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National Space Centre
Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium


UNITED KINGDOM , , LEICESTER
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National Space Centre
National Space Centre
National Space Centre
National Space Centre
National Space Centre
National Space Centre
National Space Centre
National Space Centre


Type: Science Center
Opened in 2001

Address: Exploration Drive - Leicester LE4 5NS
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Email: info@spacecentre.co.uk
Phone: +44 116-261-0261

Website: https://spacecentre.co.uk/
Website 2: http://nsccreative.com/
           

Team
Graham Law (Chief engineer), Tori Tasker, Paul Mowbray







192 seats









Tilt 10°

Dome of  17.7m




Technical
Digital system Front_Pictures : ScreenBerry
Software: Uniview 3
Video system Benq : LU9915 10klm
Video Lens: 6+6+1
Meridian resolution 5.0 K
Sound 5.1 Bose

Facilities
Other: interactives seats, auto blending
Gift Shop Cargo Bay Shop

Operation
Total site: 240000 people per year

History

- 2001: 20m/10deg/168s/Spitz 1024
- 2005: Digistar 3
- 2012: Spitz dismantled
- NSC Creative: creator of fulldomes
- 2012 : new dome, new seats
- 2018: New projection, playback and astronomical system and change of screen gain: from 0.55 to 0.3

Last major evolution: 2018: last major upgrade

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Latitude: 52°39'13" N  -  Longitude: 1°07'56" W  -  Altitude: 55m
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