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In 2010, the Chesapeake
Planetarium will celebrate its 47th year of operation. Construction
funds for the planetarium were provided by the Chesapeake School
Board as a result of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA).
It was the first planetarium constructed in Virginia by a public
school system. It was designed as a teaching The Chesapeake Planetarium is located in the Chesapeake Municipal Center. It is easily reached by taking Interstate 64 and exiting at the Battlefield Boulevard South Exit (Rt. 168). Follow Route 168 to Great Bridge and turn right onto Cedar Road (Rt. 165). The Municipal Center is one-fourth mile on the right. Street Address is: 310 Shea Drive, Chesapeake, VA
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aid for the
school system,
but has been made available to the general public as well. More
than 50,000 students and adults visit the planetarium each year
to view educational programs.
