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Planetarium Sheet The Franklin Institute
Fels Planetarium

USA , PENNSYLVANIA , PHILADELPHIA

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1933

Address: 222 North 20th Street - Philadelphia, PA 19103
Country: USA
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350 seats

Dome of 20.2m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-II
Seat: Removable wooden chairs

Facilities

Operation

History

- November 1, 1933: 20.2m/350s/Zeiss Mark II
- 1962: 400s/Zeiss IV until 1986
- 2002: Seamless dome 18.3m/Digistar II

Comments

Latitude: 39°57'31" N - Longitude: 75°10'23" W - Altitude: 11m
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