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University of Sharjah (UoS)
مركز الشارقة لعلم الفلك وعلوم الفضاء
Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , , SHARJAH
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University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)
University of Sharjah (UoS)


Type: School
Opened in 2015

Address: University - Sharjah
Country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Email: planetarium@scass.ae
Phone: +971 651-66-000

Website: http://www.scass.ae/en/Pages/default.aspx
     
           

Team
Marwan Shwaiki
Fatima Al Khatri (director)







200 seats









Tilt 10°

Dome of  18.0m




Technical
Optical system OHIRA_Tech : MEGASTAR-IIA-Kaisei
Digital system ZEISS : Velvet LED
Software: Uniview 2
Video system Velvet : LED
Video Lens: 6+2
Meridian resolution 5.0 K
Seat: Ferco seating

Facilities
Observatory Dome (Baader) connected with planetarium: 450mm Dall-Kirkham, 180mm refractor, 105mm refractor

Operation

History
- April, 29, 2015: 18m/200s/Megastar II + SCISS Colorspace (5+2 Barco F35)
- May 2023: upgraded: 8 Zeiss Velvet LED


Comments
Marwan Shwaiki: also Chairman of the Arab Planetarium Society (2023)


Latitude: 25°17'06" N  -  Longitude: 55°27'39" E  -  Altitude: 20m
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