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Planetarium Sheet Northern Kentucky University (NKU)
Haile Planetarium

USA , KENTUCKY , HIGHLAND HEIGHTS

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Type: School
Opened in 2007

Address: Dorothy Westerman Herrmann Natural Science Center, Room 409, 1 Louie B Nunn Drive - Highland Heights, KY 41099
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@nku.edu
Phone: +1 (859) 572-1432

Website: https://www.nku.edu/academics/artsci/about/centers/planetarium.html
Website 2: https://impact.nku.edu/project/11232

Team
Christa Labadorf Speights (director)

61 seats

Tilt 10°

Dome of 9.1m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 4
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 2.1 K
Dome: Astro-Tec, 48%

Facilities
Lasershow Yes (2022)
Other planetarium: portable planetarium

Operation
Frequenting: 8000 people per year

History
- 2007: Digistar 3 laser ($1.2 million)
- 2010: Digistar 4 Fisheye
- July 26, 2019: closed because outdated equipment that failed
- November 2019: permanent closed
- March 19, 2022: Reopening: Digistar 7
- August 2022: Laser s
- September 2024: LIPS

Last major evolution: 2022: software, projectors

Comments

Latitude: 39°01'55" N - Longitude: 84°27'57" W - Altitude: 256m
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