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Planetarium Sheet The Schiele Museum of Natural History
The James H. Lynn Planetarium

USA , NORTH CAROLINA , GASTONIA

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1967

Address: 1500 East Garrison Blvd. - Gastonia, NC 28054
Country: USA
Email: wills@cityofgastonia.com
Phone: +1 704-854 6676

Website: https://www.schielemuseum.org/schiele-planetarium/

Team
V. Ann Tippitt (director), Candice Jordan

156 seats

Tilt 10°

Dome of 15.2m

Technical
Digital system SPITZ : SciDome XD
Software: Starry Night
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 (cove)

Facilities
Gift Shop Museum store

Operation

History
- 1991: Spitz 512
- 2002: Spitz ElectricSky I
- March 2016: SciDome ($650,000)
- May 2024: closed, renovation: new seating and aesthetics
- June 2024: reopening

Last major evolution: 2016: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 35°15'11" N - Longitude: 81°09'27" W - Altitude: 237m
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