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B. M. C. Durfee High School
Planetarium


USA , MASSACHUSETTS , FALL RIVER
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B. M. C. Durfee High School
B. M. C. Durfee High School
B. M. C. Durfee High School
B. M. C. Durfee High School
B. M. C. Durfee High School
B. M. C. Durfee High School


Type: School
Opened in 1978
Closed in 2020
Address: 360 Elsbree Street - Fall River, MA 02720
Country: USA
Email: pmarshall@fallriverschools.org
Phone: +1 508 675 8100 # 17

Website: https://www.fallriverschools.org/durfee
Website 2: https://eu.heraldnews.com/story/news/education/2021/08/30/fall-rivers-new-263-mi
     







55 seats











Dome of  7.3m


Technical
 Optical system GOTO : E-5 Apollo Viewlex

Facilities
 Observatory 5.2m Dr. Robert Violate dome on the roof: Durfee's 1887 refractor telescope (refurbished in 1944 and between 2009-2014): 9" (or 8"?)

Operation
History
- 1978: 7.3m/55s/Viewlex Apollo
- September 2021: New buildings, new planetarium


Comments

Latitude: 41°42'54" N  -  Longitude: 71°07'49" W  -  Altitude: 57m
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