VCSU Planetarium Announces Major Upgrade

Photo: The 1973 Spitz projector is shown darkened in the foreground while a video from the new Warped Media projector plays on the VCSU planetarium dome.  VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University Planetarium received a major upgrade in November, adding a new full-dome projection system that greatly improves the quality of future presentations. The Planetarium recently installed ...

Celebrating 50 Years of Exploring the Universe

Seeing Beyond the Stars As the VCSU Planetarium celebrates the facility's 50th anniversary, faculty, staff and students reflect on how the unique space has changed their perspective and equipped them to explore and understand the world. Tucked up on the third floor of the L.D. Rhoades Science Center is the only place in North Dakota to see the stars clearly ...

Free Planetarium Shows on Jan. 22

Planetarium Shows Free Public Double Feature at Valley City State University Saturday, Jan. 22, 1-2 p.m. Room 309 Rhoades Science Center (Elevator available by west entrance)   1 p.m. - Target Earth Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors Target Earth explores the possibility of our planet being disastrously struck by a large asteroid or comet.  Reporter Cassie O’Peia interviews astronomers Hunter O’Ryan and Anne ...