Small Planetariums

Archenhold Observatory

The Archenhold Observatory was established at the end of the 19th century and is home to the Great Refractor, the longest movable telescope in the world. Since 2023, the observatory's planetarium has also had a ZEISS ZKP4 and 2 associated ZEISS VELVET LED digital projectors.

ZEISS ZKP4 + ZEISS VELVET LED (2023)

Olbers-Planetarium

The Olbers Planetarium is one of the small planetariums with the longest operating time. Inaugurated in 1952, it uses a small planetarium from ZEISS, which was first built before 1945 for training in astronomical navigation. The most recent upgrade is a digital projector with ZEISS UNIVIEW.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1952)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1979)
ZEISS UNIVIEW (2022)

Zeiss Planetarium and public observatory Drebach

The Drebach public and school observatory emerged from the school observatory founded in 1969. A separate extension with a larger dome was built for the new planetarium. A SKYMASTER ZKP 3 moved in and was upgraded to a ZKP 3/B in 2012. In 2014, two VELVET projectors with state-of-the-art fulldome technology were installed. With the upgrade to VELVET LED projectors in 2022, the dome projection is more brilliant and the planetarium also saves energy.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1968)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1989)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZPK 3/B (2001)
ZEISS VELVET (2014)
ZEISS VELVET LED (2022)

Planetarium and Astronomical-Physical Cabinet

Since 1992, Hesse's largest planetarium has been offering an impressive view of the stars in the Apollo Hall of the Kassel Orangery. The planetarium is part of the Astronomical-Physical Cabinet. The centrepiece of the planetarium is a state-of-the-art SKYMASTER VELVET hybrid projection system.

ZEISS Modell M 1015A (1992)
ZEISS True Black Hybrid
SKYMASTER VELVET (2016)
ZEISS VELVET LED (2024)

Observatory & Planetarium
Laupheim Observatory e.V.

The Laupheim public observatory has been in existence since 1975 and is run by a non-profit organisation. The planetarium, which stands out due to its pyramid dome superstructure, was opened in 1990. In autumn 2012, state-of-the-art hybrid planetarium technology moved into the building: ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 with a VELVET fulldome system.

ZEISS Modell M 1015 (1990)
ZEISS True Black Hybrid SKYMASTER VELVET (2012)
ZEISS VELVET LED (2020)

ZEISS Museum of Optics

The exhibition includes more than 1000 often unique exhibits. Admission is free of charge. The planetarium with the two-channel VELVET fulldome system is part of the museum and is also the smallest of all modern ZEISS planetariums.

ZEISS VELVET (2014)
ZEISS VELVET LED (2024)

Museum on the Schoelerberg
Nature and Environment

The room darkens. Suddenly stars become visible. Although it is broad daylight outside or perhaps raining cats and dogs, the viewer feels as if they are sitting in an open-air arena. More and more stars become recognisable, constellation figures bring order to the swarm of points of light. Quote from the brochure ‘A journey through space - Planetarium Osnabrück’.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1986)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 LED (2013)

Urania Planetarium and Bürgel Memorial

The work of the small planetarium is primarily dedicated to school education. The ‘Bruno H. Bürgel Memorial’ is part of the Astronomical Centre. Since June 2022, the URANIA Planetarium has been using the new ASTERION VELVET projection system as a global reference site. A brilliant starry sky and a high-contrast 360° projection transport guests to other worlds.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1968)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1981)
ZEISS SPACEGATE Quinto (2010)
ZEISS ASTERION VELVET LED (2022)

Adolph Diesterweg Observatory and Planetarium

The observatory was founded in 1959. Today's public observatory with planetarium was built in 1969 and the planetarium was equipped with the first SKYMASTER ZKP 4 projector with LED lighting. Numerous pupils are active in the centre's astro club.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1969)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1984)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 LED (2011)

School observatory and planetarium
‘Sigmund Jähn’

It all began in 1950 with the founding of a small observatory. The current school observatory with planetarium was built in 1985 and the most recent technical expansion is a two-channel fulldome system from ZEISS.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1985)
ZEISS SPACEGATE Nova (2016)

Planetarium Schneeberg

‘Up to the stars’ is the motto of the planetarium in Schneeberg. Since 1976, three generations of the ZEISS small planetarium have been lighting up the stars on the dome.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1976)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1983)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1997)
Upgrade ZKP 3/C (2021)

School and public observatory K. E. Ziolkowski

In 2019, the Suhl school observatory planetarium celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Around 600,000 visitors have benefited from the knowledge imparted during this time.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1969)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1977)

