UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium

Milwaukee, United States

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The UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium is a community and student astronomy resource for Milwaukee and the surrounding area. The Planetarium offers affordable and entertaining shows including:

1) Friday Night Shows

2) AstroBreaks

3) Rooftop Stargazing

The Planetarium is housed in the Department of Physics at UWM. The theatre is equipped with a Spitz A3P optomechanical projector that projects stars, planets, the Sun, and the Moon on the Planetarium’s 30-​foot dome. Four digital projectors and separate special projectors are also used for visual effects such a rotating Milky Way Galaxy and the Aurora Borealis. In addition, the Planetarium is equipped with RGB LED cove lights and constellation projectors. In the hallway outside the theatre, we display astronomical items in a locked cabinet.