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Santa Monica College (SMC)
John Drescher Planetarium


USA , CALIFORNIA , SANTA MONICA
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Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica College (SMC)


Type: School
Opened in 1971

Address: 1900 Pico Boulevard - Santa Monica, CA 90405
Country: USA
Email: 


Website: https://www.smc.edu/community/planetarium/history.php
Website 2: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2025/July-2025/07


Team

Ron Smith (1971-1978)
Jon Hodge (1979-2006)







60 seats











Dome of  8.5m




Technical
Optical system MINOLTA : MS-8

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1968: start construction
- May 1971: opening 8.5m/60s/Minolta MS-8
- July 1992: closed to renovations
- January 17, 1994: destroyed by earthquake (closed during 3.5 years)

- June 6, 1997: reopen: Digistar II Drescher donated $530,000

- Summer 2025: closed and replaced by new planetarium in November 2025


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Latitude: 34°01'03" N  -  Longitude: 118°28'18" W  -  Altitude: 45m
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