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Zeiss Planetarium Bochum



GERMANY , NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN , BOCHUM
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Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
Zeiss Planetarium Bochum


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1964

Address: Castroper Strasse 67 - 44791 Bochum
Country: GERMANY
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Website: https://www.planetarium-bochum.de/de_DE/history








248 seats











Dome of  20.0m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IV

Facilities
Observatory 51.427 7.193 (1957): radio telescopes (antenna 20m under Radom 40m, 1967)

Operation

History
- March 1962: start construction
- November 6, 1964: 20m/248s/Zeiss IV
- February 4 to July 30, 1986: new dome inside
- August 1987: digital control of the Zeiss
- September 1999: closed
- April 2000: Zeiss IX and dome 20m


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Latitude: 51°29'07" N  -  Longitude: 7°13'40" E  -  Altitude: 111m
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