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Orange Coast College
Planetarium


USA , CALIFORNIA , COSTA MESA
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Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College


Type: School
Opened in 1959
Closed in 2016
Address: 2701 Fairview Road - Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Country: USA
Email: ncontopo@occ.cccd.edu
Phone: +1 714-432 5126

Website: http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/about_occ/planetarium/Pages/History-of-the-Pla
Website 2: http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/about_occ/Foundation/Pages/Planetarium-Campaig


Team
Scott Mitchell







51 seats











Dome of  7.3m




Technical
Optical system GOTO : S-2 (Apollo Star) Viewlex

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1959: Spitz A1
- 1979: Viewlex Apollo (until 1973)
- 16 June 2016: grounbreaking ceremony of new building: 12.2m/125seats/3D ($16.4 million)
- Summer 2016: old planetarium destroyed
- 2017: GOTO Viewlex Apollo donated to Big bear planetarium Museum

Last major evolution: 2019: New building

Comments


Latitude: 33°40'11" N  -  Longitude: 117°54'46" W  -  Altitude: 21m
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