Hida planetarium

Public shows at Hida planetarium: Check the schedule

Public hours for Hida planetarium are not confirmed in the list. Many planetariums at schools and universities run public shows only on set nights; the official site has the schedule.

918-1 Natsumaya, Kiyomi-cho, Takayama, Gifu, Japan. Phone +81 577-67-3407.

Hida planetarium has a 9 m (30 ft) dome and 55 seats

That makes it a small dome, typical of schools, colleges and portable shows. The largest planetarium domes in the world are about 35 m across; a classroom dome is 5 to 8 m.

How dark the real sky is outside Hida planetarium

Hida planetarium has no Bortle rating in the list yet. The scale below shows what each class looks like.

Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added, at the coordinates below. Planetariums sit in towns, so the dome shows the sky the street outside cannot; the dark sky places nearby show the real one.

Hida planetarium among the planetariums of Japan

Pink dots are planetariums, green dots observatories open to the public, squares dark sky places and diamonds star parties; select one for its page. See Planetariums in Japan for the full list.

The coordinates on this page point to town center of Takayama (approximate): 36.146°N, 137.252°E.

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Dark sky places, observatories and clubs near Hida planetarium

Nearest dark sky places

Observatories open to the public within 150 km

• Hida Observatory, Kyoto UniversityTakayama, Gifu, Japan, 13 km (8 mi). Annual summer open day and booked group visits; no regular public nights
• Kiso ObservatoryKiso, Nagano, Japan, 51 km (32 mi). Exhibits and dome viewing room open daily; annual open day in August with evening observing
• Usuda Star DomeSaku, Nagano, Japan, 106 km (66 mi). Public viewing through large telescope, 10 am-10 pm
• Usuda Star DomeSaku, Nagano, Japan, 111 km (69 mi). Public night viewing with 60cm reflector on open days; beginner astrophotography classes

Other planetariums within 150 km

• Toyama Science MuseumToyama, Toyama, Japan, 59 km (36 mi), 18.0 m dome
• Kanazawa Kigoyama Astronomical Observation CenterKanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, 71 km (44 mi), 10.0 m dome
• Yoshida Science Museum (Kurobe)Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, 83 km (51 mi), 20.0 m dome
• Ogawa Astronomical Observatory - Hoshi to Midori no Roman-kanOgawa, Nagano, Japan, 83 km (52 mi), 8.0 m dome
• Kaga City Yama no Kodomo Center PlanetariumKaga, Ishikawa, Japan, 86 km (53 mi), 8.0 m dome

Hida planetarium record

From the site's planetariums dataset (planetariumsglobal_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.