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 ...

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 ...

Still live! We gave this star projector five stars in our glowing review and it's currently on offer for Cyber Monday, except it's not a genuine deal, but I'd buy it anyway. When you purchase through ...

Since its opening, and until recent years, our Zeiss Model VIa optical planetarium projector has brought the wonder of the night sky to countless visitors. The Zeiss Company no longer services the ...

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Nestled in Big Bear, California, is the largest assemblage of planetarium projectors…well, anywhere. Owen Phairis is the owner, director, and curator of the Planetarium Projector and Science Museum, a ...

In the basement of the Physics Hall at Iowa State University, the planetarium is getting dusted off. After closing during ...

VALDOSTA — The Valdosta State University Planetarium presents “Protecting Earth” at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. on Friday, March 13. Seating for each presentation is limited to 46 guests. Free ...

UofL to permanently close planetarium after years of uncertainty ...

Mirror photo by Colette Costlow / Glendale science teacher Ethan Maneval points to the lightbulb in the center of the projector system in the Glendale Junior Senior High School planetarium. FLINTON — ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered ...