The Cernan Earth and Space Center is a public planetarium on the campus of Triton College in the Chicago suburb of River Grove. It is named for astronaut Eugene_Cernan, who flew aboard the Gemini 9 and Apollo 10 missions and, as commander of Apollo 17, was the last astronaut to leave his footprints on the moon.
The Cernan Center's 44-foot diameter dome theater is equipped with a Spitz 512 star projector, a C-360 35mm film projector, a laser projection system, a large format video projection system, a 2300 watt audio system and scores of slide and special effects projectors. Using this equipment, the Cernan Center presents a wide range of programs to persons of all ages who attend its special school and group presentations and weekend public programs. The Cernan Center also features earth- and space-related exhibits, the Friends of the Cernan Center membership program, the Star Store gift shop (with online shopping via its Yahoo! store) and a website (link provided below). A planetarium is a theatre built for presenting shows about astronomy and the night sky. ... Triton College is a two-year community college located in River Grove, Illinois, a suburb 14 miles (23 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. ... River Grove is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Eugene A. Cernan (born March 14, 1934) is a former United States astronaut. ... Gemini 9A (officially Gemini IX-A) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program, and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon. ... ...
Cernan Earth and Space Center Home Page (http://www.triton.edu/cernan)
Star Store (http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cescstarstore/index.html)
Cernan is one of only three men to voyage to the moon on two different occasions (the others being Jim Lovell and John Young), and one of only twelve men to walk on the moon.
Cernan orbited the moon on Apollo 10, and landed on the moon on Apollo 17.
CernanEarth and SpaceCenter, a public planetarium on the campus of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois that is named in Captain Cernan's honor.
The CernanEarth and SpaceCenter is a public planetarium on the campus of Triton College in the Chicago suburb of River Grove, Illinois.
The CernanCenter is named for astronaut Eugene Cernan, who flew aboard the Gemini 9 and Apollo 10 missions and, as commander of Apollo 17, was the last astronaut to leave his footprints on the moon.
The CernanCenter's 44-foot diameter dome theater is equipped with a planetarium star projector, a special C-360 motion picture projector, a sophisticated laser projection system, a large format video projection system, a powerful stereo sound system, and scores of slide and special effects projectors.
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