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St. Paul Public Schools
Como Elementary School
Como Planetarium

USA , MINNESOTA , SAINT PAUL
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St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul Public Schools


Type: School
Opened in 1975

Address: 780 West Wheelock Parkway - St. Paul, MN 55117
Country: USA
Email: sarah.weaver@spps.org
Phone: +1 (651) 293-5398

Website: https://commed.spps.org/planetarium
           

Team
Sarah Weaver (director 2018-)
Jennifer Sweeney
Michelle Chmura



55 seats











Dome of  9.1m


Technical
 Optical system SPITZ : 512 A
Digital system ZEISS : Seiler Planetarium
Software: Uniview 3.2
Video system Barco : F80
Video Lens: Fisheye
Meridian resolution 1.2 K
Seat: 2025

Facilities
Operation
History
 - April 17, 1975: 9.1m/55s/Spitz 512A
- 2008: Fulldome (Elumenati SX3)
- 2024: upgrade + Zeiss Uniview
- April 2025: In its 50th year, Como Planetarium set to hit 1 million visitor mark
- October 2025: GLPA+WAC (with Bell Museum: 2210)

Last major evolution: 2024: projector + software

Comments

Latitude: 44°58'41" N  -  Longitude: 93°07'59" W  -  Altitude: 277m
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