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Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium


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Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center
Fernbank Science Center


Type: Museum
Opened in 1967

Address: 156 Heaton Park Drive N.E. - Atlanta, GA 30307
Country: USA
Email: fernbank@fernbank.edu
Phone: +1 678-874 7102

Website: http://www.fernbank.edu/planetarium.htm
     

Team

Julius Staal (1967~1976)
Robert R. Hayward (1977~1978)
Richard Williamon (1979~1981-1998)
Robert R. Hayward (1983~2000)
John W. Burgess (1986~1992)
David A. Dundee (1986~2007)
Edward F. Albin (1989~2016?)







500 seats











Dome of  21.3m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-V

Facilities
Other: Apollo 6 command module
Observatory Ralph L. Buice, Jr Observatory: 10m. dome on the roof: 944mm Cassegrain

Operation

History

- December 3, 1967: 21.34m/500s/Zeiss IV
- June 1968: Zeiss V (upgrade) "Fred"
- 2012: threats of closure
- 2016: Digital


Comments


Latitude: 33°46'42" N  -  Longitude: 84°19'05" W  -  Altitude: 319m
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