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Planetarium Sheet Akashi Municipal Planetarium
明石市立天文科学館

JAPAN , HYOGO , AKASHI

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1960

Address: 2-6 Hitomaru-cho - Akashi, 673-0877, Hyogo
Country: JAPAN
Email: otoiawase-tenmon@city.akashi.lg.jp
Phone: +81 78-919-5000

Website: https://www.am12.jp/
Website 2: https://www.am12.jp/planetarium_index/

Team
Takeshi Inoue (director)

300 seats

Dome of 20.0m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : UPP-23/3 (number 79)
Digital system Astroarts : StellaDome

Facilities
Observatory dome at the tower's top: 400mm reflector + small dome: 150mm refractor

Operation

History
- June 8, 1960: 23m/410s/Zeiss UPP 23/3 (number 79)
- 1990: new console
- January 17, 1995: Great Hanshin Earthquake (Kobe): closed (dome completely cracked)
- March 1998: reopening after major works
- 2017: Digital Konica Minolta Super Mediaglobe II
- 2022: Zeiss renovation (first revision for 12 years)
- Spring 2024: new astronomical software

Comments

Latitude: 34°38'57" N - Longitude: 135°00'06" E - Altitude: 17m
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