Wisconsin man builds planetarium in backyard

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For the past 15 years he has been charting his own course for the stars.

In the north woods of Wisconsin, a job in a paper mill is about as good as it gets. But for 45-year-old Frank Kovac, it was his second choice. His first was to be an astrophysicist. As a little kid, he dreamed of exploring outer space. Later, when he couldnt cut the college math, he gave up the degree, but never the dream: For the past 15 years he has been charting his own course for the stars.Monico, Wisconsin is the town where Frank launched his space program. Monico has a three-pump gas station, a two-bit bar -- and now, thanks to Frank -- the worlds largest hand-made planetarium.