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Planetarium vs Observatory - What's the difference?

planetarium | observatory |

As nouns the difference between planetarium and observatory

is that planetarium is a display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling while observatory is a place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope.

planetarium

English

(wikipedia planetarium)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.
  • An orrery.

    • Anagrams

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    observatory

    English

    Noun

    (observatories)
  • A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia)