MJC
Modesto, CA
Need to Know!
- NAME:
Modesto Junior College Planetarium - ADDRESS:
435 College Ave. - LOCATION:
Modesto - STATE:
California - ZIP CODE:
95350 - SCHEDULE:
11am & 12pm
on the second and forth Saturday of the month. - COST:
$5 General Admission
$4 Children, Seniors (55+), Military
$1 GVM and NARM Members
YCCD Staff, Students - SEATING CAPACITY:
100 - FACEBOOK:
Visit Page - WEBSITE:
Visit Website - PHONE:
(209)-575-6550 - EMAIL:
N/A
Prices and Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Planetarium for current information.
SIDE NOTE:
The William R. Luebke Planetarium is an instrumental learning environment within the Science Community Center. Students studying astronomy utilize the planetarium as a learning laboratory traveling from planet to planet within our solar system and beyond.
Such a tool allows one to experience the universe in a way far superior to what images in a textbook can convey. Other classes, such as Earth Science, Geology, Physics, Life Sciences, and the Humanities also visit the planetarium to bring a context to their learning that goes far beyond the classroom.
The planetarium itself consists of a Zeiss Skymaster ZKP-4 LED/fiber-optic star projector coupled with the Zeiss Velvet Projection System. Together, these top-of-the-line projection instruments display unparalleled images of the night sky and full-dome planetarium films onto a 40-foot suspended dome ceiling.
The Planetarium is available for reservation by groups.