Planetarium Sheet
McMaster University
William J. McCallion Planetarium
CANADA , ONTARIO , HAMILTON
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Type: School
Opened in 1954
Address: 1280 Main Street West, Burke Science Building, - Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1
Country: CANADA
Email: planetarium@mcmaster.ca
Phone: +1 905-525-9140 ex. 27777
Website: https://planetarium.physics.mcmaster.ca/
Team
Robert Cockcroft (director)
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35 seats
Dome of 7.3m
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Technical
Digital system Digitalis_Education : Digitarium-Theta
Software: Nightshade
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Facilities
Other: 1 LCD Panasonic
Operation
Frequenting: 10000 people per year
Sessions: 350 per year
History
- 1949: Projector Spitz purchased (war-surplus parachute as dome)
- 5 November 1949: show for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada)
- 26 September 1952: 5.5m cardboard dome/60s/Spitz
- 15 October 1954: new Burke Science building/6.7m
- 1961: Spitz A2
- 1992: Spitz A3P
- 2008: Digitarium Alpha II
- 2022: Digitarium Theta
Last major evolution: 2008: Digital
Comments
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Latitude: 43°15'43" N -
Longitude: 79°55'14" W -
Altitude: 102m
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