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Planetarium Sheet Hartnell College
J. Frederic Ching Planetarium

USA , CALIFORNIA , SALINAS

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Type: School
Opened in 1961
Closed in 2017
Address: 411 Central Avenue (Merrill Hall) - Salinas, CA 93901
Country: USA
Email: aramirez@hartnell.edu
Phone: +1 831-755 6875

Website: https://www.hartnell.edu/academics-affairs/academics/stem/planetarium/about.html

Team
Rear Admiral (1962-1976)
David Aguilar (1976-1980)
Andy Krechye (2005-2015)
Andy Newton
Andrew Lindsey

60 seats

Dome of 9.1m

Technical
Digital system Konica-Minolta : MEDIAGLOBE
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1961: 9.1m/60s/Spitz A3P
- 2004: 45s/Mediaglobe I ($150,000)
- 2017: new building: 12.2m/80s/Mediaglobe III

Last major evolution: 2005: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 36°40'25" N - Longitude: 121°40'02" W - Altitude: 15m
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