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Type: Museum
Opened in 1949

Address: 250 East Franklin St - Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Country: USA
Email:

Website: https://moreheadplanetarium.org/about-morehead/our-history/history-timeline/
Website 2: https://unchistory.web.unc.edu/building-narratives/morehead-planetarium/

Team
Dr. Roy K. Marshall (1949-1951)
Anthony Jenzano (1951-1982)
Lee Shapiro (1982-2001)
Dr. Holden Thorp (2001-2006)
Dr. Todd Boyette (2006-)

330 seats

Dome of 20.7m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-VI

Facilities

Operation

History
- May to Sept. 1930: Zeiss II at International exhibition in Stockholm
- 1930 to 1944 stored in Stockholm
- 1944 to 1949: stored in Goteborg

- 1947: start construction Planetarium
- May 10, 1949: 20.7m/330s/Zeiss II (from Goteborg) sixth in USA, $3 million
- 1959: Zeiss II upgraded to III
- 1959-1975: astronauts training
- March 19, 1969: 20.7m/330s/Zeiss VI
- 1973: observatory (east wing)
- 1984: computer automation of programs
- 2002: renamed (Morehead Planetarium and Science Center)
- 2010: fulldome + renamed (GlaxoSmithKline)
- April 2011: Zeiss VI dismantled (oriented seats, $1.5 million)

Comments

Latitude: 35°54'49" N - Longitude: 79°03'02" W - Altitude: 144m
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