium, Zeiss, Vitória
    • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Zeiss, Rio Grande do Sul

    Chile[]

    • Planetario Chile (University of Santiago, Chile), Carl Zeiss VI, Santiago
    • Planetario Rapa Nui (), Isla de Pascua

    Colombia[]

    Ecuador[]

    • Planetarium of Mitad del Mundo,
    • Planetario de la Armada -Guayaquil- (INOCAR)
    • Planetario Mundo Juvenil -Cuenca-
    • Centro cultural Planetario -Quito- (IGM)

    Uruguay[]

    Venezuela[]

    • Planetario del Museo de los Niños de Caracas, Caracas
    • Planetario Humboldt, [Zeiss] Caracas
    • Planetario Fundación la Salle de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, Punta de Piedra
    • Planetario Simón Bolívar (part of Complejo Científico, Cultural y Turístico), Maracaibo

    Planetarium computer software[]

    See also: Planetarium software

    Since the invention of the personal computer, the planetarium concept has been extended to include software that displays a realistic sky image. Not all astronomy software can be considered to be planetarium software. While there is no generally accepted definition of the word planetarium in this context, planetarium software generally contains the following features at a minimum:

    • A realistic sky image as seen from Earth
    • The ability to display sky motions in real-time
    • The ability to animate time changes backwards and forwards

    Planetarium manufacturers[]

    The list below gives the name of firms that have made more than five planetariums, with state they are located in if in the United States, otherwise, the nation. Included are the names of the various models offered by each firm, and an approximate total number sold for each firm. The symbol D after the total indicates the firm is no longer in business or no longer making planetariums.

    • Aquarian – New York City—20 D
    • AsterDomus – Brazil—Portable planetaria manufacturer.
    • Baader – Germany—Großplanetarium, Schulplanetarium, Planetarium 2000
    • Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc., Bremerton, WA—Manufacturers and sellers of Digitarium digital planetarium systems for portable and fixed domes and Digitalis inflatable domes. Industry leading over 800 customers on six continents as of October, 2020.
    • The Elumenati, Milwaukee and Asheville, NC—Single-channel digital projection solutions for fixed and portable domes; lenses, projectors, inflatable domes, and software; GeoDome turnkey immersive learning environments; services including custom installations and content consulting
    • Evans & Sutherland – Utah Digistar 1, Digistar 2–30, Digistar 3—over 120, Digistar 4 – over 300, Digistar 5 – over 550
    • E-Planetarium, Houston, Texas—Discovery Dome portable fulldome digital theater with mirror or fisheye projection, Go-Dome inflatable dome—more than 40 in 13 countries
    • Emerald planetariums, Israel—Single and multi-channel digital projection solutions for fixed and portable domes; fish-eye lenses, projectors, inflatable and fixed domes, planetarium immersive learning environments; services including custom installations and turnkey solutions, L.O.P.C live planetarium systems emerald-planetariums.com
    • Fengfei—China—TX 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16–50
    • Farquhar – Pennsylvania—40 D
    • Fulldome.pro: Los Angeles, USA. Chiang Mai, Thailand. Moscow, Russia. Shanghai, China. Experts in fulldome digital projection solutions for planetariums since 2010. Over 300 dome projects installed worldwide.
    • Galileo—Italy—S1, S III—20
    • Gambato—Italy—30
    • Global Immersion—UK, Colorado, Canada—Fidelity fulldome and large-format solutions, (using an open architecture Media Server solution, runs Global Immersion Media Director software and SCISS' Uniview real-time data visualization platform)
    • Go-Dome—portable planetarium [33]
    • Goto—Japan—EX-3, E-5, Eros, Venus, G1014, GE, GE II, GE 6, GM-AT, GS 6, GM-15, Chronos, Helios, GR-T, M-1, S-3, Super Helios—Total is uncertain, about 400 outside Japan. It is said the Japanese government placed an EX-3 in every elementary school in Japan.
    • Ohira Tech – Japan, Megastar-7
    • Hangzhou—China—20
    • Holovis —multi-channel dome projection, Infiniti Dome, large-format solutions, immersive experiences, full dome real-time gaming. Based in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, China and Italy
    • Jindu—China—J8, J10–15
    • Portable Planetariums Home – Argentina – Over 150
    • Minolta—Japan—Geministar, Infinium, MO-6, MS-8, MS-10, Series II, Cosmoleap—over 250
    • MMI Corp. – Maryland—Starworlds (identical to Nova Junior) or Model 6500, 7700, 8800 (identical to Apollo Portable),
    • Moscow—Russia—Eline, UP-2, UP-4—about 10
    • Planetronix – Mexico—about 10
    • RSA Cosmos—France—Cosmodyssee, SN 88, SN 95–20
    • Science First/Starlab Yulee, Florida—manufacturers/ellers of Starlab portable planetariums and digital dtarlabs. Over 650 systems on 6 continents as of December 2010 and growing.
    • shabahang Planetarium, Inc., IRAN —Manufacturer of portable digital planetarium systems.
    • Sky-Skan – New Hampshire immersive full dome installations, from architectural design and build to systems install and maintenance. Original product was SkyVision, now (runs software). More than 180 systems installed as of 2013.
    • Spitz – Pennsylvania—A, A1, A2, A3, A3P, A3P', A4, A4RPY, A5, 373, 512, B, C, Spitz Junior (actually made under license by Harmonic Reed), Nova I or Nova Junior (Harmonic Reed under license), Nova II, Nova III, STP, STS, Spitz School—over 500
    • TSA – Ohio—Emmons, TSA—6 D
    • Viewlex—New York—Apollo I, Apollo II, Apollo III, Apollo Portable—125 D
    • XTY—China—15
    • Zeiss—Germany—Mark I to VI, Universarium VII to IX, ZKP-1, ZKP-2 to ZKP-4 (Skymaster), RFP (Spacemaster), Starmaster—400
    • Vratino Technologies [34]India- Gorakhpur(UP), Kolkata(WB). Provide digital projection solutions for portable domes; fish-eye lenses, projectors, inflatable, planetarium immersive learning environments; services including custom installations and turnkey solutions.
    • Vratino Space Research Council [35]India- Gorakhpur (UP), Kolkata (WB) .

    factories in Argentina, Mexico, China and Russian Federation. Biggest portable planetarium exporter worldwide.

    See also[]

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