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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

Tunisia

Asia

Bangladesh

China

India

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

    • Indonesia

    Israel

    Japan

    South Korea

    Kuwait

    Kazakhstan

    Malaysia

    Pakistan

    Philippines

    Sri Lanka

    Taiwan

    Thailand

    Turkmenistan

    Europe

    Austria

    Belarus

    Belgium

    Bulgaria

    Croatia

    Czech Republic

    Denmark

    Estonia

    Finland

    France

    Germany

    Greece

    Hungary

    Ireland

    Italy

    Kosovo

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

    Lithuania

    Netherlands

    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

    Portugal

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

    Romania

    Russia

    Serbia

    Slovakia

    Spain

    Sweden

    Switzerland

    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

    United Kingdom

    Other

    North America

    Canada

    Alberta
    British Columbia
    Manitoba
    Ontario
    Quebec
    Yukon

    Costa Rica

    Mexico

    United States

    Alabama
    Alaska
    Arizona
    Arkansas
    • EpiSphere at the Aerospace Education Center, Little Rock
    California
    Colorado
    Connecticut
    District of Columbia
    Florida
    Georgia
    Guam
    Hawaii
    Idaho
    Illinois
    Indiana
    Iowa
    Kansas
    Kentucky
    Louisiana
    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
    Massachusetts
    Michigan
    Minnesota
    Mississippi
    • Russell C. Davis Planetarium, Jackson
    Missouri
    Montana
    Nebraska
    • Mallory Kountze Planetarium (UNO), Omaha
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Planetarium, Omaha
    • Ralph Mueller Planetarium, Lincoln
    Nevada
    New Hampshire
    New Jersey
    New Mexico
    • The Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Albuquerque
    New York
    North Carolina
    Ohio
    Oklahoma
    Oregon
    Pennsylvania
  • Edinboro University Planetarium at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
    • Puerto Rico
    Rhode Island
    South Carolina
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Utah
    Vermont
    Virginia
    Washington
    Wisconsin

    Oceania

    Australia

    New Zealand

    South America

    Argentina

    Brazil

    Chile

    Colombia

    Ecuador

    • Planetarium of Mitad del Mundo, Ciudad Mitad del Mundo-Quito
    • 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 [34]
    • 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 Definiti (runs DigitalSky 2 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 [35] 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 [36] India- Gorakhpur (UP), Kolkata (WB) .

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

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Media Advisory: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the ESO Supernova". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
    2. ^ "Professor sets up pet planetarium in Belgaum | Mysuru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
    3. ^ "Asia's oldest planetarium to reopen | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India.
    4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    5. ^ "MGM's Science Centre". Mgmapjscicentre.org. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
    6. ^ Modern High School For Girls Planetarium
    7. ^ Sri Sathya Sai Space Theatre
    8. ^ "Starry show for Ranchi, Now open state's first planetarium".
    9. ^ "HOME". Vratino Technologies. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
    10. ^ http://www.vsrc.org.in [bare URL]
    11. ^ Centre d'Études et de Réalisations Astronomiques Pégoud
    12. ^ Dnipro Planetarium
    13. ^ AURIGA Star Dome
    14. ^ London Mobile Planetarium
    15. ^ Midlands Mobile Planetarium
    16. ^ Wales Mobile Planetarium
    17. ^ "Samford University Planetarium".
    18. ^ "404". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
    19. ^ Planetarium Projector and Science Museum
    20. ^ Hōkūlani Imaginarium
    21. ^ "Charles W. Brown Planetarium".
    22. ^ "Planetarium".
    23. ^ "Seymour Planetarium | Springfield Museums". 2016-09-22.
    24. ^ "Planetarium | Minnesota State University Moorhead". www.mnstate.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
    25. ^ "Planetarium Showtimes". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
    26. ^ Kiefer, Eric (27 July 2017). "NJ Science Center Gears Up To Build 'Largest Planetarium In USA'". Hoboken, NJ Patch.
    27. ^ Fair Lawn High School Astronomy Center
    28. ^ "Physical Sciences". Nassau Community College. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
    29. ^ "Explore. Engage. Learn". The Museum of Coastal Carolina and The Ingram Planetarium. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
    30. ^ "Welcome to Roper Mountain Science Center!".
    31. ^ Moody Planetarium
    32. ^ "Planetarium Location | University of Wisconsin River Falls". Uwrf.edu. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
    33. ^ "Planetário Johannes Kepler". Prefeitura de Santo André (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 April 2013.
    34. ^ http://www.go-dome.com [bare URL]
    35. ^ "HOME". Vratino Technologies. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
    36. ^ http://www.vsrc.org.in [bare URL]

    Further reading

    External links

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