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Miller Planetarium


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Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College


Type: School
Opened in 1960

Address: 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive - Lakeland, FL 33801
Country: USA
Email: fllw@flsouthern.edu
Phone: +1 863-680-4597

Website: https://www.flsouthern.edu/frank-lloyd-wright-home/restoration
     
     

Team
Dr. Shameka Shelby







67 seats











Dome of  9.1m




Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 2026
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 center
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound Bowen Technovation AstroFXAudio System
Seat: 2 rows of benches

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1958: Polk County Science Building (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright)
- April 7, 1960: first session in 9.14m/80s/Spitz A2
- February 2001: renovated, Spitz 1024/60s
- circa 2010: unused until renovation
- 2020-2021: total building renovation ($500,000)
- 2024: inside renovation (Spitz on wheels)
- April 2026: reopening: Digistar 2026 (Spitz 1024 in storage) closed for almost 20 years

Last major evolution: 2026: Projectors + software

Comments


Latitude: 28°01'48" N  -  Longitude: 81°56'51" W  -  Altitude: 54m
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