Mayra Bocanegra
An ordinary building on the Pierce College campus, the Planetarium is hidden inside the Center For The Sciences building.
With the completion of the $3 million structure in the Fall, 2010, students were able to
fill the theater like chairs this spring.
The purely software based planetarium, operated by Sky-Skan, contains 5 projectors located around the dome that create images by computer.
The planetarium allows professors to connect the lecture classes and demonstrate the things they talk about.
“It is a wonderful way to realistically demonstrate astronomy to students,” said Professor of Astronomy Carolyn Mallory.