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The post-war years saw a flurry of new construction on the site; the Science Hall was added in 1951, followed by the Morrison Planetarium in 1952. The Morrison Planetarium was the seventh major planetarium to open in the United States and featured a one-of-a-kind star projector, built by Academy staff members (in part using the expertise gained ...
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The Fels Planetarium opens January 1, 1934 at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute Science Museum, using a Zeiss Mark II projector. 1935: The planetarium at Griffith Observatory opened on May 14 and the Hayden Planetarium on October 2. During these years, other instruments began to show the sky in Sweden, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; Palomar College Planetarium, San Marcos; Planetarium Projector and Science Museum, [19] a museum of planeteria at Big Bear Lake; Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, a purpose-built planetarium rendered in an Ancient Egyptian architectural style
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There are 293 confirmed moons in our cosmic neighborhood. By studying these worlds, astronomers hope to learn about ancient asteroid collisions, space volcanoes, and the origins of life itself.
Morrison Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Central Methodist University located in Fayette, Missouri (USA). It was named after Bernice Morrison who, in 1874, pledged $100,000 to C. W. Pritchett for the construction of the observatory. Half of that amount would go the construction of the telescope and observatory ...
On a March 13 episode of the "Today" show's "Making Space" podcast hosted by Hoda Kotb, Keith Morrison spoke about his stepson's death, saying the loss is "not easy, especially for his mom (Suzanne)."