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Planetarium Sheet Russell C. Davis Planetarium

USA , MISSISSIPPI , JACKSON

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1979

Address: 201 East Pascagoula Street - Jackson, MS 39201
Country: USA
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Team

Richard Knapp (1979~2000)
Lenard Jenkins (1987~2000)
John Williams (1989~2015)
Garry M. Lazich (1995~2008)

190 seats

Dome of 18.3m

Technical
Optical system MINOLTA : S-IV

Facilities

Operation

History

- 1979: 18.2m/250s/Minolta S-IV (on lift)
- Sept. 2000: Mega 8/70mm
- January 2012: new carpet
- June to Sept. 2014: Mediaglobe II ($400,000)
- April 2018: closed (roof leak and damage)
- June 2020: project to reopening in April 2022 ($2.4million)

Comments

Latitude: 32°17'51" N - Longitude: 90°11'11" W - Altitude: 86m
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