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Type: Science Center
Opened in 2026

Address: 1950 N. Clinton St., - Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Country: USA
Email: mfisher@sciencecentral.org
Phone: +1 260 424 2400 ext.

Website: https://sciencecentral.org/
Website 2: https://www.sciencecentral.org/exhibit/planetarium/

Team
Sarah Vise (manager), Martin S. Fisher

50 seats

Dome of 8.5m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A4
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 7
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Other: Science on a sphere (August 2013)

Operation

History
- 1929 to 1975: coal Power Plant City Ligh and Power Plant
- 1990: renovations
- Nov. 5, 1995: Science Central opened
- End 2017: fundraising for appro. $2 million ($1.3 million in pledges in Nov. 2018). Starball and dome were donated by Schouweiler Memorial Planetarium.
- Digital system planned. Expected opening in 2020 or 2021
- summer 2023: choice of the E&S Digistar 7 digital system
- February 2024: start of work (demolition)
- Summer 2024: material delivery
- March 25, 2026: inauguration

Comments

Latitude: 41°05'30" N - Longitude: 85°08'22" W - Altitude: 230m
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