About the Planetarium
The David M. Brown Planetarium is owned and operated by Arlington Public Schools (APS). APS uses the planetarium to provide customized, grade specific educational programs to K-12 students. During the school year, Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm, the Planetarium is only open for Arlington Public School students and staff. The planetarium is open to the public during public programming events sponsored by APS or The Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium.The theater was first opened in 1969. It is equipped with 58 seats and a 30 foot diameter Spitz dome. The projection system uses a single, center mounted video projector with 2K video resolution, and runs Digistar7 planetarium software. |
