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a building that admits the universe is too big to fit outside, so it comes indoors.
means an institution that displays and explains celestial objects, instruments, and space history to the public, usually with a planetarium attached.
from grew out of 17th-18th century observatories and cabinets of curiosities, when wealthy stargazers started showing off telescopes and orreries; the planetarium projector, invented by zeiss in 1923, turned passive display into immersive theater.
first projectorzeiss model I debuted in munich, 1923
oldest planetariumstill runs on original 1920s munich mechanism
meteorites allowedmany let you touch real space rock
domes double dutyscreens also used for laser light concerts
for instance
hayden planetarium — nyc, inside a glass cube, since 2000
griffith observatory — los angeles, free entry since 1935
deutsches museum — munich, houses the original zeiss projector
nehru planetarium — mumbai, opened 1977, still packed on weekends