Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium

Gateway to the Universe

Science Building 115

Buffalo State College

1300 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, New York 14222

(716) 878-4911

Planetarium Director:  Mr. Arthur Gielow, Jr.

Teachers

The Planetarium's star projector, the Spitz A3-P.  We are able to project 4000 stars on our 24-foot diameter dome and can hold 70 adults within.

This page was last updated on: April 10, 2008

"Width" is 100,000 light years!!!

The Sombrero Galaxy

M104 in VIRGO

CHANGE TO SHOW SCHEDULE!!! THE DATES HAVE BEEN REVISED. 

Our Spring programs will begin Friday, May 2, 2008.  There are two reasons for this:

1) The weather is warmer and more dependable for observing!

2) We want to bring you quality programs, and some of our external dependencies require occasional adjustment in production times.

Thank you for your patience, and we'll see you soon!!!

See  info regarding the SPRING 2008 PROGRAMS

Go on, just try to cause an error by clicking anywhere on this text.  Go on, try!!!

Please Note: The planetarium does get dark during night sky simulations, take this into account for small children.  Also, there is no food or drink allowed into the theatre, and cell phones must be off during the show as sound/lights will interfere with other guests' enjoyment.

  THANK YOU!!!!

OBSERVATION ALERTS

Photo by James P. Collins, (C) 2007