Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center

Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium
Nevada Historic Landmark
LocationReno, Nevada, U.S.
Built1963 (1963)
ArchitectRaymond M. Hellmann
NRHP reference No.94001148
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1994

The Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium was built in 1963[1] on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It was the first planetarium in the United States to feature a 360-degree projector capable of providing horizon-to-horizon images and through time-lapse photography showing an entire day's weather in a few minutes.

Currently it offers public star shows.[2]

The planetarium's uniquely shaped building, a hyperbolic paraboloid, was designed by famed Reno architect Raymond M. Hellmann and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ "Fleischmann Atmospherium --Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center: About Us". Retrieved September 11, 2012.
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