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Clay Center
Caperton Planetarium & Theater


USA , WEST VIRGINIA , CHARLESTON
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Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center
Clay Center


Type: Science Center
Opened in 2003

Address: One Clay Square - Charleston, WV 25301
Country: USA
Email: info@theclaycenter.org
Phone: +1 304-561 3575

Website: https://www.theclaycenter.org/films-planetarium/
     
                 

Team
Al Najjar (CEO), Taylor Gue (com), Shannon Silverman







175 seats









Tilt 20°

Dome of  18.3m




Technical
Digital system Audio_Visual_Imagineering : OmniStar
Software: Uniview
Video system Barco : F35
Video Lens: 1+1 center
Meridian resolution 2.5 K
Cove light: Cove Lighting

Facilities
Other: 70mm8p (same room)
Exhibit area: 22000m²
Lasershow AVI Omnistar

Operation

History
- July 12, 2003: Spitz Space Voyager
- ElectricSky I (fisheye)
- 2015: Fulldome
- January 2016: rename: Caperton Planetarium
- March 2025: new exhibits

Last major evolution: 2015: Fulldome

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Latitude: 38°20'53" N  -  Longitude: 81°37'47" W  -  Altitude: 177m
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