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Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Henry B. DuPont III Planetarium


USA , CONNECTICUT , BRIDGEPORT
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Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Museum and Planetarium


Type: Science Center
Opened in 1962

Address: 4450 Park Avenue - Bridgeport, CT 06604
Country: USA
Email: info@discoverymuseum.org
Phone: +1 203-372 3521

Website: https://discoverymuseum.org/about/history/
Website 2: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Discovery-Museum-to-kick-off-50th-anniversar
     

Team
Leslie E. Birkmaier (1962-2004)
Phillip D. Stern
Elliot Severn







125 seats











Dome of  10.1m




Technical
Optical system SPITZ : 512
Digital system Ash_Enterprises : Warped-Media
Video system 1 vp : LCoS
Sound 4 JBL studio monitors + sub-woofers

Facilities
Other: Spice (Sky-Skan)
Exhibit area: 1800m²

Operation
Frequenting: 55000 people per year

History
- 21 January 1962: 10.1m/124s/Viewlex GOTO M-1 (Mars)
- 1987: 10,1m + Spitz 512
- 2008: Fulldome (Warped media)
- 2014: Upgrade ($1.118 million) oriented: 81s
- December 2019: 87s/Digistar 6 (Spitz in exhibit in the lobby) $500,000


Comments
Read The Planetarium, An Elementary-School Teaching Resource (Feb. 1966)


Latitude: 41°12'54" N  -  Longitude: 73°13'59" W  -  Altitude: 79m
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