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Planetarium Sheet Children's Nature Center

USA , NORTH CAROLINA , CHARLOTTE

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Type: Nature Center
Opened in 1965

Address: 1658 Sterling Road, Freedom Park - 28209 Charlotte
Country: USA
Email:

Website: https://www.discoveryplace.org/about/history

Team
Laura Owens
Jim Seebach (1971~1980)
Sue Smith Griswold (1981~1997)
Doug Baldwin (1998~)

60 seats

Dome of 7.3m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A3P
Seat: 3 ranks of benches

Facilities

Operation

History

- 1951: Museum opening (without planetarium)
- 1965: planetarium opening: Spitz A3P
- 1981: new Museum, other place (without planetarium)
- 1990: old small planetarium probably closed
- 1991: OmniMax theatre (and Kelly planetarium: 12m/307s/Spitz Voyager) other place.
- when?: digital (Spitz A3P dismantled)

Comments

Latitude: 35°11'16" N - Longitude: 80°50'37" W - Altitude: 191m
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