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Perkins Observatory
Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU)


USA , OHIO , DELAWARE
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Perkins Observatory
Perkins Observatory


Type: Observatory
Opened in 1995
Closed now
Address: 3199 Columbus Pike, (P. O. Box 449) - Delaware, OH 43015
Country: USA
Email: 
Phone: +1 740-363 1257
Fax/cell: +1 740-363
Website: http://perkins.owu.edu/
Website 2: https://planetarium.osu.edu/news/spitz-a3p-has-left-building...


Team
Tom Burns (director)







45 seats











Dome of  9.1m




Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A3P

Facilities
Observatory 3 domes: 1923: 32-inch - 1931: 69-inch
Gift Shop Yes

Operation

History
- 1995: 3m/30s/GOTO EX3
- 2013: Ash Enterprise move the Spitz A3P + 9.14m dome from Ohio State University, Columbus: is there the planetarium at Ohio Wesleyan University or Perkins Obs?


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Latitude: 40°15'03" N  -  Longitude: 83°03'19" W  -  Altitude: 268m
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