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Planetarium Sheet Diablo Valley College
DVC Planetarium

USA , CALIFORNIA , PLEASANT HILL

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Type: School
Opened in 1960

Address: 321 Golf Club Rd - Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Country: USA
Email: jchiar@dvc.edu
Phone: +1 925-969 4257

Website: https://www.dvc.edu/academics/explore-our-programs/astronomy/planetarium

Team
Paul Sasse, Jean Chiar

50 seats

Dome of 7.9m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A3P
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Dome: Astro-Tec, 44%

Facilities
Observatory dome on the roof: at the top of the hill, 80 meters on the west side.
destruction planned for summer 2026

Operation

History
- November 1960: 7.3m/60s/Spitz A3P
- 2004: Start of renovation: Digistar 3
- 2008: new dome 7.9m, sound system, seats, air conditioning (end of 4 years renovation, $600,000)
- 2023: Digistar 7

Last major evolution: 2023: Digistar 7

Comments

Latitude: 37°58'04" N - Longitude: 122°04'24" W - Altitude: 31m
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