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Planetarium Sheet Norfolk State University
NSU Planetarium

USA , VIRGINIA , NORFOLK

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Type: School
Opened in 1969

Address: 700 Park Avenue (Wood Science building) - Norfolk, VA 23504
Country: USA
Email: carlos@nsu.edu
Phone: +1 757-823-8909
Fax/cell: +1 757-823-8240
Website: https://www.nsu.edu/
Website 2: http://rrrtserver.nsu.edu/page4.html

Team
Dr. Carlos Salgado (director), Mahbub Khandaker, Wendy Hinton

120 seats

Tilt 20°

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Digital system Konica-Minolta : MEDIAGLOBE
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye

Facilities
Observatory Fan Mountain Observatory: 243km at WNW: 24-inch RC

Operation

History
- 1969: Spitz A4
- 2001: Spitz A5
- 2008: Mediaglobe
- 2016: new Science building project

Last major evolution: 2008: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 36°50'52" N - Longitude: 76°15'34" W - Altitude: 4m
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