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Saint Louis Science Center
James S. McDonnell Planetarium


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Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Science Center


Type: Science Center
Opened in 1963

Address: Clayton Ave. at Faulkner Dr. in Forest Park - St. Louis, MO 63110
Country: USA
Email: spacequestions@slsc.org
Phone: +1 314-286-4668

Website: https://www.slsc.org/explore/mcdonnell-planetarium/
     
                 

Team
William Snyder







300 seats











Dome of  24.4m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IX
Cove light: Sky-Scan
Dome: Astro-Tec
Seat: Removable seats

Facilities
Other: iMaxDome: 25m/27deg/315s/70mm15p/Nov. 1991
Exhibit area: 930m²
Observatory C14, etc.
Gift Shop ExploreStore
Lasershow Yes
Other planetarium: Imax Dome

Operation
Frequenting: 80000 people per year
Sessions: 600 per year
Staff: 5 people

History
- April 16, 1963: 18.3m/400 seats/GOTO L-1 (designed by Gyo Obata)
- 1980: Digistar I
- 1985: Renovation ($3.2 million), new name, 228s,
- June 22, 2001: 24.4m/Zeiss Universarium IX ($10million)
- Sept. 2016: Fiber optics (Universarium IX)
- June 2017: Fulldome
- Sept. 2017: New lamp (LED)
- Oct. 2017: Pleiades National Planetariums meeting
- April 2023: 60 years!
- 2026: great upgrade planned

Last major evolution: 2017: Digital

Comments
be careful: do not confuse it with the Imax located right next door since 1991


Latitude: 38°37'52" N  -  Longitude: 90°16'15" W  -  Altitude: 155m
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