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Butler University
Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium


USA , INDIANA , INDIANAPOLIS
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Butler University
Butler University
Butler University


Type: School
Opened in 1954

Address: 4600 Sunset Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46208
Country: USA
Email: holcombobservatory@butler.edu
Phone: +1 317-940-8333

Website: https://www.butler.edu/holcomb-observatory
     
           







60 seats











Dome of  7.3m




Technical
Digital system Digitalis_Education : Digitarium-Kappa
Software: Nightshade
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 1.6 K
Sound 5.1 Bowen Technovation
Cove light: GRBW led Bowen Technovation

Facilities
Observatory 15.24m dome on the roof: 38-inch Cassegrin (1954)

Operation

History
- 1954: opening
- when?: Spitz A3P
- 2018: Digitalis Kappa (Spitz A3P dismantled and display in the lobby)
- 2019: seats, carpeting, Sound system, cover leds, console desk (Bowen Technovation)

Last major evolution: 2018: Digital

Comments


Latitude: 39°50'29" N  -  Longitude: 86°10'17" W  -  Altitude: 232m
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