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AUSTRIA , , WIEN

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Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1964

Address: Oswald Thomas Platz 1 - 1020 Wien
Country: AUSTRIA
Email:

Website: https://www.diepresse.com/5595782/astronom-hermann-mucke-gestorben
Website 2: https://www.vhs.at/de/e/planetarium

Team
Hermann B.W. Mucke (1964-2000)
Werner Gruber (2013-?)

240 seats

Dome of 20.0m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IV

Facilities

Operation

History
- May 7, 1927: 20m/wood dome/Zeiss Model II (Maria-Theresien-Platz)
- September 1928: dismantled
- January 8, 1930: 20m/460s/Zeiss Model II (Praterstern area)
- 1942: burned (WW2)
- March 1945: destroyed
- June 16, 1962: first stone
- June 20, 1964: new building: 20m/240s/Zeiss IV
- February 1990: closed (asbestos)

Comments

Latitude: 48°12'57" N - Longitude: 16°23'42" E - Altitude: 160m
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