Carl Sandburg Middle School Planetarium
8428 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22308
(703) 799-6169
Walter Sanford, Planetarium Teacher
The Carl Sandburg Middle School planetarium was built as an addition to Fort Hunt High School and was completed in January of 1970. In 1985, the name of Fort Hunt High School was changed to Carl Sandburg Middle School. The planetarium has a Spitz A4 planetarium projector and a 30-foot diameter dome. It has 76 seats, 54 permanent and 24 folding chairs, in a unidirectional pattern. Fire destroyed much of the school in 1978 and the planetarium received much smoke damage. The planetarium was renovated after the fire and is now the most modern planetarium in Fairfax County.
Walter Sanford has been the planetarium teacher since Summer of 1997. He was formerly an earth science teacher at West Springfield High School.