Hoover Price
Canton, OH
Need to Know!
- NAME:
Hoover Price Planetarium - ADDRESS:
800 Mc Kinley Monument Dr. NW
(located in the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum) - LOCATION:
Canton - STATE:
Ohio - ZIP CODE:
44708 - SCHEDULE:
Varies
(check website for current schedule) - COST:
$10 Adults
$9 Seniors (60+)
$8 Children (3-18)
Free Children (2 and under) - SEATING CAPACITY:
65 - FACEBOOK:
Visit Page - WEBSITE:
Visit Website - PHONE:
(330) 455-7043 - EMAIL:
Info@McKinleyMuseum.org
Prices and Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Planetarium for current information.
SIDE NOTE:
The planetarium was established in 1963 and was named after the two families who made the project possible, the Hoover family and company and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Price. The Junior League of Canton donated the dome and several projectors.
Dozens of special effect projectors show the aurora, meteor showers, clouds, panoramic view of downtown and constellation pictures. The operation of the planetarium is entirely manual, controlled by over 200 switches, allowing the presenters to constantly interact with audiences. Computer-generated programs allow presenters to share the latest night-sky highlights and up-to-date images and videos from space exploration.
The Planetarium’s primary projector is a Spitz A3P that displays thousands of stars in the correct color and brightness. The Spitz is unique because the original star projector, showing 1700 stars, was modified to include an additional 1500 stars. In 2019, the original star projector lamp was replaced by an LED lamp resulting in a spectacular replication of the night sky and Milky Way.