Berea College Weatherford Planetarium
About Us
The Berea College Weatherford Planetarium was first set up in 1985. Equipped with a Minolta MS-10 projector, management and operation of the Weatherford Planetarium is part of the physics department at Berea College in Berea, KY. It houses an analogue, opto-mechanical star projector supported by an ancillary system of 5 slide projectors, a video projectors and special effect projectors located around the circumference of the dome.
The Planetarium theater seats 51 people and it currently provides shows for school groups, home-school, and children outside of school, adults and students studying astronomy, navigation and space science.
AARP Events for Berea
-
Featured Event
Discover the Everyday Uses of Artificial Intelligence
Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Online Event
-
Featured Event
Movies for Grownups: 'Wicked' (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Regal Hamburg Pavilion
Lexington, KY
-
Featured Event
Smartphone Camera Uses Beyond Photography
Thursday, Dec 12, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Online Event
Only $12 your first year with Automatic Renewal
- Immediate access to your member benefits
- Discounts on travel and everyday savings
- Subscription to AARP The Magazine
- FREE second membership
Join AARP
Already a member? Renew or
Print Card
