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Planetarium Sheet Pomona College
Pomona Laboratory

USA , CALIFORNIA , CLAREMONT

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Type: School
Opened in 1958
Closed in 2013
Address: 610 North College Avenue - Claremont, CA 91711
Country: USA
Email:

Website: https://magazine.pomona.edu/pomoniana/2013/11/06/atomic-art/
Website 2: https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/ccp/search/searchterm/millikan/ord

48 seats

Dome of 6.0m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A-2

Facilities
Observatory Brackett Observatory (on the same campus): 2 domes on the roof: C14,

Operation

History
- December 6, 1958: 6m/48s/Spitz A2
- 1972: Viewlex GOTO Mercury
- 2002: GOTO GE II
- End 2013: closed (buildind destroyed)
- Fall 2015: New Millikan Hall ($1 million) building rebuilt, same location, new dome

Comments

Latitude: 34°05'59" N - Longitude: 117°42'51" W - Altitude: 368m
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