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Planetarium Sheet Joliet Junior College
Herbert Trackman Planetarium

USA , ILLINOIS , JOLIET

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Type: School
Opened in 1973

Address: 1215 Houbolt Road - Joliet, IL 60431-8938
Country: USA
Email: amaurer@jjc.edu
Phone: +1 815-280 2601

Website: https://www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/places-interest/herbert-trackman-planetarium
Website 2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jolietjuniorcollege/sets/72157642652230025/

Team
Art Maurer (director)

70 seats

Dome of 9.1m

Technical
Digital system Audio_Visual_Imagineering : OmniStar
Software: Uniview
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 1.6 K
Sound 5.1
Cove light: LED lighting

Facilities

Operation
Frequenting: 13000 people per year

History

- 1973: Spitz 512
- January 2014: Fulldome, sound and lighting system, cleaning and painting dome ($186,000)
- August 2019: upgraded and cleaning

Last major evolution: 2014: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 41°30'02" N - Longitude: 88°10'56" W - Altitude: 174m
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last update: 07/31/2022
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