Planetarium Beisbroek Observatory

The Beisbroek Planetarium opened in 1985 with a Viewlex Apollo device. In the search for a replacement, the choice fell on a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3. Due to the close relationship with the manufacturer, ZEISS asked the planetarium to test the newly developed control system for the SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B in Bruges. The upgrade took place in autumn 2003 to the complete satisfaction of the customer.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2002)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (2003)

Steno Museet Aarhus
Universitetsparken

The Steno Museum, Denmark's museum for the history of science and medicine, was the first customer to decide in favour of the ZEISS SKYMASTER small planetarium ZKP 3 in 1991.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (1994)

Orion Planetarium

The Orion Planetarium was one of the first institutions to use a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3. In 2003, it was upgraded to a ZKP 3/B with a new control system.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1993)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (2003)

LUDIVER La Hague
Observatoire-planétarium du Cap de La Hague

The facility is located on the Flottemanville-Tonneville plateau on the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, 180 metres above sea level, an area with very clean air and clear views. Small but nice, that's how you could describe the resort. LUDIVER is unique in the region and attracts 45,000 visitors a year.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (2000)

Planétarium de Reims

The planetarium was given a new home in 2013. All screenings are accompanied by live commentary. The astronomical exhibition focusses on the question of our place in the universe.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1980)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 LED

Il Planetario de L'Unione Sarda

The first hybrid planetarium with a two-channel fulldome system and an optical-mechanical projector in Europe went into operation in 2011. In Cagliari, the largest city in Sardinia, ZEISS installed the first SPACEGATE Nova system together with a SKYMASTER ZKP 4 planetarium projector.

ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Nova (2011)

Civico Planetario “F. Martino” di Modena

The Planetarium was founded in 1975 by two physics professors, Mario Umberto Lugli and the late Francesco Martino, who saw the Planetarium not only as the most suitable and spectacular tool for teaching astronomy, but also as a place where they could find inspiration for all disciplines related to astronomy.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1990)

Il Planetario di Ravenna

The planetarium in Ravenna is located in the city garden and, together with the mosaics of the World Heritage Site, is one of the most important visitor attractions.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1985)

Vitenfabrikken

Norway's most modern planetarium opened in 2008 in Sandnes, a town 15 kilometres south of Stavanger. As part of the educational centre called ‘Knowledge Factory’, the planetarium fascinates its visitors with fibre optic stars from a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 projector and 360° video projection generated with a ZEISS VELVET system.

ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Quinto (2008)
ZEISS True Black Hybrid
SKYMASTER VELVET (2019)

Sternenturm Planetarium Judenburg

Judenburg's planetarium is located in a very unusual place, in the historic town tower. Visitors take a glass panoramic lift up through the belfry to the planetarium.

ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Quinto (2006)

 

Planetarium im. A. Ledóchowskiego
Akademii Morskiej w Gdyni

The Naval Planetarium has been using a ZEISS planetarium since 1975. Although the planetarium was originally only used for navigation training by the Naval Academy, many members of the public now attend the events.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1975)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 (2011)

Planetarium Museum of Cosmonautics

The planetarium was handed over in 1967. The latest technology in the form of a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 projector, combined with a SPACEGATE fulldome system, moved in with the reconstruction in 2008. More than 100,000 visitors a year emphasise the importance of the planetarium.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1987)
ZEISS SPACEMASTER (1989)
ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Quinto (2009)

Planetarium and Oberservatory Kreuzlingen

The planetarium is located on Lake Constance. It is owned by the Kreuzlingen Planetarium and Observatory Foundation. It is responsible for the infrastructure, while the astronomical association organises the events. The latest technical expansion includes a VELVET fulldome system.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2002)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/C (2015)
ZEISS VELVET (2016)

Planetarium Sirius

The ‘Sternwarte-Planetarium SIRIUS’ foundation operates both the observatory and the planetarium. It is interested in astronomical education in the region. Since 2010, a SKYMASTER ZKP 4 in conjunction with the SPACEGATE fulldome system have been used as projection systems.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1990)
ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Quinto (2010)

Mallorca Planetarium
Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca

Mallorca's only planetarium is located in the centre of the island and is part of the ‘Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca’ (OAM), an observatory with a high scientific reputation. The planetarium is primarily used to impart astronomical knowledge, especially to young people and schoolchildren.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2003)

Parque de las Ciencias
Planetarium

Parque de las Ciencias is a large interactive museum. Located just a few minutes from the historic city centre, it offers a wide range of opportunities to engage with science and culture. A ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 has been generating the artificial starry sky since 1995. The latest upgrade includes a two-channel VELVET fulldome system.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1995)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (2008)
ZEISS SPACEGATE Quinto (2009)
ZEISS VELVET (2018)

