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    The Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory, or AMPO, also known as the Eastern Florida State College Planetarium and Observatory, was an astronomical...
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  • Eastern Florida State College (category Universities and colleges established in 1960)
    Melbourne campus, offers performances and cultural art events. The Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory, on the Cocoa campus, features one of...
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    constellation of Lynx. It was nicknamed the "UFO Galaxy" by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel...
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    discovered by astronomer Ian P. Griffin at the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory in 1998, was named in Potiki's memory by the Working Group...
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    ticket and gift sales, and one-third through gifts and grants. First opened in 1949, the dome theater in planetarium was used to train astronauts from the...
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    Armagh Planetarium from 1990 to 1995. He then worked at Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory at Brevard Community College in Cocoa, Florida and Auckland...
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  • This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, see observations of small...
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  • Alliance of Museums (AAM) and Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) member centers are granted institutional benefits and may offer benefits to...
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  • well as chief astronomer and director of the Fels Planetarium at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, Dr. Derrick Pitts, and Dr. Laura Danly, curator at...
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    Lawrence Hall of Science (category Science and technology in the San Francisco Bay Area)
    for its own planetarium and other small planetariums. The planetarium was built in 1973 and directed by Alan Friedman. The Holt Planetarium's programs have...
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    classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7 m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope, a small planetarium, and display areas. The dome...
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    each astronaut was planted in NASA's Astronaut Memorial Grove at the Johnson Space Center, along with trees for each astronaut from the Apollo 1 and Columbia...
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    Retrieved 2012-08-28. International Planetarium Society Conference, Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory, Cocoa, Florida Rob Landis 10–16 July...
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    Eileen Collins (category United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees)
    November 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel. A former flight instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first...
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    (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist, oceanographer, and former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle...
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    Museum and Science Center as the Roberson-Kopernik Observatory, part of Roberson's educational initiative and to complement the major planetarium already...
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    Sigmund Jähn (category German astronauts)
    name “Sigmund Jähn”, which still remains today. 1979: The observatory Sternwarte und Planetarium in Rodewisch are named after Jähn. In 1982, the GST flight...
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  • It covers interests in visiting and exploring scientific landmarks, including museums, laboratories, observatories and universities. It also includes visits...
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    James Irwin left the small Fallen Astronaut sculpture at their landing site as a memorial to the American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts who died in the...
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    description. The observatory was formally opened on June 16, 1896. The building included the one foot refractor, a laboratory, and a planetarium. The refractor...
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  • Tarleton State University (category Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)
    complete with a 86-seat planetarium. In 2014, the Science Building was named for Lamar Johnson a former professor of biological sciences and dean of the College...
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  • Anderson (1981) – NASA astronaut, crew member in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Michael R. Barratt (1981) – NASA astronaut and physician Albert Scott...
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  • minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and, Promote a strong science, mathematics, and technology...
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  • from Your Planetarium". Proceedings of the International Planetarium Society Conference held at the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory, Cocoa,...
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    Space Park (category Federally Funded Research and Development Centers)
    Endeavor last March, spoke about his mission and the importance of facilities such as the CCM Planetarium to America's science education. During his three...
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    Universe, the inaugural planetarium show for the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Natural History Museum's Hayden Planetarium. The attraction is...
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  • Fund and the Student Travel for Excellence Program. The planetarium is used in a variety of science classes across campus, and offers a fun and enriching...
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  • "Past, Present, and Future of NASA – U.S. Senate Testimony". Hayden Planetarium. 7 Mar 2012. Retrieved 4 Dec 2012. "Past, Present, and Future of NASA –...
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  • the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my...
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  • a rest wavelength of 21 cm and a frequency of 1420 MHz, offer insights into the formation of the universe's first stars and the epoch succeeding the cosmic...
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