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CZECH REPUBLIC , , PRAGUE

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Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1960

Address: Kralovska Obora 233 - 170 21 Praha 7
Country: CZECH REPUBLIC
Email:

Website: https://www.reflex.cz/clanek/zajimavosti/104109/prazske-planetarium-slavi-60-let
Website 2: https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/galerie-planetarium/r~cf6ed3582a7411eb80e60cc4

Team
Antonin Rükl (1960-2000)
Marcel Grün (2002-2018)

300 seats

Dome of 23.5m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : UPP-23/3

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1954: after the trade fair in Leipzig, Bratislava and Prague each bought a Zeiss (4.5million crowns each)
- 1957: start of construction
- Bratislava never built (destroyed by floods and, 70s spare parts for Prague)
- Nov. 20, 1960: 20m/300s/Zeiss UPP 23/3
- May 14, 1991: 23m/300s/Zeiss ZGP
- 2005: Digistar 3 (flat screen)
- 2009: Fulldome
- Sept. 2014: 8k (875,000 euros), renovation, Zeiss modification, etc.

Comments

Latitude: 50°06'19" N - Longitude: 14°25'39" E - Altitude: 190m
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