Field Trip Resource Guide
Abrams Planetarium - Michigan State University
Last Update: September 2008
| Name of Institution | Abrams Planetarium |
|---|---|
| Address | Michigan State University |
| City, State, Zip | East Lansing, MI 48824 |
| Phone# | 517-355-4676 during regular business hours. |
| URL, if available | http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/ |
| E-mail, if available | |
| Date(s) of Operation | Programs are usually scheduled on Tuesdays through Fridays at 9:30 A.M., 11 A.M., and 1:30 P.M. on a first-come, first-served basis. Other dates and times may be available by special arrangement. The planetarium program requires approximately one hour, plus 15 minutes for check-in, restroom use, etc. Groups arriving late may not be admitted. For group reservations or additional information call the planetarium at (517) 355-4676 on a weekday, 8:30 A.M. to noon or 1 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. only. Please make reservations by telephone rather than mail. It is best to make reservations at least one month in advance. |
| Hours of Operation | The planetarium is open to the public weekdays from 8:30 A.M. to noon and 1 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. |
| Price of Admission (adult, child), if any | The cost is $2.50 per student for groups with a $30 minimum. Multiple exposures are possible. |
| Brief Description of Facility | The Talbert and Leota Abrams Planetarium, located on the beautiful Michigan State University campus, serves as an astronomy and space science education resource center for central Michigan. The planetarium is an outreach unit of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and as such, we support astronomy teaching on campus as well as offer a variety of planetarium shows to the public--preschool through senior citizens. The planetarium houses an exhibit hall with a book and gift counter, a blacklight gallery of astronomical art, and a hemispherical domed sky theater. The theater features a Digistar, the world's only computer-graphics-based planetarium projector. It is significantly more versatile than a conventional projector and allows elaborate three-dimensional simulations. |