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Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7 Software: Digistar 7 Video system Christie : 1+1 cove Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Facilities
Exhibit area: 214m² Observatory dome at the tower's top: 10-inch refractor, Takahashi TSA-102 Gift Shop small
Operation
Sessions: 360 per year Staff: 2 people
History
- 1961: first dome
- 1977: 9.14m/95seats, Viewlex/Minolta S-IIB
- 2008: Fulldome
- 2012: closed for works
- October 31, 2014: same dome, new building (Challenger Learning Center, Digistar 4 + Observatory)
- Early 2016: upgrade ($850,000), Digistar 5
- August 2023: Digistar 7
Last major evolution: 2023: Digistar 7
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Latitude: 29°26'43" N -
Longitude: 98°29'51" W -
Altitude: 209m SEARCH FOR NEIGHBORING PLANETARIUM
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