The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, 1300 South Lake Shore Drive, (312) 922-7827.

Phyllis Pitluga, senior astronomer at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum and a protégé of Reiche, did computer-aided studies of star alignments.

A new planetarium, connected to the Astronomy Museum, opened in 2004.

The Astronomy Museum (adult/student 800/650Ft) on the 6th floor of the east wing contains 18th-century astronomical equipment and an observatory.

The city's Museum Campus, holds: the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Shedd Aquarium.

Outside and behind the aquarium, a new terraced concrete promenade leads back to the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, which houses exhibits on celestial bodies, space exploration and general physics.

Be transported to the outer reaches of the Universe on a visit to Chicago's Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, the first planetarium in the United States.

The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum is a planetarium in Chicago, Illinois, U.S..

The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago privately raised enough money to buy nine of his most important astronomical instruments that year.