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Planetarium Sheet Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Planetario Galileu Galilei

BRAZIL , RIO DE JANEIRO , RIO DE JANEIRO

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Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1970

Address: Rua Vice-Governador Rubens Berardo 100, Gavea - 22451-070, Rio de Janeiro
Country: BRAZIL
Email: acsplanetario@gmail.com
Phone: +55 21 2088-0536

Website: https://planeta.rio/
Website 2: https://planetarios.org.br/planetarios/planetario-do-rio-de-janeiro-carl-sagan/

Team
Leandro L S Guedes

90 seats

Dome of 12.5m

Technical
Digital system RSA-Cosmos : InSpaceSystem
Software: SkyExplorer 3
Video system Barco : Sim 7Q
Video Lens: 5+1
Meridian resolution 3.2 K
Sound 5.1

Facilities
Other planetarium: Planetario Carl Sagan (23m)

Operation

History
- November 19, 1970: Zeiss RFP/135 concentric seats until 2011
- 2011: Fulldome (1.5 million Reals) new dome screen, seats (unidirectional), lighting, curtains, floor, and the Zeiss moved to the Hall.
- 2020: SkyExplorer

Last major evolution: 2011: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 22°58'42" S - Longitude: 43°13'49" W - Altitude: 20m
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