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Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)
Suter Science Center
Discovery Room


USA , VIRGINIA , HARRISONBURG
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Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)


Type: School
Opened in 1968

Address: 1200 Park Road - Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Country: USA
Email: 
Phone: +1 540-432 4400

Website: https://emu.edu/now/news/2025/festival-showcases-academic-and-creative-excellenc
Website 2: https://emu.edu/science-seminars/about-the-science-center
     
                 







80 seats











Dome of  9.1m




Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A4
Seat: no seats

Facilities
Observatory Vesper Heights, Astral Hall (410m at NW)

Operation

History
- 1946: first Armand Spitz A-1 (under the 4.2m telescope dome, Vesper Heights) 22 seats
- 1968: new building (Suter Science Center): 9.1m/80s/Spitz A4
- 2007: closed
- 2008: planetarium room transformed into "Discovery room" (exhibition room of Hostetter Museum of Natural History)
- 2015: renovation museum without planetarium
- April 2025: renovation projector Spitz A4 (a few planetarium sessions per year)


Comments


Latitude: 38°28'12" N  -  Longitude: 78°52'40" W  -  Altitude: 446m
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