Our planetarium is a teaching astronomy laboratory in the Department of Physics where university students are taught.
The planetarium is equipped with a Digistar 4 full dome digital planetarium system. Our students and visitors now experience 21st century technology that can take them out to the edge of the known universe!
Digistar 4 images credit: Evans & Sutherland
Update 5-4-12: We are currently closed and undergoing additional renovations this summer. Please check back in July for new updates, thank you.
During the fall and spring semesters we offer educational planetarium presentations for school and public groups, grades Pre-K - 12, home school groups, and adults at no charge certain weekdays by reservation only. To see what shows are available and how to make a reservation, please click on the Educational Shows link in the left column. We also offer several public events during spring and fall semesters for all ages, please click on the Public Events link in the left column.
Currently we can seat 70 visitors with unidirectional seating. For the hearing impaired, we have "Light-Talk" (glow in the dark) gloves for your interpreter to sign with during shows. We also have astronomy tactiles for visually impaired visitors.
Our lobby is equipped with ViewSpace (undergoing renovations at this time) a streaming multimedia presentation from the Space Telescope Science Institute. http://hubblesource.stsci.edu/exhibits/self-update/viewspace/ Enjoy the daily updates from the Hubble Space Telescope and missions into our solar system and beyond.
Join us for a fascinating journey into our universe as we explore the planets, stars, constellations, galaxies and more!
For more information or to schedule a presentation for your school or group during the fall or spring semester, please send an e-mail to our new e-mail address - planetarium@georgiasouthern.edu and your request will be taken in order of date/time received. (Our online calendar is currently being updated.) If you have any other questions, please call the Department of Physics at (912) 478-5292.
Our original Spitz A4 Star Projector image:
