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Planetarium Sheet Eastern Kentucky University
The Arnim D. Hummel Planetarium

USA , KENTUCKY , RICHMOND

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Type: School
Opened in 1988

Address: 521 Lancaster Avenue - Richmond, KY 40475
Country: USA
Email:

Website: https://planetarium.eku.edu/
Website 2: https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/exhibits/show/ekux100/item/45932#?c=0&m=0&s=0

Team
Dr. Jack Fletcher

164 seats

Tilt 23°

Dome of 20.6m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : STS

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1978: start construction
- 1979: opening planned...not finish
- 1983: first opening but Spitz STS didn't work (years of court battles)
- November 16, 1988: Opening: Spitz Space Voyager/164 seats
- December 2014: Spitz Voyager replaced by 38 seats, new staff
- May 21, 2015: grand re-opening: Sky-Skan fulldome
- 2020: closed (Covid)

Comments

Latitude: 37°43'49" N - Longitude: 84°18'13" W - Altitude: 302m
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