Cernan Earth and Space Center
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Template:Coord The Cernan Earth and Space Center is a public planetarium on the campus of Triton College in the Chicago suburb of River Grove. It is named for astronaut Eugene Cernan (1934-2017), who flew aboard the Gemini 9 and Apollo 10 missions and, as commander of Apollo 17, was the last astronaut to leave his footprints on the Moon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
An Apollo test capsule is in front of the entrance to the center.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Next to it is a Nike Tomahawk missile.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Cernan Center's 93-seat Template:Convert dome theater housing a Konica-Minolta Super MediaGlobe II fulldome digital projector, a Voyager V-17OWC laser projection system, and numerous auxiliary projectors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Using this equipment, the Cernan Center presents a wide range of programs to persons of all ages who attend its special school and group presentations and weekend public programs.
One Saturday night each month, the Cernan Center offers a Monthly Skywatch program that presents the latest news and discoveries in the fields of astronomy, space science, and geoscience. The Cernan Center also features Earth- and space-related exhibits, the Friends of the Cernan Center membership program, and the Star Store gift shop.
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