Planetaria Team

Two of the nation's most advanced planetariums and their producers have partnered with Interstellar Studios, with 'Imiloa as the lead planetarium, to produce a companion full dome program to this series. This collaboration will produce a visual experience of the history of the telescope that will be shown in planetaria throughout the country and the world. Free distribution of this program will be provided to hosting planetariums.

The Planetariums

Shawn Laatsch, Planetarium Manager

'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii
One of the world's newest planetariums
Presentations include a live sky lecture featuring the sky as viewed from Mauna Kea 'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii. Framed by a rich Polynesian tradition of exploration, 'Imiloa is Hawaii's premier facility for interpreting the deepest mysteries of the universe, being unraveled by the Maunakea observatories -- the world's largest and most important collection of telescopes. 'Imiloa inspires and educates, helping us to connect with our origins while we reach for the stars. It offers visitors an authentic Hawaiian journey through time and space, beginning with a simulated ascent up Maunakea.

James Hughes, Planetarium Producer

Buhl Planetarium
"Theater of the Stars"
Home to the Carnegie Science Center and Henry Buhl Jr. Planetarium & Observatory

Buhl Planetarium was the fifth planetarium to open in the United States back in 1939. In 1988, it merged with the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh to create Carnegie Science Center which opened in 1991. The Buhl Planetarium has disrtibuted nearly 400 shows worldwide. Their shows can be seen on five continents, eighteen countries and in fourteen languages.