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Clifford Pierce Middle School
Merrillville Community Planetarium


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Clifford Pierce Middle School
Clifford Pierce Middle School
Clifford Pierce Middle School
Clifford Pierce Middle School
Clifford Pierce Middle School
Clifford Pierce Middle School
Clifford Pierce Middle School


Type: School
Opened in 1973

Address: 199 East 70th Avenue - Merrillville, IN 46410
Country: USA
Email: info@mcpstars.org


Website: http://www.mcpstars.org/


Team

Gregg L. Williams (1980~2020)
Josh Elder (2021-)



64 seats











Dome of  9.1m


Technical
 Optical system SPITZ : 512

Facilities
Operation
History
- 1973: Spitz 512
- 1999: revovation (refurbishing in Spitz factory)
- 2006: fulldome (Sky-Skan Digisky 2)
- 2011: Spitz removed
- Feb. 2013: new projectors (Sky-Skan, 6 JVC)
- Oct. 2021: upgrade

Last major evolution: 2021: Projectors

Comments

Latitude: 41°29'21" N  -  Longitude: 87°19'58" W  -  Altitude: 198m
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