Fiske Planetarium
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Fiske Planetarium is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,647 m. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Baseline marker, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Star theatre and teaching facility, the largest of its kind between Chicago and Los Angeles.
The story
Fiske Planetarium (est. 1975) is one of the largest planetariums in the United States. They offer fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky music shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. The planetarium utilizes an geodesic dome with an interior diameter of 65 feet, making it as the largest planetarium between Chicago and Los Angeles. Its theater is currently equipped with a Megastar IIA projector alongside Sky Skan's Digital Sky 2, an 8k digital hybrid projection system capable of projecting approximately 59 million pixels. They can currently seat up to 200 guests in their theater.
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Dates from 1975.
Wikidata Q28401497, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1647 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Colorado Boulder
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 19 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 20 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 21 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baseline marker: 0.3 mi
- Frank Shorter: 0.5 mi
- Arbor: 0.9 mi
- En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 1.0 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 1.1 mi
- Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Obelisk Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Fred Folsom: 0.4 mi
- Monarch of the Plains: 0.4 mi
- Appositio: 0.4 mi
- CU Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building: 0.5 mi
- Museum Collections - Bruce Curtis Building: 0.6 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 0.8 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.1 mi
- Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Outdoor Workout Center: 0.5 mi
- Norlin Quadrangle: 0.6 mi
- Arrowwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Norlin Quad: 0.6 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 0.6 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 1.4 mi
- Boulder Star: 1.7 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 4.5 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 4.5 mi
- Goss Grove Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Centennial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 1.0 mi
- Centennial Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Hickory Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Two Tree Hill: 2.1 mi
- The Flatirons: 2.1 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dinosaur Mountain: 2.5 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 1.9 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Bowes Open Space: 7.1 mi
- Warembourg Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 1.7 mi
- Front Porch: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.3 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 6.5 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 6.6 mi
- Barbeque: 0.9 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Boulder Falls: 7.6 mi
- Copeland Falls: 21.3 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 21.4 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 21.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.0 mi
- Wilson Spring: 21.7 mi
- Lookout Springs: 24.4 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 25.0 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 23.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Fiske Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Peak | SW 227° | 3,198 m | 11.2 mi |
| Thorodin Mountain | SW 227° | 3,195 m | 11.7 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | SW 225° | 2,915 m | 11.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,846 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 279° | 2,782 m | 10.1 mi |
| Windy Peak | SSW 212° | 2,779.776 m | 11.6 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,724 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 281° | 2,709 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/46938901
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 1 mi
- Arvada · 17 mi
- Golden · 17 mi
- Idaho Springs · 22 mi
- Denver · 23 mi
- Estes Park · 29 mi
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