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Planetarium Sheet Raritan Valley Community College
RVCC Planetarium

USA , NEW JERSEY , SOMERVILLE

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Type: School
Opened in 1991

Address: 118 Lamington Road - Branchburg, NJ 08876
Country: USA
Email: planet@raritanval.edu
Phone: +1 908-231 8805

Website: https://www.raritanval.edu/planetarium

Team
Amie Gallagher (director)
Kevin Schindler

100 seats

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti
Software: DigitalSky Dark Matter
Video system JVC : NZ9
Video Lens: 5+1
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound speakers and sub (2024)

Facilities
Other: SSIA Technologies installation
Observatory 3M Observatory: Dome: 16-inch Meade, C14 (roll-off-roof)
Lasershow Aura Technology
Other planetarium: Starlab

Operation
Frequenting: 20000 people per year

History
- 1990: Spitz 512
- 2008: Digital Sky-Skan, Digital Sky 2, JVC DLA
- March 2018: renovations (seats)
- November 2024: Dark Matter, JVC NZ9

Last major evolution: 2024: software + projectors

Comments

Latitude: 40°36'34" N - Longitude: 74°41'13" W - Altitude: 48m
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