Talk:Planetarium

message: Folks - what do we think qualifies as a notable planetarium? We could do oldest in operation, largest etc. Otherwise this seems a bit subjective. There are over 1200 planetaria in the US alone so it would be good to have some criteria agreed ... Hugh Mason 09:24, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: In my opinion a notable planetarium would be one which focuses more on educating the masses in astronomy and related fields...something that posterity would surely remember 202.138.112.252 06:22, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess many planetaria would claim education as their primary aim, so maybe your suggestion of 'something that posterity would remeber' is the most specific way to allow us to define a useful list. Would it be fair to say require that if a planetarium is added to this list it should say why it's notable (eg, biggest dome in the world, first digital installation, whatever?). We could move all the other excellent planetaria currently on the page to a new 'list of planetaria worldwide' page perhaps? Infilms 08:22, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As a member of the planetarium community, I can say that the definition changes over time within the field, and specific criteria would be difficult to pinpoint.  Taking the top five oldest, largest, and best attended would get you much of the way there, but innovation in programming and even particular staffing can elevate the status of a planetarium within the community. N.B. that a fairly complete list of planetariums exists both on the International Planetarium Society webpage (sadly, in the members’ only area) and on Loch Ness Productions’ website (albeit with a slight bias). Ryan Wyatt 13:26, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Comments: The list of the world's planetariums is now open to the public (no longer just members). Also: the oldest, largest, whateverest also depends on the country. Sharon Shanks 4 June 2016 Slshanks42 (talk) 02:28, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable planetaria

message: That's what they're called in the Industry  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.239.199 (talk) 03:59, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The plural should be "Planetaria" 

message: Can Google_Sky be mentioned as planetarium software ?
91.182.214.13 (talk) 08:11, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Google Sky ?

message: Regarding this sentence in the opening,
"Planetaria range in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 21-meter dome seating 423 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor."
Referred to in this way, it makes it sound like the Hayden Planetarium is the worlds largest, which it isn't.126.6.211.155 (talk) 02:36, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Largest Planetarium? 

message: The problem with moving projectors to their own page is keeping it up to date. That's the same problem that the page itself is having. Just my opinion. - Sharon
Slshanks42 (talk) 05:22, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Planetarium projectors to a new page question in the text-response. 

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message: Since quite a few people already think planetariums is better (preferred over planetaria in AmE), and the article has a lot of AmE norms already, I think we should agree to use AmE for this article.
Quaemenelimbus (🗨 here) ^_^ 00:08, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not mind whether the article uses American or British English, but I do not see that planetariums is American while planetaria is British. I personally prefer planetaria as the plural. TowardsTheLight (talk) 19:48, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  American English v. British English?