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Sanford Museum & Planetarium

Sanford Museum & Planetarium

Sanford Museum & Planetarium

Sanford Museum & Planetarium

Type: Museum
Opened in 1951

Address: 117 E. Willow Street - Cherokee, IA 51012
Country: USA
Email: sanfordmuseum@sanfordmuseum.org
Phone: +1 712-225 3922

Website: https://sanfordmuseum.org/planetarium
Website 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w1CQtTuLCM&t=3s

50 seats

Dome of 6.1m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A-1

Facilities

Operation

History

- Summer 1951: Spitz A1 (the first in Iowa)
- Fall 2016: A2 untill 2016
- Fall 2017: Renovations + Fulldome ($250,000) (Spitz on display in the lobby)

Last major evolution: 2016: Spitz A2

Comments

Latitude: 42°45'01" N - Longitude: 95°33'01" W - Altitude: 365m
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