McLaughlin Planetarium
The McLaughlin Planetarium inspired generations of people from 1968 through 1995. It opened on October 26th, 1968 thanks in part from a grant from philanthropist Colonel R. Samuel McLaughlin.The outer dome is 25.3 meters (83 ft) from the ground, and has an outer diameter of 27.7 meters (91 ft). The inner dome, made of curved aluminum sheets is 23 meters in diameter, over the theatre which could seat 340 people at a time.
The planetarium projector was a 4m (13 ft) 'dumbbell' Kombinat VEB Carl Zeiss type 23/6.
- Short URL to share for McLaughlin Planetarium historic photos: wholemap.com/Planetarium
- Address for McLaughlin Planetarium: 90 Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M5S 2C7
- Latitude, Longitude for McLaughlin Planetarium: 43.66714253168323, -79.39379468049113
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Historic photos of McLaughlin Planetarium
| 1957 |  | Falconer Hall - eastern building next to the ROM - torn down for McLaughlin Planetarium 68 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - 1957 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | Cut away view of the McLaughlin Planetarium model 60 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | Press conference unveiling model of the Zeiss planetarium projector for the McLaughlin Planetarium 60 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | Colonel Samuel McLaughlin (left) on his 94th birthday celebration at the McLaughlin Planetarium press conference 60 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1965 |  | Press conference unveiling the McLaughlin Planetarium designed by architects Allward and Gouinlock 60 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Wednesday, September 15, 1965 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1967 |  | Round cement base ready for iconic McLauglin Planetarium dome in 1967 58 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Tuesday, December 12, 1967 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1968 |  | McLaughlin Planetarium electro-mechanical Zeiss planetarium projector or star projector 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Thursday, October 24, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1968 |  | McLaughlin Planetarium opening - round ball display cases 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Thursday, October 24, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1968 |  | Aerial view of the McLaughlin Planetarium, Royal Ontario Museum, and U of T Varsity Stadium 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
| 1968 |  | McLaughlin Planetarium exhibits 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Thursday, October 24, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1968 |  | McLaughlin Planetarium control board 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Thursday, October 24, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1968 |  | McLaughlin Planetarium opening - rounded wall of Astrocentre Gallery with lunar lander exhibit 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Thursday, October 24, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1968 |  | Plastic cocoon of more than 26,000 square of polythene sheeting towers 100 feet in the air, protecting the dome of the almost-completed McLaughlin Planetarium 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Monday, April 8, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1968 |  | Shedding the plastic coating over the new dome of the McLaughlin Planetarium 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Friday, April 19, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1968 |  | McLaughlin Planetarium scale of the planets 57 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Thursday, October 24, 1968 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1970 |  | Summer patio with umbrellas in front of the McLaughlin Planetarium 55 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Link to archive record - Map location (From the University of Toronto Archives) |
| 1977 |  | Full view of the projector at the McLaughlin Planetarium 48 years ago - Royal Ontario Museum - 1977 Link to archive record - Map location |