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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Roger Williams Planetarium


USA , RHODE ISLAND , PROVIDENCE
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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium


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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