The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center's Dupont Planetarium at the University of South Carolina Aiken consists of a 30-foot diameter tilted aluminum dome by Astro-Tec, a state-of-the-art Evans & Sutherland Digistar II starfield and graphics projector, and Sky-Skan automated special-effects system. This equipment has the capabilities of all-sky, video and panoramic projection. The 46-seat planetarium chamber houses the only known "camera obscura" in such a facility anywhere in the world. The projector displays over 9,000 stars down to the eighth magnitude and is capable of simulating three-dimensional travel through space. The Dupont Planetarium opened in September 1995. The planetarium conducts K-12 school programs, general-interest level programs for the public and specialized programs for university classes. Reservations are required.
Location:
University Parkway, Aiken South Carolina
Telephone
803-648-6851
Other Science nearby:
(Aiken) DuPont Planetarium
(Orangeburg) IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium
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04/17 Coming to The Aiken area
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Madison Fest Madison GA April37 Madison Fest features solutions for living a considered and ""greener"" life. This daylong festival takes place on the last Saturday of April each year.
Colleton County Rice Festival Walterboro SC April26-28 Rice Run-Walk, Dog Show, Open Car Show. Performance by Common Ground.
Sacred Heart Garden Festival Augusta GA April26-28 Historic Sacred Heart Cultural Center in downtown Augusta, GA will be the focus for classic southern gardening during its annual garden festival. Join us as we celebrate the advent of spring and raise funds to support the magnificent sacred heart cultural center.
Celebrate Clayton Clayton GA April27-28 Celebrate Clayton is an Arts, Music, Crafts and Gardening event for all ages, with mouth-watering food and a super kids program. Set in the spectacular North Georgia Mountains Celebrate Clayton is held annually the last weekend in April.
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