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Planetarium Sheet Orange Coast College
OCC Planetarium

USA , CALIFORNIA , COSTA MESA

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Type: School
Opened in 2019

Address: 2701 Fairview Road - Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@occ.cccd.edu
Phone: +1 714-714-7430

Website: https://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/about_occ/planetarium/Pages/default.aspx

Team
Jessica Artinger (manager)

124 seats

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system Sony : VPL-GTZ270
Video Lens: 4+2
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Stereoscopic Yes
Dome: 12 degrees

Facilities
Other: Science On a Sphere, Foucault Pendulum (113kg)
Gift Shop Yes
Lasershow AVI Skylase (2020)

Operation
Frequenting: 40000 people per year

History
- 1959: 7.3m/51s/Spitz
- 2017: closed
- Sept. 2018: new building ($20 millions)
- March 22, 2019: dedication ceremony
- March 2020: Laser AVI Skylase
- February 2025: closed (a month) to upgraded the 6 Sony projectors

Comments

Latitude: 33°40'11" N - Longitude: 117°54'45" W - Altitude: 21m
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