Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium | |
Nevada Historic Landmark
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Location | Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
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Built | 1963 |
Architect | Raymond M. Hellmann |
NRHP reference No. | 94001148 |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1994 |
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 Places.