Mobile Planetarium as a Tool for Popularizing Science - 3rd Russian Planetarium Conference Diary
The Kursk planetarium "Meteor Shower" is a 6m portable planetarium has tight connections with many schools in Russia and offers science and astronomy education to both school groups and families.
The number of visitors per year is quite impressive:
![Astronomical events in Kursk](http://www.fddb.org/wp-content/uploads/img_blog_astronomical_events_fulldome.jpg)
- 2014: 3,110 people
- 2015: 6,400 people
- 2016: 8,410 people
- 2017: 2,700 people so far.
![Kursk mobile planetarium](http://www.fddb.org/wp-content/uploads/img_blog_kursk_planetarium_fulldome.jpg)
Small children and their teachers after visiting the Kursk mobile planetarium.
Photo credit: Elena Proskurina
![Astronomical events in Kursk](http://www.fddb.org/wp-content/uploads/img_blog_astronomical_events_fulldome.jpg)
Scientific and astronomical conference for planetarians in Kursk.
Photo credit: Elena Proskurina
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