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Planetarium Sheet Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
Cosmic Skydome

AUSTRALIA , QUEENSLAND , BRISBANE

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1978

Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens (Mt Coot-tha) Mt Coot-tha Rd Toowong - Brisbane
Country: AUSTRALIA
Email:

Website: https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precinct

Team
Jeff Ryder (1977-2002)
Mark Rigby (2002-2021)

133 seats

Dome of 12.5m

Technical
Optical system OHIRA_Tech : MEGASTAR-IIB
Digital system Sky-Skan :
Software: DigitalSky
Dome: Astro-Tec

Facilities
Observatory dome on the roof
Gift Shop Yes

Operation

History

- May 24, 1978: 12.5m/144s/Zeiss RFP
- 2004: Fulldome (8 Barco 700s + Zeiss)
- 2010: 6 JVC RS2, new lighting, sound and infrared hearing assistance system
- March 2013: new dome + Megastar + Sky-Skan ($ 1 million)
- APS2013
- April 2019: Digistar 6, Sony projectors
- Early 2020: Megastar HS (and dismantled)

Comments
Mark Rigby (retired February 2021)

Latitude: 27°28'32" S - Longitude: 152°58'37" E - Altitude: 39m
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