Palomar College breaks ground for new planetarium

SAN MARCOS – Palomar College broke ground for a new planetarium on Wednesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. at the San Marcos campus.

Funded by monies from Proposition M, which was approved by voters in November 2006, the $6.9 million planetarium will feature a 50-foot dome and will seat 146 people. According to Planetarium Director Mark Lane, visitors will experience “immersive technology” in the planetarium shows, which will give viewers the impression that they are inside the scene, for example as if they are sitting on the surface of Mars.

The new planetarium replaces the original Palomar College...