Planetarium Sheet
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Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system JVC : 4010
Meridian resolution 2.4 K
Sound 5.1 Bowen Technovation: JBL
Cove light: DIY
Dome: Northern Illinois Engineering of Schaumburg, vinyl-clad aluminum 23 percent void for acoustic perf. 36 percent reflective
Seat: BG250 Seating Concepts
Facilities
Exhibit area: 97m²
Gift Shop Star store
Lasershow AVI: Orion Laser
Operation
Frequenting: 14000 people per year
Sessions: 300 per year
Staff: 5 people
History
- April 1974: first building
- January 23, 1984: second building, 13.4m/100s/Spitz 512A ($1.1 million) 35mm
- 2010: 3 vp system
- 2015: Konica-Minolta Super Mediaglobe II (carpet, seats, Spitz + 35mm dismantled)
- Summer 2019: new computer + Digistar 6
- 2025: projector JVC 4010
- April 2026: GLPA meeting
Last major evolution: 2015: Digital
Comments
Eugene Cernan: last man on the moon, 1934-2017
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Latitude: 41°55'03" N -
Longitude: 87°50'31" W -
Altitude: 192m
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