Planetarium Upgrade

HFCC Teaching Planetarium Upgrade

Thanks to a $30,000 grant from HFCC's Technology Investment Fund, the planetarium is being upgraded with new sound and projection equipment. The new installation enables both multimedia presentations and automated planetarium shows. The six-projector system also has the capablilty of running computer-programmed presentations and projecting DVDs onto the dome.

Pictures of the installation of the new equipment

The new control console for the projection system.

HFCC's teaching planetarium with the Spitz projector and some of the new projection equipment.

Planetarium Director Mike LoPresto examines the new installation.

The new 6-projector installation will allow complex presentations on the planetarium dome.

Coming soon: Our new season of planetarium shows!

Soon the boxes and equipment will be removed, leaving room for much improved viewing of the planetarium shows.


The new control console for the projection system.	HFCC's teaching planetarium with the Spitz projector and some of the new projection equipment.

Planetarium Director Mike LoPresto examines the new installation.	The new 6-projector installation will allow complex presentations on the planetarium dome.
	Coming soon: Our new season of planetarium shows!
Soon the boxes and equipment will be removed, leaving room for much improved viewing of the planetarium shows.