Fiske Planetarium

Fiske Planetarium
Established 1975 (1975)
Location 2414 Regent Dr, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates 40°0′13″N 105°15′48″W / 40.00361°N 105.26333°W / 40.00361; -105.26333
Director Douglas Duncan
Owner University of Colorado
Website Museum website

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center is a public museum dedicated to educating the public on astronomy and astrophysics. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, located in Boulder, Colorado. Fiske was founded in 1975, by a donation from Wallace Franz Fiske. It is located at the Southeast tip of the University of Colorado Boulder.

In 2013, Fiske underwent a major upgrade where the facility retired their 38-year-old, Zeiss Mark VI Star projector to a Megastar Star Ball. They also installed a 6-projector system capable of projecting fulldome 8K films and live renderings of a digital universe.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Amodeo, Sonia (August 13, 2015). "Fiske Planetarium stages unique film festival". Daily Camera. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Wolf, Stephanie (August 7, 2015). "Boulder's Fiske Planetarium Goes 'Fulldome' With New Film Fest". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  • Verschuur, G. L.; Sharp, J. H. (September 1975). "The Fiske Planetarium in Boulder". Volume 50. Sky and Telescope. p. 140. Bibcode:1975S&T....50..140V. Missing or empty |url= (help) (subscription required)
  • Gibbs, M.G.; Barnes, J.; Manning, J.G.; Partridge, B. (2008). Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. pp. 344–346. ISBN 978-1-58381-672-1. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  • The Colorado Engineer. University of Colorado College of Engineering. 1976. pp. 20, 40. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  • Danilov, V.J. (1990). America's Science Museums. Greenwood Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-313-25865-7. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
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