Weber planetarium receives award, $1 million

OGDEN — Weber State University's Ott Planetarium has received a "gold star" from NASA for a 3-D show.

The award in NASA's Top Stars contest, held in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, recognizes a 23-minute program developed by planetarium specialist AmyJo Proctor that creates a 3-D feel for two-dimensional deep-space images.

To see the show, visit weber.edu/planetarium/productions.

The planetarium also recently received $1 million, to be given over 10 years, from Betty Ott, widow of its namesake, Layton P. Ott.