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Earth and Space

Paterson P-Tech Planetarium

 Let the Exploration Begin

This image is our brand new immerise Planetarium show about the moon in the P-Tech Planetarium.

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About Us

At the heart of P-Tech High School is a 36-foot-diameter sphere that appears to have crash landed on our facility. 

We will soon be offering two ways to travel the universe, through our in house service, or our portable planetarium "The Road Show" 

P-Tech Planetarium located in Paterson NJ, a center for family-friendly STEM experiences, student programs, and field trips.

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Our Services

Free for all Paterson Public Schools

Logo indicating that we offer special planetarium features for families and student trips.
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In House Offerings

Plan a trip to come out and visit our 46 seat theater. Take off and view the planets, stars, and galaxies above. The theater is wheelchair accessible.

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The Road Show

Let us come spend the day with you and spark curiosity in space and other areas of science. Our 5 meter dome can accommodate up to 35 2nd-grade students.

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Community Events

Strong community connections and relationships support everyone.  Connected schools gain understanding of the value of community. Below you will find some of the programs we intend to offer during our Family and Wellness nights and Community Connections. Please check back frequently to follow us for updates and special events.

"We do not realize what we have on Earth until we leave it"

Jim Lovell

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Digitalis helps us with our STEM outreach in Paterson NJ.
Paterson Public Schools is where the planetarium is located within and servicing students and field trips.
The Paterson Museum in Paterson NJ, is our partner for hosting outreach events like our Total Solar Eclipse, solar system.
The NISE network helps support our community events.
Planetarium show database to support immersive STEM programming.
OpenSpace is opensource NASA funded software, helps to visualize data.
NASA logo represents many of the artifacts we have on display.
NJ STEM month logo supports out student and STEM experiences.
Astronomical Society of the Pacific supports our STEM initiatives with professional development and astronomy resources.
New Jersey Space Grant consortium from Rutgers with support from NASA helps fund out planetarium projects and student researc
Oasis is a community assists us in hosting events for after school programming.
ES is our planetarium software provider and leader in planetarium immersive experiences.
Spitz is the manufacturer of the planetarium dome in Paterson NJ.
NASA tech rise student competition allowed student create a payload to be flown on a NASA sponsored flight.
International Planetarium Society is collection of immersive, STEM, astronomy and education venues well verse in teaching
MAPS is the regional organization of planetarium throughout the Northeast United States.
SSA NASA volunteer organization designed to promote STEM, science, and outreach in presenting to all learning communities.
Dreyfuss is part of the Newark Museum of Art and helped shaped the way we operate.
SEPA is the regional organization of planetarium throughout the Southeast United States.
Liberty Science Center in Jersey city NJ, helped shaped the way we operate.
NASA eclipse ambassadors support stem outreach, student engagement, and total solar eclipse resources.
NJ State Museum in Trenton helped shaped the way we operate.
Raritan Valley Community College helped shaped the way we operate.
OCC helped shaped the way we operate.
Rowan helped shaped the way we operate.

Contact Us

201 Memorial Dr. Paterson, NJ 07505

973-321-2290

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