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Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium



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Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1960

Address:  - Edmonton, AB T5M 3X8
Country: CANADA
Email: FacilityPlanningAndDesign@edmonton.ca
Phone: +1 780-442-5311

Website: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/hgibbins/QEP/history.html
Website 2: http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/paula-simons-restoring-the-jewel-i


Team
Ian McLennan (1960-1965)
David A. Rodger (1965-1966)
William Cable (1967-1972)
John Hault (1973-1983)







75 seats











Dome of  7.3m




Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A-2

Facilities

Operation
Frequenting: 33500 people per year

History
- September 22, 1960: opening, 7.3m/75s/Spitz A2 (first public planetarium in Canada)
-1968: Viewlex GOTO Venus S3
- 1982: Zeiss ZKP2 (on loan)
- December 31, 1983: closed
- 1984-2006: kids science camps, Science-in-Motion outreach staff and supplies
- 2006-2016: building closed (asbestos)
- 1984: new building (near), 23m/235s/Zeiss ZGP
- 2018: project to total renovation ($6.6million, the 2 planetariums)
- September 30, 2023: reopening!

Last major evolution: 2023: reopening

Comments


Latitude: 53°33'43" N  -  Longitude: 113°33'37" W  -  Altitude: 675m
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