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Planetarium Sheet Buffalo State University
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium

USA , NEW YORK , BUFFALO

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Type: School
Opened in 2020

Address: 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Science & Mathematics Complex (SAMC) - Buffalo, NY 14213
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@buffalostate.edu
Phone: +1 716-878 4911

Website: https://planetarium.buffalostate.edu/
Website 2: https://earthsciences.buffalostate.edu/whitworth-ferguson-planetarium

Team
Kevin Williams (director), Jen Fox Connelly

48 seats

Dome of 10.7m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : ZKP4
Digital system SPITZ : SciDome 4K
Software: Starry Night
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound 5.1, Marantz, Denon, QSC,
Cove light: ChromaCove LED
Dome: Spitz

Facilities
Lasershow AVI Skylase FX

Operation

History
- 1966: 7.3m/70s/Spitz A3P
- 1978: burned
- 1980: rebuilt 7.3m/70s/Spitz A3P
- 12/2012: Closed
- 2014: Spitz Scidome (portable)

- November 8, 2020: New building (35f/49s/Zeiss ZKP4 n°641)
- October 2022: GLPA conf.

Comments

Latitude: 42°56'06" N - Longitude: 78°52'59" W - Altitude: 183m
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