Astronomy Education Center

Top half on Moon with visible craters against the blackness of space

Astronomy Education Center

Learn more about the only institution in the Southeast to feature a planetarium, observatory and historic telescope collection.

Museum observatory educators speak to a group of students with the observatory telescope in the background

Astronomy Education Center

Learn more about the only institution in the Southeast to feature a planetarium, observatory and historic telescope collection.

State Museum Planetarium with guests seated and one young girl pointing up at the milky way projected on the dome

Astronomy Education Center

Learn more about the only institution in the Southeast to feature a planetarium, observatory and historic telescope collection.

Observatory Educator Looks Through Alvan Clark Telescope During Solar Observing Hours With Dome Open Above Him Showing Blue Sky

Astronomy Education Center

Learn more about the only institution in the Southeast to feature a planetarium, observatory and historic telescope collection.

Field of Galaxies from SC State Museum Panetarium

Astronomy Education Center

Learn more about the only institution in the Southeast to feature a planetarium, observatory and historic telescope collection.

Guests in the planetarium dome look up at projection of the Pillars of Earth on the planetarium dome

Astronomy Education Center

Learn more about the only institution in the Southeast to feature a planetarium, observatory and historic telescope collection.

Astronomy Related Resources

Guests are invited to explore the universe in the 55ft digital dome BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina planetarium, take an up-close look at the Sun in the Boeing Observatory and a historic collection of telescopes dating from 1730 to the present day. 

Established in 2014, the Astronomy Center at the South Carolina State Museum also continues to serve as a vital educational resource for teachers and students. From on site field trip opportunities to outreach programs and virtual learning, museum educators are committed to providing engaging, standards-based content to make learning come to life in classrooms here at the museum and across the State. 

 

Curious about the upcoming Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8? Click here to learn more about the 2024 Solar Eclipse in SC.

The 55-foot digital dome BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Planetarium takes guests on journeys to the deepest reaches of space and beyond.

The 2,500 square foot Boeing Observatory features the historic 1926 Alvan Clark 12 3/8-inch refracting telescope with daily solar observing and select night-sky viewing times available.

Robert B. Ariail Collection of Historical Astronomy includes instruments from the 18th century to the modern day.