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Planetarium Sheet Bowling Green State University
BGSU Planetarium

USA , OHIO , BOWLING GREEN

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Type: School
Opened in 1984

Address: 112 Physical Sciences Lab Bld, - Bowling Green, OH 43403
Country: USA
Email: dsmith@newton.bgsu.edu

Website: https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/physics-and-astronomy/bgsu-planetarium.ht

Team
Dale Smith (1983-2023†)

114 seats

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Optical system MINOLTA : S-IIB

Facilities
Observatory Dome on the roof: 20-inch, DFM telescope

Operation

History
- 1984: Minolta S-IIB
- 2014: Digital (SciDome), renovation
- 2015: Lift for Minolta

Comments

Dale Smith: 1948-2023
President of GLPA (1990-1994)
President of IPS (1999-2000)
editor of the IPS Directory
IPS Service Award in 2006

Latitude: 41°22'47" N - Longitude: 83°38'24" W - Altitude: 209m
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