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Planetarium Sheet Butler University
Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium

USA , INDIANA , INDIANAPOLIS

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Type: School
Opened in 1954

Address: 4600 Sunset Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46208
Country: USA
Email: holcombobservatory@butler.edu
Phone: +1 317-940 8333

Website: http://www.butler.edu/holcomb-observatory/
Website 2: https://www.butler.edu/holcomb-observatory/history

60 seats

Dome of 7.3m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A3P

Facilities
Other: Removable seats
Observatory 1954: Holcomb Observatory: 38-inch Cassegrain (first observatory 6-inch in 1889)

Operation

History
- 1954: opening
- when?: Spitz A3P
- 2018: Digitalis Kappa (Spitz A3P dismantled and display in the lobby)
- 2019: seats, carpeting, Sound system, cover leds, console desk (Bowen Technovation)

Comments

Latitude: 39°50'29" N - Longitude: 86°10'17" W - Altitude: 232m
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