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Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 2026
Video system Christie : Griffyn 4K50-RGB
Video Lens: 4+1
Meridian resolution 6.4 K
Sound JBL CBT loudspeakers, CBA1000E low-frequency, AE series subwoofers
Dome: Spitz NanoSeam
Facilities
Other: Foucault Pendulum, Imax dome (same room), Science on a Sphere
Gift Shop Yes
Other planetarium:
Danville Science Center
Operation
Total site: 100000 people per year
Staff: 3 people
History
- April 23, 1983: Digistar I
- 1997: Digistar II
- March 15, 2014: Digistar 5, new dome, 4+1 JVC
- 2018: Digistar 6
- 2023: new sound system Harman, Digistar 7
- 2024: 5 projectors Christie
- late 2025: Digistar 2026
Last major evolution: 2025: Software
Comments
200000 guests annual (Museum)
90000 guests annual under both planetarium (Richmond + Danville)
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Latitude: 37°33'42" N -
Longitude: 77°27'57" W -
Altitude: 67m
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