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Planetarium Sheet Methacton school district (MSD)
Arcola Intermediate School
Gerald R. Mallon Planetarium

USA , PENNSYLVANIA , NORRISTOWN

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Type: School
Opened in 1971

Address: 4001 Eagleville Road - Norristown, PA 19403
Country: USA
Email: achantry@methacton.org
Phone: +1 610-489 5000

Website: https://sites.google.com/methacton.org/methactons-mallon-planetarium/home

Team
Adam Chantry

74 seats

Dome of 9.1m

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

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1971: 9m/60s/Spitz 512
- 2003: Spitz ATM4 control
- 2014: digital
- November 30, 2023: great reopening ($1.3 million), seats, projectors, software, HVAC system,

Last major evolution: 2024: projectors, software

Comments

Latitude: 40°08'54" N - Longitude: 75°25'24" W -
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