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Delta College
Planetarium


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Delta College
Delta College
Delta College
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Delta College


Type: School
Opened in 1997

Address: 100 Center Avenue - Bay City, MI 48708
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@delta.edu
Phone: +1 989-667-2260

Website: https://www.delta.edu/planetarium/
     
                 

Team
Mike Murray (Director), Juliet Nicholls (Coordinator), Brian Kennedy (Show Specialist), David Bontekoe (Planetarium Assistant







140 seats









Tilt 10°

Dome of  15.2m




Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 2026
Video system JVC : VS4010
Video Lens: 1+1
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound SSIA Tech
Cove light: ChromaCove (2025)
Dome: Astro-Tec

Facilities
Observatory Rooftop Observation Deck
Gift Shop Yes
Lasershow Yes

Operation
Frequenting: 20000 people per year
Staff: 6 people

History
- February 5, 1997: 15.2m/130s/Digistar II
- December 2009: Digistar 4 ($1.5 million)/146s
- 2015: Digistar 5
- September 5, 2018: new projectors + computers + Digistar 6
- October 2023: GLPA meeting
- January 2024: repainting dome (Astro-Tec)
- September 13, 2025: software, coverlight, entry vestibule,

Last major evolution: 2025: Digistar 2025

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Latitude: 43°35'52" N  -  Longitude: 83°53'23" W  -  Altitude: 181m
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