WE ARE TEMPORALILY CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS that will lead to the new Math and Science Complex featuring a new, larger, and technologically advanced Ferguson Planetarium in 2015!

We will reopen in April, 2010 for continued, regular prgramming!  Check back or see our facebook page for more!

Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium

Gateway to the Universe

Science Building 115

Buffalo State College

1300 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, New York 14222

(716) 878-4911

Planetarium Director:  Mr. Arthur Gielow, Jr.

Teachers

The Planetarium's star projector, the Spitz A3-P.  We are able to project 4000 stars on our 24-foot diameter dome and can hold 70 adults within.

This page was last updated on: August 16, 2010

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Please Note: The planetarium does get dark during night sky simulations, take this into account for small children.  Also, there is no food or drink allowed into the theatre, and cell phones must be off/silent during the show as sound and lights will interfere with other guests' enjoyment.

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OBSERVATION ALERTS

MEDIA INFORMATION

NGC-891

in ANDROMEDA

Discovered by William Herschel in 1784

Photo by James P. Collins, (C) 2007

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KEPLER DISCOVERS FIVE NEW GAS GIANT PLANETS

Astronomers at the McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas in Austin announced that the Kepler Space Telescope has made a significant discovery around five different stars between the constellations of Lyra and Cygnus.  Get the details here.