Downing Planetarium
5320 N. Maple Ave. M/S DP132
Fresno
,
California
93740
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About
Downing Planetarium, Fresno
The Downing Planetarium has a 74-seat star theater with a 30-foot dome. The planetarium shows are run with a Minolta MS-8 star projector, two video projectors, and 29 slide projectors all controlled by a computer program. The star projector shown on the right was newly installed in October, 2000. As you enter the Downing Planetarium building, you will be greeted by a spacious lobby. On the front side, you will find the donor wall, a photograph of comet Hale-Bopp, a solar system scale and an elements scale, a gravity well, and a sundial. On the other side are display cases with science toys and meteorites and entrance to the star theater.
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