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I.P. Stanback Planetarium

The I.P. Stanback Museum & Planetarium Collections at South Carolina State University boasts a 40 foot planetarium dome with a Minolta II planetarium projection instrument and an 82-seat auditorium for Planetarium presentations:   The planetarium also has a small collection of gemstones and meteor fragments. 

The I.P. Stanback Planetarium is located on the campus of South Carolina State University and features Sky-Skan Automation and the NASA Educator Resource Center. Sky-Skan specializes in special effects and automation projectors. TheNASA Educator Resource Center assists educators teachers with information from NASA’s educational resources including demonstrations od educational technologies.The I.P. Stanback art museum offers African and African-American works. Planetarium programs for the public and school groups are offered by reservations.  Call (803) 536-7174 for a program reservation.