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Planetarium Sheet Buffalo State University
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium
Construction

USA , NEW YORK , BUFFALO

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Type: School
Opened in 1980

Address: 1300 Elmwood Avenue - Buffalo, NY 14222
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@buffalostate.edu
Phone: +1 716-878 4911

Website: http://fergusonplanetarium.homestead.com/NewPlanetarium.html

Team
Kevin Williams (director)

48 seats

Dome of 10.7m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : ZKP4
Digital system SPITZ : Scidome 4K
Software: Starry Night
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Lasershow AVI Skylase FX
Other planetarium: 20 foot inflatable (with Spitz SciDome): 42.933445, -78.885731 (Buckham Hall tentatively)

Operation

History
- 1966: 7.3m/70s/Spitz A3P
- 1978: burned
- 1980: rebuilt 7.3m/70s/Spitz A3P
- 12/2012: Closed
- 2014: Spitz Scidome (portable)

- November 8, 2020: New planetarium in a new building (35f/49s/Hybrid system)

Comments

Latitude: 42°56'05" N - Longitude: 78°52'59" W - Altitude: 183m
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