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Planetarium Sheet M.T. Brackbill Planetarium
Eastern Mennonite College (EMC)

USA , VIRGINIA , HARRISONBURG

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Type: School
Opened in 1946
Closed in 1968
Address: Park Road - Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Country: USA
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Website: https://emu.edu/now/news/2017/planetarium-vesper-heights-suter-science-center-ex

Team
Maurice Thaddeus Brackbill (1946-1956)
Robert Lehman (1956-1960)
John Hershey, John L. Horst (1960-1962)
Lehman (1962-1979)
Horst (1979-1986)
Joseph Mast (1986-2005)
Horst (2005-2007)

22 seats

Dome of 4.0m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A-1

Facilities
Observatory Vesper Heights, Astral Hall (Telescope dismantled and replaced by Spitz projector)

Operation

History
- 1946: first Armand Spitz A-1 (under the 4.2m telescope dome, Vesper Heights) 22 seats
- 1968: new building (Suter Science Center, 410m at SE): 9.1m/80s/Spitz A4
- 2007: closed

Comments

Latitude: 38°28'20" N - Longitude: 78°52'54" W - Altitude: 476m
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