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Birmingham Science Museum

UNITED KINGDOM , , BIRMINGHAM

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 2005

Address: Millennium Point, Curzon Street - Birmingham B4 7XG
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Email: findout@birminghammuseums.org.uk
Phone: +44 121 348 8000

Website: https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/thinktank/highlights/planetarium

Team
Colin Hutcheson, Sophia Byrne (portable)

69 seats

Tilt 15°

Dome of 10.0m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system Sony : VLP GTZ280
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Other: Giant screen 3D (other room) - Skypoint installation
Gift Shop Thinktank Shop
Other planetarium: Yes

Operation

History
- December 2005: 10m/80s/Digistar 3 (6 DLP projectors)
- 2012: Global Immersion (Uniview)
- BAP2014
- March 2019: refurbishment (seats, 4K), Digistar 6

Last major evolution: 2019: projectors

Comments

Latitude: 52°28'56" N - Longitude: 1°53'13" W - Altitude: 120m
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