Astronomy Education Resources

Astronomy Education Background Information

We have collected links to useful websites for astronomy background information and activities, followed by a recommended reading list.

Digitalis Open Astronomy Curricula

We have developed a free set of astronomy lesson plans for use for kindergarten through twelfth grade students. (Ver la versión en Español.)

Free Astronomy Software

Digitalis spearheads development of Nightshade the astronomy simulation software used in all Digitarium systems. You can run this same software on your own computer (Linux, Windows, OSX) for free. A great resource for students and school computer labs.

"[Our Zeiss starball] projector itself was great but we could not find any 'good' new shows for this format (slides). I told my boss it was like having a perfectly running car that required leaded gas to run. It works fine but no fuel available... Thankfully our entire group decided... to move into the digital age."

Jim Duke, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR

Is the Digitalis dome handicapped accessible?