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Star Theater Planetarium

USA , IOWA , DES MOINES

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 2005

Address: 401 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway - Des Moines, IA 50309
Country: USA
Email: info@sciowa.org
Phone: +1 515-274 6868

Website: https://www.sciowa.org/
Website 2: https://www.sciowa.org/visit/planetarium/

226 seats

Tilt 9°

Dome of 15.2m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 5
Video system vp : 1+1
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Seat: Removable seats

Facilities
Other: Foucault pendulum, inflatable planetarium
Other planetarium: Imaxdome

Operation

History
- May 14, 2005: 15.2m/226s/Digistar 3 + imaxdome (22m/216s/30deg)
- mid January to November 2015: closed for renovation
- June 2018: 2 storms caused major damage in the Imaxdome (other 22m dome) remained closed since

Last major evolution: 2015: Digistar 5, new projectors

Comments

Latitude: 41°34'57" N - Longitude: 93°37'14" W - Altitude: 245m
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