Donald D. Peirce Planetarium at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion University’s Donald D. Peirce Planetarium offers you a glimpse of the most famous stars and planets in the solar system. It does so with its 40-foot dome, one of the largest in the state.
At the heart of the planetarium is a precision-engineered Spitz A3P Star Projector that combines optical and electro-mechanical technology to provide an accurate view of the night sky and its apparent motion.
The planetarium is useful in providing education to faculty, students, and the public as star gazers have an opportunity to see their favorite constellations at any hour of the day. The planetarium can be used to show the night sky as it would appear at any point in time, past or present, as it would appear from any point on Earth.
The planetarium is named for Dr. Donald D. Peirce, teacher and chairman of the science department from 1932-68.
