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Planetarium Sheet Iowa State University
ISU Planetarium

USA , IOWA , AMES

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Type: School
Opened in 1978

Address: 2323 Osborn Drive - Ames, IA 50011
Country: USA
Email: physastro@iastate.edu
Phone: +1 515-294 2298

Website: https://www.physastro.iastate.edu/

Team
Michaela Leung

27 seats

Dome of 6.1m

Technical
Digital system Digitalis_Education : Digitarium-Alpha
Software: Nightshade
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 0.7 K

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1978: (4.3m?) Viewlex
- 2005: Digitarium Alpha
- 2020: closed (Covid)
- When?: Digitarium Delta
- February 2026: reopening

Last major evolution: 2005: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 42°01'46" N - Longitude: 93°38'50" W - Altitude: 291m
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