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Catherine and Isiah Leggett Math and Science Building
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USA , MARYLAND , TAKOMA PARK

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Type: School
Opened in 1961

Address: 7621 Fenton Street - Takoma Park, MD 20912
Country: USA
Email: Harold.Williams@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: +1 800-879-9879

Website: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/stem/science-engineering-technology/
Website 2: https://mcblogs.montgomerycollege.edu/tpss-math-science-building/

Team
Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald (2024-)

60 seats

Dome of 9.1m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 7
Video system 2 vp : center
Meridian resolution 2.5 K
Seat: removable

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1961: 7.3m/42s/Spitz A2
- Spitz 512
- April 2016: Fulldome (SciDome XD)
- June 2019: closed
- 2021: destroyed
- Fall 2025?: new Science Center at Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus into 9.1m dome (same place but inside the new building, same projector)

Comments

Latitude: 38°59'00" N - Longitude: 77°01'17" W - Altitude: 98m
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