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The '''Robeson Planetarium and Science Center''' is located in Lumberton, North Carolina. It is operated by the [[Public Schools of Robeson County]] for instruction in astronomy, geology, physics and other science topics. It is a member of the NASA Museum Alliance and affiliated with the Sandhills Astronomical Society.<ref>http://www.sandhillsastronomicalsociety.org/maps/robesonplanetarium.html</ref><ref>https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/Visiting/index.cfm</ref> |
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The '''Robeson Planetarium and Science Center''' is located in Lumberton, North Carolina. It is operated by the [[Public Schools of Robeson County]] for instruction in astronomy, geology, physics and other science topics. It is a member of the NASA Museum Alliance, International Planetarium Society, SouthEastern Planetarium Association, and Carolina Association of Planetarium Educators.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/Visiting/index.cfm |title=Museum Alliance - Visiting: Overview |access-date=2013-02-07 |archive-date=2013-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214190841/https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/Visiting/index.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ips-planetarium.org/default.aspx |title=International Planetarium Society, Inc |access-date=2018-07-17 |archive-date=2018-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717154520/https://www.ips-planetarium.org/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The facility has been closed since the building housing the planetarium was destroyed in 2016 by [[Hurricane Matthew]] and further damaged by [[Hurricane Florence]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/robeson-county-schools-planetarium-damaged-by-matthew-s-flooding/16163120/|title=Robeson County Schools Planetarium damaged by Matthew's flooding|last=WRAL|date=2016-10-25|website=WRAL.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-17|archive-date=2019-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617114500/https://www.wral.com/robeson-county-schools-planetarium-damaged-by-matthew-s-flooding/16163120/|url-status=live}}</ref> The county plans to rebuild but lacks funding and has been operating in the schools and at public events using portable equipment since<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.robesonian.com/features/121513/july-has-two-golden-anniversaries-related-to-planetarium|title=July has two golden anniversaries related to planetarium|last=robesonian|date=2019-03-25|website=Robesonian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17|archive-date=2019-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617114500/https://www.robesonian.com/features/121513/july-has-two-golden-anniversaries-related-to-planetarium|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The Planetarium offers public shows on select Saturdays, and on selected days throughout the summer. For more information, call 910-735-2148 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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  Shown within North Carolina | |
| Established | January 1969 |
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| Location | Lumberton, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°37′39″N 79°03′34″W / 34.627444°N 79.059334°W |
| Type | Planetarium |
| Director | Kenneth Brandt |
The Robeson Planetarium and Science Center is located in Lumberton, North Carolina. It is operated by the Public Schools of Robeson County for instruction in astronomy, geology, physics and other science topics. It is a member of the NASA Museum Alliance, International Planetarium Society, SouthEastern Planetarium Association, and Carolina Association of Planetarium Educators.[1][2]
The facility has been closed since the building housing the planetarium was destroyed in 2016 by Hurricane Matthew and further damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018.[3] The county plans to rebuild but lacks funding and has been operating in the schools and at public events using portable equipment since[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Museum Alliance - Visiting: Overview". Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ^ "International Planetarium Society, Inc". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ WRAL (2016-10-25). "Robeson County Schools Planetarium damaged by Matthew's flooding". WRAL.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ robesonian (2019-03-25). "July has two golden anniversaries related to planetarium". Robesonian. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-06-17.