COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Teaching modern astronomy with planetarium equipment that was built before astronauts landed on the moon is a tricky venture. And it’s a task that has troubled Ohio State ...

This month ends the year long celebration of the first planetarium projector. Come learn some of the things our classic projector can demonstrate such as circumpolar motion, planetary motion, seasonal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Adler Planetarium opened in 1930 as the first planetarium in the western hemisphere, and one of its main attractions was a star projector: the Zeiss Mark II. This year - after a ...

The University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium is getting a new projector. “The biggest thing is since it’s a newer technology, we’re going to have better resolution, it’s going ...

May 7, 1925, saw the debut of the projection planetarium at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. The first planetarium of ...

I’ll never forget the first elementary school trip I took to my local planetarium. Looking back on it today, it feels like a distinctly analog experience. As the lights dimmed and went out, the deep ...

After being closed for nearly three years, the planetarium adjacent to Washington-Liberty High School is wishing upon a star that it will reopen later this fall. With that done, the planetarium is ...

SPRINGFIELD — For many years, visitors of the Springfield Museums’ Seymour Planetarium could look forward to PowerPoint presentations, which were simply a rectangle projected onto the roof of the dome ...

COSHOCTON − The Coshocton Planetarium is a relic of a past era that has been revitalized and modernized for continued use by students of Coshocton City Schools and the general public. The planetarium ...

After closing to the public last month to allow for some needed projector upgrades, Orange Coast College’s Planetarium on Saturday will host a free grand-reopening event, offering a slate of ...

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