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Planetarium Slaskie
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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1955

Address: Al. planetarium 4, skr. pocztowa 10 - 41-500 Chorzow
Country: POLAND
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Website: https://www.planetarium.edu.pl/wczoraj/
Website 2: http://historia.ptma.pl/index.php/Chorz%C3%B3w,_Planetarium_%C5%9Al%C4%85skie


Team
Roman Janiczek (1953-Dec 1955)
Józef Sałabun (Dec 1955-July 1973)
Jan Walichiewicz (Jan. 1974-Nov 1975)
Henryk Chrupała (Dec 1975- August 2003)
Jacek Szczepanik (Sep 2003-2010)







405 seats











Dome of  22.9m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : UPP-23/2s
Dome: Outdoor dome: reinforced concrete - Internal: canvas screen + silhouette panorama

Facilities
Observatory dome on the roof: (April 1956) 300mm Zeiss refractor

Operation
Frequenting: 200000 people per year

History
- July 1953: beginning of works
- Dec. 4, 1955: opening (Zbigniewa Solawy, architect)
- April 1956: Observatory
- 1959: seismological station
- 1963: weather station
- June 30, 2018: closed (Zeiss UPP-23/2s dismantled)


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Latitude: 50°17'26" N  -  Longitude: 18°59'31" E  -  Altitude: 318m
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