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Roger Williams Planetarium

USA , RHODE ISLAND , PROVIDENCE

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1953

Address: Roger Williams Park - Providence, RI 02907
Country: USA
Email:

Website: https://www.providenceri.gov/museum/maribelle-cormack/
Website 2: http://www.theskyscrapers.org/cormack-planetarium?id=320

Team

Mirabelle Cormack (1947-1972)
Fred Surowiec (around 2003)

79 seats

Dome of 8.5m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A-1

Facilities

Operation

History

- 1953: 7.3m/61s/Spitz A1A (until 1995)
- September 29, 1986: new name: Cormack Planetarium

- November 4, 1995: new dome 8.5m/79s/Zeiss ZKP 3
- 2012: Fulldome

Comments

Latitude: 41°47'12" N - Longitude: 71°24'47" W - Altitude: 18m
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