Whittenberger
Caldwell, ID
Need to Know!
- NAME:
Whittenberger Planetarium - ADDRESS:
2112 Cleveland Blvd.
(located inside Boone Hall on the south side of the Morrison Quadrangle on the College of Idaho Campus) - LOCATION:
Caldwell - STATE:
Idaho - ZIP CODE:
83605 - SCHEDULE:
Open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
(check their website for current showtimes) - COST:
$6 Adults
$3 Children 4-17 yrs old
SEATING CAPACITY:
41 fixed seats and 2 wheelchair-designated spaces. - FACEBOOK:
Visit Page - WEBSITE:
Visit Website - PHONE:
(208)-459-5211
(Kinga Britschgi Administrative Assistant) - EMAIL:
kbritschgi@collegeofidaho.edu
(Kinga Britschgi Administrative Assistant)
Prices and Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Planetarium for current information.
SIDE NOTE:
The Whittenberger Planetarium has been serving primarily as a public outreach facility since 1970. It is the annual destination of thousands of people throughout the Treasure Valley and beyond. Programs are provided to school and home-school groups, scouts, the public, college classes, and more.
The projector sits under a 24-foot dome. The projector can show northern and limited southern constellations, all planets visible to the unaided eye, the sun, moon, a few deep space objects, and both nightly and annual motions of all of the above. The sky can be viewed from different locations and times on Earth with several specialized projectors helpful in demonstrating daily and seasonal changes visible in the night sky.
The Whittenberger Planetarium is located inside Boone Hall on the south side of the Morrison Quadrangle. To get inside Boone Hall, walk around to the main entrance and choose the far door, closest to the statue of William Judson Boone. The planetarium is down the hall to the right.