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Lafayette Natural Science Museum and Planetarium



USA , LOUISIANA , LAFAYETTE
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Lafayette Natural Science Museum and Planetarium
Lafayette Natural Science Museum and Planetarium
Lafayette Natural Science Museum and Planetarium
Lafayette Natural Science Museum and Planetarium
Lafayette Natural Science Museum and Planetarium
Lafayette Natural Science Museum and Planetarium


Type: Museum
Opened in 1969
Closed in 2001
Address: South College Road - Lafayette
Country: USA
Email: 


Website: https://eu.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2014/07/26/lafayette-abandoned-bui


Team
David Hostetter (1980-2020)







58 seats











Dome of  9.1m




Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A4

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1969: 9.1m/58s/Spitz A4
- 2001: closed (due to flooding)

- 2002: new building in downtown (same projector A4)
- end 2017: first building destroyed


Comments


Latitude: 30°12'11" N  -  Longitude: 92°01'18" W  -  Altitude: 10m
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