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Planetarium Sheet Old Dominion University
Mary Denson Pretlow Planetarium

USA , VIRGINIA , NORFOLK

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Type: School
Opened in 1967
Closed in 2018
Address: 4600 Elkhorn Avenue - Norfolk, VA 23529
Country: USA
Email:

Website: http://www.odu.edu/content/odu/life/culture/discovery/pretlow-planetarium.html

Team
T.H. Dunham (1971~1976)
Bruce D. Hanna (1977~1986)
Gerald Stuteville (1987~1995)
Bruce D. Hanna (1998~2008)
Declan De Paor (2009~)

180 seats

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A3P
Seat: 4 ranks of benches

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1967: Spitz A3P
- 2016: new projector (Epsilon)
- September 15, 2021: new building (220m at E): 48f, Digistar 7, AVI Skylase and new name

Comments

Latitude: 36°53'05" N - Longitude: 76°18'21" W - Altitude: 4m
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