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Planetarium Sheet Augustana College
John Deere Planetarium

USA , ILLINOIS , ROCK ISLAND

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Type: School
Opened in 1969

Address: 820 38th Street, - Rock Island, IL 61201
Country: USA
Email: jennifermilner@augustana.edu
Phone: +1 309-794-7833

Website: https://www.augustana.edu/about-us/news/planetarium-lobby-makeover-out-world

Team
Lee Carkner,

92 seats

Dome of 9.1m

Technical
Digital system Digitalis_Education : Digitarium-Lambda
Software: Nightshade
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 center
Meridian resolution 2.4 K

Facilities
Observatory Carl Gamble Observatory: Celestron C14 computer-driven

Operation

History
- May 1969: 9.1m/92s/Spitz A3PR
- December 2018: digital ($160,000), carpet, seats, cove lights,
- October 2019: digital

Last major evolution: 2019: Digital

Comments

Latitude: 41°30'09" N - Longitude: 90°32'54" W - Altitude: 208m
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