John C Wells Planetarium
The Wells Planetarium is one of only a handful planetariums in the world currently to have both the Digistar 5 ultra-high resolution digital projection system and a Goto CHRONOS opto-mechanical star projection system. The planetarium can display the nighttime sky as it would appear from anywhere on earth at any time of year. It also shows planetarium visitors what the nighttime sky would look like without interference from lights, something that's practically impossible from just about anywhere on Earth. The star projector to show students and visitors that light pollution isn’t just a big city problem. By displaying what the Shenandoah Valley looks like with and without light pollution, audiences gain a better understanding of the damaging effects.
Media Gallery
JMU Planetarium Director's Welcome Message
Outside the Classroom
💃🏻 Outside the Classroom
SU offers as much value to students outside of the classroom as inside.
Star Parties at the JMU Astronomy Park
A JMU Star Party is the public's opportunity to come on campus, look through our telescopes, and perhaps see craters on the Moon, the bands and moons of Jupiter, Saturn's rings, galaxies, stellar explosions, binary stars and much more!
Campus Map
