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This entry is a list of permanent planetariums, including software and manufacturers. In addition, many mobile planetariums exist touring venues such as schools.

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Permanent planetariums

Africa

Asia

Oceania

North America

South America

Europe

Planetarium din Suceava, Suceava

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Planetarium computer software

Since the invention of the personal computer, the planetarium concept has been extended to include software that displays a realistic sky image. Not all astronomy software can be considered to be planetarium software. While there is no generally-accepted definition of the word planetarium in this context, planetarium software generally contains the following features at a minimum:

  • A realistic sky image as seen from Earth
  • The ability to display sky motions in real-time
  • The ability to animate time changes backwards and forwards

The following is a list of currently available planetarium software:

Planetarium manufacturers

The list below gives the name of firms that have made more than five planetariums, with state they are located in if in the United States, otherwise, the nation. Included are the names of the various models offered by each firm, and an approximate total number sold for each firm. The symbol D after the total indicates the firm is no longer in business or no longer making planetariums.

  • Aquarian -- New York -- 20 D
  • Baader -- Großplanetarium, Schulplanetarium, Planetarium 2000
  • Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc., Bremerton, WA USA: Manufacturers and sellers of Digitarium digital planetarium systems for portable and fixed domes and Digitalis inflatable domes. Approximately 150 customers on five continents as of July, 2008.
  • Evans & Sutherland -- Utah Digistar 1, Digistar 2 -- 30, Digistar 3 -- over 120
  • E-Planetarium, Houston, Texas -- Discovery Dome portable fulldome digital theater with mirror or fisheye projection, Go-Dome inflatable dome -- more than 40 in 13 countries
  • Fengfei -- China -- TX 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16 -- 50
  • Farquhar -- Pennsylvania -- 40 D
  • Galileo -- Italy -- S1, S III -- 20
  • Gambato -- Italy -- 30
  • Goto -- Japan -- EX-3, E-5, Eros, Venus, G1014, GE, GE II, GE 6, GM-AT, GS 6, GM-15, Chronos, Helios, GR-T, M-1, S-3, Super Helios -- Total is uncertain, about 400 outside Japan. It is said the Japanese government placed an EX-3 in every elementary school in Japan.
  • Hangzhou -- China -- 20
  • Jindu -- China -- J8, J10 -- 15
  • Learning Technologies -- Massachusetts -- Starlab, Digital Starlab -- over 500
  • Minolta -- Japan -- Geministar, Infinium, MO-6, MS-8, MS-10, Series II, Cosmoleap -- over 250
  • MMI Corp. -- Maryland -- Starworlds (identical to Nova Junior) or Model 6500, 7700, 8800 (identical to Apollo Portable),
  • Moscow -- Russia -- Eline, UP-2, UP-4 -- about 10
  • Planetronix -- Mexico -- about 10
  • RSA Cosmos -- France -- Cosmodyssee, SN 88, SN 95 -- 20
  • Sky-Skan -- New Hampshire -- SkyVision, Definiti (runs DigitalSky 2 software)
  • Spitz -- Pennsylvania -- A, A1, A2, A3, A3P, A3P', A4, A4RPY, A5, 373, 512, B, C, Spitz Junior (actually made under license by Harmonic Reed), Nova I or Nova Junior (Harmonic Reed under license), Nova II, Nova III, STP, STS, Spitz School -- over 500
  • TSA -- Ohio -- Emmons, TSA -- 6 D
  • Viewlex -- New York -- Apollo I, Apollo II, Apollo III, Apollo Portable -- 125 D
  • XTY -- China -- 15
  • Zeiss -- Germany -- Mark I to VI, Universarium VII to IX, ZKP-1, ZKP-2 to ZKP-4 (Skymaster), RFP (Spacemaster), Starmaster -- 400
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