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Planetarium Sheet Old Hayden Planetarium

USA , NEW YORK , NEW YORK

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1935
Closed in 1997
Address: Central Park West at 79th Street - New York, NY 10024
Country: USA
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Website: https://playingintheworldgame.com/2014/11/25/memories-of-the-hayden-planetarium/
Website 2: https://images.library.amnh.org/digital/index.php/search?query=hayden+planetariu

Team
Joseph M. Chamberlain, (1952~1956~)
Kenneth L. Franklin (~1973~1974)
Mark Chartrand (1975~1979)
William A. Gutsch (1983~1995)
Neil deGrasse Tyson (1995-)
Carter Emmart (1998-)
Ryan Wyatt (2003~2006)

763 seats

Dome of 22.8m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IV

Facilities

Operation

History
- October 2, 1935: 23m/763s/Zeiss Model II (Trowbridge & Livingston architect)
- January 29, 1960: Zeiss IV
- September 1969: Zeiss VI
- 1993: seats
- 1997: building demolished
- 2000: New building (James Polshek and Todd H. Schliemann architect)

Comments

Latitude: 40°46'53" N - Longitude: 73°58'23" W - Altitude: 27m
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