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Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Shiras Planetarium


USA , MICHIGAN , MARQUETTE
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Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)
Marquette Senior High School (MSHS)


Type: School
Opened in 1965

Address: 1203 West Fair Avenue - Marquette, MI 49855
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@mapsnet.org
Phone: +1 906-458-0032

Website: https://shirasplanetarium.org/
     
                 

Team
Becky LaBrecque (director)







59 seats











Dome of  9.1m




Technical
Optical system MINOLTA : MS-8
Digital system ZEISS : Powerdome
Software: Uniview
Video system Velvet : 1+1 cove
Dome: Astro-Tec, 48%

Facilities
Lasershow Laser Fantasy

Operation

History
- Spring 1965: 9.1m/59s/Spitz A3P
- 1992: Minolta MS-8
- 2005: Mediaglobe-lite (along side the MS-8)
- December 2015: projector fulldome out of order (MS-8 ok)
- May 2017: closed for building extension work, a new entrance and a new digital projector
- 7 February 2018: reopening, Laser Fantasy, Mediaglobe dismantled
- March 2020: Closed Covid pandemic
- 2022: raise funds for new equipment
- July 2024: renovation: seats, lighting, flooring ($780,000 with future projectors)
- Fall 2024: reopening
- Early 2025: closed for renovation
- Fall 2025: Zeiss Velvet duo ($775,000)

Last major evolution: 2018:

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Latitude: 46°33'18" N  -  Longitude: 87°24'49" W  -  Altitude: 222m
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