Fiske Planetarium

Fiske Planetarium
Established	1975
Location	2414 Regent Dr, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates	40°0′13″N 105°15′48″W
Director	John Keller
Owner	University of Colorado
Website	Museum website

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center is a public museum dedicated to educating the public on astronomy and astrophysics. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, located in Boulder, Colorado. Fiske was founded in 1975, by a donation from Wallace Franz Fiske. It is located at the Southeast tip of the University of Colorado Boulder.

In 2013, Fiske underwent a major upgrade where the facility retired their 38-year-old, Zeiss Mark VI Star projector to a Megastar Star Ball. They also installed a 6-projector system capable of projecting fulldome 8K films and live renderings of a digital universe.[1][2]

References

Amodeo, Sonia (August 13, 2015). "Fiske Planetarium stages unique film festival". Daily Camera. Retrieved July 9, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Wolf, Stephanie (August 7, 2015). "Boulder's Fiske Planetarium Goes 'Fulldome' With New Film Fest". Colorado Public Radio. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Verschuur, G. L.; Sharp, J. H. (September 1975). "The Fiske Planetarium in Boulder". Volume 50. Sky and Telescope. 50: 140. Bibcode:1975S&T....50..140V.(subscription required)
Gibbs, M.G.; Barnes, J.; Manning, J.G.; Partridge, B. (2008). Preparing for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. pp. 344–346. ISBN 978-1-58381-672-1. Retrieved July 9, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
The Colorado Engineer. University of Colorado College of Engineering. 1976. pp. 20, 40. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
Danilov, V.J. (1990). America's Science Museums. Greenwood Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-313-25865-7. Retrieved July 9, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

"Fiske Planetarium flies into the digital age". University of Colorado News Center.

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[1] Amodeo, Sonia (August 13, 2015). "Fiske Planetarium stages unique film festival". Daily Camera. Retrieved July 9, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

[2] Wolf, Stephanie (August 7, 2015). "Boulder's Fiske Planetarium Goes 'Fulldome' With New Film Fest". Colorado Public Radio. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)