Overview

• Sedum officials assured that no trees will be felled and the planetarium’s architectural foundation will remain intact during the remodel.
• The state-funded project addresses a 30 percent loss in the aging optomechanical system by installing digital projection technology to restore capacity and enable content exchange with other planetariums.
• A community meeting on August 8 hosted by Sedum’s technical team outlined the modernization scope and invited ongoing neighbor feedback.
• Colectivo Ciudadano and local residents protested the lack of publicly released blueprints, environmental impact assessments and construction permits.
• Historians and advocates are pressing for the preservation of the unique star-shaped dome and the historic Mark IV projector, one of only three operational units worldwide.