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Planetarium Shows and
Star Parties by State:

ALABAMA

The Wernher von Braun Planetarium
Von Braun Astronomical Society
Huntsville, Alabama
http://www.vbas.org/index.htm
See website for details

W.A. Gayle Planetarium
City of Montgomery/Troy State "University of Montgomery
1010 Forest Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama, 36016
http://www.tsum.edu/planet/

Program for August
Monday through Thursday at 3:00 p.m.
and every Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

ARIZONA

Dorrance Planetarium
Arizona Science Center
600 E. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85004
http://www.azscience.org/home.html

Flandrau Science Center
Planetarium
University of Arizona
1601 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85719

http://www.flandrau.org/visit/nowshowing.php

CALIFORNIA

Downing Planetarium
California State University, Fresno
http://www.downing-planetarium.org/weekend.html#SCHEDULE

El Camino College
Planetarium & Observatory
16007 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90506

http://www.elcamino.cc.ca.us/Astronomy/planetar.htm

South Bay Astronomical Society Meeting
First Friday of the Month -- Guest Speaker
8 p.m.


Planetarium Shows Cancelled Indefinitely

Griffith Observatory Satellite Planetarium

Griffith Park/Los Angeles Zoo Parking Lot
http://www.griffithobs.org/satellite.html

William Knox Holt Planetarium
University of California, Berkeley
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/planetarium/

Morrison Planetarium
California Academy of Sciences
55 Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118-4599
SITE TEMPORARILY CLOSED, SEE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION
http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/shows.html#schedule

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado - Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
http://www.rhfleet.org/

Santa Monica College's John Drescher Planetarium
1900 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90405

(310) 434-4223
http://www.smc.edu/planetarium/

University of California, Los Angeles Planetarium
UCLA
8371 Mathematical Sciences Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1562
(310) 825-4434
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/planetarium/

COLORADO

Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Ricketson Auditorium/Gates Planetarium
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO
http://www.dmns.org/

Fiske Planetarium
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, Colorado  80309
(303) 492-5002
http://www.colorado.edu/fiske/home.html

Please contact Fiske Planetarium to learn more:
http://www.cualum.org/travel/TripDetails.shtml?TripID=176

CONNECTICUT

Science Center of Connecticut
Gengras Planetarium
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT 06119
http://www.sciencecenterct.org/

FLORIDA

Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
3450 Ortiz Avenue, Fort Myers
http://www.calusanature.com/

GEORGIA

Fernbank Science Center
156 Heaton Park Drive, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
678-874-7102
http://fsc.fernbank.edu/

HAWAII

W. M. Keck Observatory
65-1120 Mamalahoa Hwy.

Kamuela, HI  96743

http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/calendar.php

IDAHO

BYU-Idaho Planetarium
Rexburg, ID 83460
http://www.byui.edu/planetarium/default.htm

Faulkner Planetarium
The Herrett Center for Arts & Science
The College of Southern Idaho
315 Falls Avenue
Twin Falls, ID 83301
http://www.csi.cc.id.us/support/museum/faulkner/fp_current.html

INDIANA

Mars Watch
J.I. Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium
Planetarium Shows
7:30 p.m.
Telescope Viewing
9:00 p.m.to 12 midnight
Butler University
4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208
http://www.butler.edu/holcomb/

MAINE

Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium
University of Maine
5781 Wingate Hall 
Orono, Me 04469-5781
http://umainesky.com/public.htm

MARYLAND

Maryland Science Center Observatory &
Davis Planetarium
601 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230

http://www.mdsci.org/index.cfm

Rooftop Observations
Open to the Public
Thursday
5:30 to 10 p.m.

MICHIGAN

Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
Public Museum of Gran Rapids
http://www.ohwy.com/mi/r/rochplan.htm

Kalamazoo Valley Museum
230 North Rose Street
Kalamazoo, MI  49003

http://kvm.kvcc.edu/universe.htm

Space Bus
Through March 28, 2004
Saturday & Sunday 1:30 & 4:00 p.m.

Orion Nights
Wednesday, Sat. & Sun.
4 p.m.

MISSOURI

James S. McDonnell Planetarium
5050 Oakland Avenue
St.Louis, MO 63110

http://www.slsc.org/index.html

Planetarium Hours
Sunday 12 noon, 3:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday 1:00 & 3:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11:30 a.m. & 3:30 pm

NEVADA

Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center
MS 272, University of Nevada
Reno, NV 89557-0012
http://planetarium.unr.nevada.edu/index.html

Friday Night Observing in association with the
Astronomical Society of Nevada, Reno Chapter
9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

NEW JERSEY

The Novins Planetarium
Ocean County College
College Dr.
Toms River, NJ 08701-2001
www.ocean.edu/planet.htm

NEW YORK

Kopernik Space Education Center
698 Underwood Road , Vestal NY 13850
http://www.kopernik.org/events/index3.asp

The Vanderbilt Planetarium
180 Little Neck Road
Centerport, New York 11721-0605

http://members.aol.com/liastro1/planethomepage.html

NORTH CAROLINA

James H. Lynn Planetarium
Schiele Museum
of Natural History
1500 E. Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28054

http://www.schielemuseum.org

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill CB #3480
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

Roper Mountain Science Center
402 Roper Mountain Road
Greenville, SC 29615

http://www.ropermountain.org/index.shtml

TENNESSEE

The Renaissance Center
CyberSphere Digital Theater
855 Highway 46 South
Dickson, TN 37055
http://www.rcenter.org
See website for details

TEXAS

Austin Astronomical Society
Monthly Star Parties @ Canyon of the Eagles
for more information go to:
http://www.austinastro.org/sessions.html

Univ. of TX, Austin
Public Viewing Night at RLM Hall
Wednesday
9:00 p.m.
Austin, TX
http://outreach.as.utexas.edu/public/parties.html

Univ. of TX, Austin
Public Viewing Night at Painter Hall
Friday, 9:00 to 10 p.m.
(Faculty, staff and students)
Saturday, 9:00 to 11 p.m.
(public)
Austin, TX
http://pancake.as.utexas.edu/juntao/webapps/Jive/PainterHall/index.jsp

VERMONT

Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
1302 Main Street
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819

Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 pm
http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/planetarium.cfm

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