Planetérium Slovenské technické múzeum Košice

The astronomical complex was put into operation in 1975. The museum purchased a small projection planetarium ZKP 1 from ZEISS. It was the first planetarium in a Slovak museum. In 1982, the device was replaced by a new SKYMASTER ZKP 2 planetarium. The planetarium has already been visited by more than 400,000 guests.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1975)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (1982)

Turkish Naval Academy

In 2005, ZEISS delivered the first projector of the new SKYMASTER ZKP 4 series to the Turkish naval school. The instrument is used for the navigation training of the cadets. The trainers are enthusiastic about the extensive display options.

ZEISS ZKP 1 (1961)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 (2005)
 

Jules Verne Planetarium

The Plaza Cielo Tierra Science Centre is a joint initiative of the National University of Córdoba and the government of the province of Córdoba. It is a place of encounter, communication and learning. The centre focuses on nature from a scientific perspective.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 2 (2016)
ZEISS SPACEGATE Duo (2018)
 

Planetário do Pará Universidade Estadual

The SKYMASTER projector in the ‘Sebastião da Gama’ planetarium in Belém has been in operation since 1999. The upgrade with a new control system in 2015 ensures its operational readiness for many more years.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1999)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/C (2015)
 

Planetário de Belo Horizonte
Espaço TIM UFMG do Conhecimento Praça da Liberdade
 

Belo Horizonte is a city of millions in the state of Minas Gerais. The first hybrid planetarium in Brazil with synchronised optical-mechanical and digital planetarium projection was built in the city centre in 2010.

ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Duo (2010)
 

Planetário Rubens de Azevedo
 

The Rubens de Azevedo Planetarium is located in the ‘Dragon Centre of the Sea of Art and Culture’. The cultural centre covers 30,000 square metres and is home to museums, a theatre, cinemas, auditoriums, exhibition spaces, an amphitheatre, bars and restaurants.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1999)
ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Quinto (2010)
ZEISS True Black Hybrid
SKYMASTER VELVET (2018)
 

Planeário "Dr. Odorico Nilo Menin Filho"
 

The planetarium is located in a recreational park together with an astronomy museum for children, a zoological garden and other facilities. After reconstruction of the building, the planetarium reopened its doors in 2016.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2002)


 

Angell Hall Planetarium University of Michigan

The ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 projector replaced a model from the late 1950s and has been in operation in the ‘Angell Hall’ building on the central university campus since 2004. This complex houses all the laboratory facilities for the astronomy students and on the roof there is an observatory with a 40 cm reflector telescope and a small radio telescope.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (2004)


 

Emory University Planetarium / Dept. of Physics

Astronomy has an outstanding status at Emory University. The planetarium projector is expected to show a natural night sky with razor-sharp stars. ZEISS SKYMASTER offers exactly that with its 7000 brilliant stars. The projector is mounted on a special lift for lowering.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2002)


 

Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium
Buffalo State University

The planetarium in Buffalo is not only intended for astronomy students, but is also suitable as a new type of classroom for various disciplines, from anatomy and geology to art lessons. In addition to university lectures, it also offers a range of presentations for the public. Buffalo is already the eighth city in the USA to show its residents and visitors the artificial starry sky with the help of a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 LED (2020)



 

Delafield Planetarium
Agnes Scott College

The planetarium is part of the Bradley Observatory, an astronomical education and research facility on the campus of Agnes Scott College. The facility includes a 70-seat planetarium and a 100-seat lecture theatre.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2000)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/C (2014)
 

Planetarium
College of New Jersey
Department of Physics

The planetarium is a facility of the University of New Jersey and is located on the university campus.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2003)

Pine Richard Highschool Planetarium

The Pine-Richland University of Applied Sciences is one of the few that has its own planetarium on site. Not only the students are enthusiastic about the planetarium, but also the teachers. It was opened together with the college in 1993.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1993)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (2007)
 

University of Nebraska
Bruner Hall of Science
 

The planetarium serves the education of University of Nebraska students, area school children and residents of southern Nebraska. Modern technology is used for programmes on astronomy and other fields of knowledge.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 (2009)



 

R. H. Johnson Planetarium
Jefferson County Pub. Schools

‘On average, the R. H. Johnson Planetarium attracts 45,000 visitors a year. Programmes run daily, with a total of around 550 events a year. All shows are live. That alone confirms the reliability and longevity of the ZKP 3. We've never had to cancel an event because our SKYMASTER wasn't working.’ James G. Beaber

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1996)



 

