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Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Hummel Planetarium


USA , KENTUCKY , RICHMOND
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Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)


Type: School
Opened in 1988
Closed now
Address: 521 Lancaster Avenue - Richmond, KY 40475
Country: USA
Email: hummelplanetarium@eku.edu
Phone: +1 859-622 1547

Website: https://planetarium.eku.edu/
     
                 







194 seats









Tilt 27°

Dome of  20.6m




Technical
Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti multi channel
Software: DigitalSky 2
Video system Barco : 5+1
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Gift Shop Hummel Space Shop

Operation

History
- 1978: start construction
- 1979: opening planned...not finish
- 1983: first opening but Spitz STS didn't work (years of court battles)
- November 16, 1988: Opening: Spitz Space Voyager/164 seats
- December 2014: Spitz Voyager replaced by 38 seats, new staff
- May 21, 2015: grand re-opening: Sky-Skan fulldome
- 2020: closed (Covid)
- November 2025: still closed (except for some students)
- February 2026: EKU board votes to demolish the Planetarium (too expensive to repair: $11M)

Last major evolution: 2015: Digital

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Latitude: 37°43'49" N  -  Longitude: 84°18'13" W  -  Altitude: 302m
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