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Planetário do Porto
Porto, Portugal

Planetário do Porto

A scientific observatory managed the largest Portuguese astronomy research unit.
Berlin, Germany

Archenhold Observatory

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.
Saturn at its closest point to Earth in 2019.
astronomy

Saturn at Opposition Is an Unforgettable Stargazing Experience

The ringed planet will be at its closest point to Earth, and opposite the sun, this weekend.
Rebecca Boyle August 23, 2023
The Delta College Planetarium
List

9 Planetariums to Get Lost in the Cosmos

Travel the stars without leaving Earth.
Jonathan Carey June 23, 2023
The Delta College Planetarium
Bay City, Michigan

Delta College Planetarium

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.
Groningen, Netherlands

World's Largest Christmas Bauble

Every winter, this former planetarium is transformed into a massive, brightly-lit Christmas ornament.
The planetarium's Saturn-shaped building measures nearly 70 feet in diameter.
Lucknow, India

Indira Gandhi Planetarium

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.
Achterhoeks Planetarium.
Toldijk, Netherlands

Achterhoeks Planetarium

An impressive array of unique homemade planetariums.
At the Abrams Planetarium in Michigan, the black light gallery is still going strong.
paintings

When Trippy Black-Light Murals Brought the Cosmos Down to Earth

The paintings once dazzled and enlightened mid-century planetarium-goers.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 10, 2020
Inside the observatory.
Munich, Germany

Volkssternwarte München

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.
Permanently Closed
Scottish Dark Sky Observatory.
Ayr, Scotland

Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Planetarium

The first and only planetarium in Sri Lanka.
Mausoleum with Statue
Canton, Ohio

McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Big Bear Lake, California

Planetarium, Projector, and Science Museum

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.
The globe-shaped planetarium
Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Kovac Planetarium

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.