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T. C. Hooper Planetarium

USA , SOUTH CAROLINA , GREENVILLE

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1989

Address: 402 Roper Mountain Road - Greenville, SC 29615
Country: USA
Email: kycox@greenville.k12.sc.us
Phone: +1 864-355 8905

Website: https://www.ropermountain.org/
Website 2: https://greenvillejournal.com/2017/03/14/upgraded-planetarium-reopens-roper-moun

Team
Michael Weeks (director science center), Greg Cornwell

120 seats

Tilt 15°

Dome of 15.2m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound 5.1

Facilities
Observatory Charles E. Daniel Observatory: 584.2mm refractor (23-inch Alvan Clark: 1882/1926), mount: J.W. Fecker 1933

Operation
Frequenting: 50000 people per year

History
- 1999: 15.2m/120seats/tilted 15deg/Digistar II
- 2010: Spitz SciDome HD (cove)
- 2016: closed (due to mold)
- March 2017: 4K (renovations $1 million)
- End 2023: Digistar 7

Last major evolution: 2023: Digistar 7

Comments

Latitude: 34°50'23" N - Longitude: 82°18'32" W - Altitude: 358m
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