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Planetarium Sheet Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
Cosmic Skydome

AUSTRALIA , QUEENSLAND , BRISBANE

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1978

Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens (Mt Coot-tha) Mt Coot-tha Rd Toowong - Brisbane
Country: AUSTRALIA
Email: bop@brisbane.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 3403 8888

Website: https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/libraries-venues-and-facilities/venue-and-places

Team
Peter Frankland (2021-)

133 seats

Dome of 12.5m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system Sony : GTZ?
Video Lens: 4+2
Meridian resolution 7.0 K
Dome: Astro-Tec

Facilities
Observatory dome on the roof
Gift Shop Yes

Operation
Frequenting: 69000 people per year

History

- May 24, 1978: 12.5m/144s/Zeiss RFP
- 2004: Fulldome (8 Barco 700s + Zeiss)
- 2010: 6 JVC RS2, new lighting, sound and infrared hearing assistance system
- March 2013: new dome + Megastar + Sky-Skan ($ 1 million)
- APS2013
- April 2019: Digistar 6, Sony projectors
- Early 2020: Megastar broken-down (and dismantled)

Last major evolution: 2019: projectors

Comments

Latitude: 27°28'32" S - Longitude: 152°58'37" E - Altitude: 39m
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