Peterson Planetarium presents live shows of the night sky and full-dome programs with themes in astronomy, Earth science, biology, history, and mathematics are available to the public.
Peterson Planetarium is an educational outreach branch of the Science and Math Education Center. The planetarium is a teaching facility for campus classes in space science and other courses that schedule sessions in this unique audiovisual theater. It seats 38 under a 24-foot dome, which serves as a projection screen. We have the Spitz 512 star projector that was installed in 1996 and renovated in 2014. To this supplement Earth-bound perspective of the night sky, a hemispherical mirror projection was added in 2014 to provide full dome audio video programming. A supplemental digital projector allows for interaction via the Internet or displays shows via DVDs.
Live shows of the night sky and full-dome programs with themes in astronomy, Earth science, biology, history, and mathematics are presented to the public on the second Saturday of the month. A historical series will be presented on U.S. manned space exploration for the public on Thursday evenings, from January 29 until June 13. Scheduling presentations for campus students and K-12 schoolchildren can be on weekdays.
We just hosted some 300 6th graders for Earth Moon & Sun... Losing the Dark. Comments from teachers included...
...perfect match to our 6th grade curriculum
...the light pollution short show connected with our students
Contact us to book your K-12 class room to reinforce science standards in space science, earth science, biology and mathematics!
The planetarium is located in room 031, Science Hall, on the west side of the Emporia State University campus. Entrance is from Merchant Street parking or with school buses, use Kellogg Circle stopping just beyond Plumb Hall. Upcoming program information and events in Peterson Planetarium are found at http://www.emporia.edu/physci/planetarium/shows.html or http://www.emporia.edu/physci/planetarium/planetarium-events.htmlRemember that seating is limited and to guarantee entrance to the shows, call 620-341-5636 for reservations.
