Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center

Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium
Nevada Historic Landmark
Location Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Built 1963 (1963)
Architect Raymond M. Hellmann
NRHP Reference # 94001148

The Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium was built in 1963[1] on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It was the first planetarium in the United States to feature a 360-degree projector capable of providing horizon-to-horizon images and through time-lapse photography showing an entire day’s weather in a few minutes.

Currently it offers public star shows.[2]

The planetarium’s uniquely shaped building, a hyperbolic paraboloid, was designed by famed Reno architect Raymond M. Hellmann and is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings

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