Georgia Magazine - July 2017 - 32A

TONY MADDEN / FERNBANK SCIENCE CENTER, 2017

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Students take a look at an artistic representation of the constellations at the Valdosta
State University Planetarium.

Getting started: Resources
for amateur astronomers
The Zeiss Mark V projector at Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta works with the Spitz
SciDome 4K projection system to give audiences a glimpse of the wonders of the universe.

Astronomy facilities in Georgia
(Those on college campuses generally have limited public viewing.)

Coca-Cola Space Science Center,
Columbus, www.ccssc.org
The Emory University Skymaster ZKP3
Planetarium, Atlanta, physics.emory.edu/
home/astronomy/planetarium.html
Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta,
fernbank.edu
Georgia Southern University Planetarium,
Statesboro, cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/
planetarium
Georgia State University Hard Labor Creek
Observatory, Rutledge, astro.gsu.edu/HLCO
Mark Smith Planetarium, Macon,
n-georgia.com/mark-smith-planetarium.
html
University of North Georgia George E.
Coleman Sr. Planetarium and Observatory,
Dahlonega, ung.edu/planetarium
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Sunrise Planetarium, Fairmount,
n-georgia.com/sunrise-planetarium.html
Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville,
tellusmuseum.org
The University of Georgia Observatory,
Athens, www.physast.uga.edu/observatory
University of West Georgia Observatory,
Carrollton, westga.edu/academics/cosm/
physics/observatory.php
Valdosta State University Planetarium,
Valdosta, valdosta.edu/colleges/artssciences/physics-astronomy-geosciences/
astro-fac-planetarium.php
Thronateeska Heritage Center
Wetherbee Planetarium and Science
Discovery Center, Albany, heritagecenter.
org/planetarium.html
Young Harris College Rollins Planetarium,
Young Harris, yhc.edu/academics/
math-science/rollins-planetarium
-Laura Raines

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VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Agnes Scott College, Bradley Observatory
and Delafield Planetarium, Decatur,
agnesscott.edu/bradleyobservatory

* A good pair of binoculars
* A telescope (not necessary for beginners)
* Star charts (from websites, phone apps or
planetariums)
* Norton's Star Atlas and Reference
Handbook
* Skyview, a smartphone app
* Sky & Telescope magazine
* Listing of local astronomy clubs at
go-astronomy.com/astro-clubs-state.
php?State=GA
* The Peach State Star Gaze, an Atlanta
Astronomy Club annual weeklong event at
Deerlick Astronomy Village in Sharon (this
year's dates: Oct. 15-22)
* Greg Matloff's The Urban Astronomer
for viewing tips in a light-polluted area
* Spot the Station (International Space
Station), spotthestation.nasa.gov
-Laura Raines

The Valdosta State University Planetarium
hosts about 5,000 students and visitors per
year and serves as a teaching facility for the
university's undergraduate astronomy majors.
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http://www.n-georgia.com/sunrise-planetarium.html http://www.go-astronomy.com/astro-clubs-state.php?State=GA http://www.agnesscott.edu/bradleyobservatory http://www.tellusmuseum.org http://www.ccssc.org http://www.physast.uga.edu/observatory http://physics.emory.edu/home/astronomy/planetarium.html http://physics.emory.edu/home/astronomy/planetarium.html http://www.westga.edu/academics/cosm/physics/observatory.php http://spotthestation.nasa.gov http://www.westga.edu/academics/cosm/physics/observatory.php http://www.fernbank.edu http://valdosta.edu/colleges/arts-sciences/physics-astronomy-geosciences/astro-fac-planetarium.php http://valdosta.edu/colleges/arts-sciences/physics-astronomy-geosciences/astro-fac-planetarium.php http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/planetarium http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/planetarium http://astro.gsu.edu/HLCO http://heritagecenter.org/planetarium.html http://heritagecenter.org/planetarium.html http://www.n-georgia.com/mark-smith-planetarium.html http://www.yhc.edu/academics/math-science/rollins-planetarium http://www.yhc.edu/academics/math-science/rollins-planetarium http://www.ung.edu/planetarium http://www.georgiamagazine.org

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