Maryland district wants planetarium in new high school

April 2, 2007
Domed facility in Charles County would cost as much as $10 million.

At its new high school scheduled to open in 2011, Charles County, Md., wants to build a planetarium. It would have the same technological capacity as Pixar animation studios and offer giant visual lessons on astronomy, calculus and physics, witnessed from seats that recline and swivel 360 degrees. It would cost as much as $10 million.

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