Northcountry Planetarium
SUNY Plattsburgh

The Northcounty Planetarium at the state university sees itself as a centre of astronomical education for the local students, the schools in the neighbourhood and, of course, for the neighbouring residents. In 2014, the planetarium was upgraded with a fulldome system.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1999)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/C mit SPACEGATE Duo (2014)
 

Cormack Planetarium Museum of Natural History
 

The Cormack Planetarium is located in the Roger Williams Park Natural History Museum. The park holds a special place in the hearts of Rhode Islanders. Its historicised parkland and beautifully maintained historic buildings are a feast for the eyes for all visitors.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1995)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/C (2016)
 

Seymour Planetarium, Springfield Museums
 

In April 2023, a ZEISS VELVET fulldome system was added to the historic Korkosz Starball at the Seymour Planetarium in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Starball was manufactured in Springfield in 1937 and is the oldest working American projector in the world.

ZEISS VELVET LED (2023)

 

Victor Valley College Planetarium

The college planetarium is used by the astronomy faculty, but also offers public presentations for everyone in the evenings. The ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 projector received a new control system in 2016.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (1996)
ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/C (2016)
 

Jim & Eleanor Randall Planetarium
Mt. San Antonio College

The planetarium is located on the campus of Mt San Antonio College in Walnut, a suburb of Los Angeles. The centrepiece of the planetarium is a SKYMASTER ZKP 4 star projector from ZEISS. The planetarium offers programmes for students and school children as well as public screenings.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 (2010)



 

Milham Planetarium
Williams College

Hopkins Observatory is the oldest existing observatory in the United States and is home to Alvan Clark's oldest telescope. In 2005, the facility received a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B projector for its planetarium.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (2005)



 

Meghnad Saha Planetarium

The planetarium in the city of Bardhaman (Burdwan) has named its planetarium after the Indian scientist Meghnad Saha. ZEISS installed a new fulldome system in 2016.

ZEISS SPACEGATE Quinto (2016)

Raman Science Centre

Nagpur, nicknamed ‘The Orange City’, received a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 projector and opened the planetarium in 1995. In 2011, the projector was upgraded to a SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B and a six-channel fulldome system from ZEISS was installed.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3/B (1995)
ZEISS SPACEGATE Edition (2014)
 

Shrikrishna Science Centre
 

Shrikrishna Science Centre offers engaging and interactive learning experiences to its visitors and regularly organises educational programmes and activities, especially for school children, to impart scientific awareness in an informal manner.

ZEISS SPACEGATE SL (2015)




 

Planetarium Jagad Raya Tenggarong
 

After Jakarta and Surabaya, Tenggarong is the third city in Indonesia to have a planetarium. It opened with a ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 projector and received a fulldome upgrade with two ZEISS VELVET projectors in 2013.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 3 (2002)
ZEISS VELVET (2013)
 

National Educational Center “Bobek”
 

The Republic of Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country in Central Asia. There are very few planetariums here. One is located in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of around 2,000,000.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 (2009)


 

Bucheon City Library
 

Bucheon originated as a satellite city of the metropolis of Seoul. Today, the city is growing with its own independent character. The city library is one of five libraries for the seven hundred thousand inhabitants and specialises in science. The authorities decided to integrate a planetarium to promote scientific education.

ZEISS True Hybrid
SKYMASTER SPACEGATE Quinto (2009)

 

Seoul Science Park
 

The True Black Hybrid Planetarium for the 11 metre dome is based on the combination of optical-mechanical and digital projection with standardised control. The two components consist of a ZEISS ASTERION Starball for impressive images of the night sky and a VELVET LED projection system for high-contrast dome projections. ASTERION replaced the 30-year-old M 1015 star projector from ZEISS in the centre of the dome.

ZEISS M 1015 (1993)
ZEISS True Black Hybrid Planetarium
ASTERION VELVET (2023)

Gangseo Astronomy and Space Science Museum
 

Gangseo-gu is one of the 25 districts of Seoul. The ‘Gangseo Astronomy and Space Science Museum’ offers exhibitions on astronomy and space research, astronomical observations and planetarium shows. ZEISS installed a two-channel VELVET LED fulldome system.

ZEISS VELVET LED (2023)


 

Irkutsk Planetarium
Schule Nr. 19
 

The Irkutsk Planetarium is located in the Irkutsk Secondary School № 19 and is the largest and most modern school planetarium in Russia and one of the top ten municipal planetariums in Russia in terms of equipment. The planetarium staff also carry out extensive lecture work outside school No. 19 and online.

ZEISS SKYMASTER ZKP 4 LED (2019)