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Planetarium Sheet Joliet Junior College
Herbert Trackman Planetarium

USA , ILLINOIS , JOLIET

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Type: School
Opened in 1973

Address: 1215 Houbolt Road - Joliet, IL 60431-8938
Country: USA
Email:

Website: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jolietjuniorcollege/albums/72157642652230025/

Team

Doug Graham (1975)
Ed Eichelberger (1988-2003)

70 seats

Dome of 9.1m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : 512

Facilities

Operation
Frequenting: 8220 people per year
Sessions: 177 per year

History
probably Spitz A1 around 1954
- February 1973: Spitz 512
- 1988: upgraded (computers, paint, etc) $85,000
- January 2014: Fulldome, sound and lighting system, cleaning and painting dome ($186,000)

Comments

Latitude: 41°30'02" N - Longitude: 88°10'56" W - Altitude: 174m
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