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Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium



USA , CALIFORNIA , SAN FRANCISCO
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Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium
Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium


Type: Science Center
Opened in 1952
Closed in 2004
Address: Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, 94118
Country: USA
Email: 
Phone: +1 (415) 750-7138

Website: http://www.aanc-astronomy.org/articles/morrisonclosure.html
     

Team
Capt. Robert Dunlap Risser (~1971~1976)
Dr. Lee W. Simon (1977~1986)
Bing F. Quock (1986~2015...
Jeffrey Carl (1986~1992)
Steven Craig (1986~2004)
John Weight (1994~2004)
Linette Cook (1987~2001)
Ryan Wyatt (2007-)







375 seats











Dome of  19.8m




Technical
Optical system Prototype : Morrison
Dome: perforated aluminium

Facilities

Operation

History
- Projector built by the California Academy of Sciences between 1948 an 1951
- Opening: Nov. 8, 1952
- 1974: Laserium
- 2004 to 2007: building destroyed
- 2008: new building


Comments


Latitude: 37°46'11" N  -  Longitude: 122°27'55" W  -  Altitude: 77m
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