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Planetarium Sheet South Carolina State Museum
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Planetarium

USA , SOUTH CAROLINA , COLUMBIA

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Type: Museum
Opened in 2014

Address: 301 Gervais Street - Columbia, SC 29201-3027
Country: USA
Email: webmaster@scmuseum.org
Phone: +1 803-898 4921

Website: http://scmuseum.org/explore/planetarium/

Team
Elizabeth Klimek (manager)

145 seats

Tilt 17°

Dome of 16.8m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system Christie : Laser 4K
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Dome: Spitz Dome

Facilities
Other: 4D SimEx-Iwerks (other room)
Observatory dome on the roof: 314mm Alvan Clark refractor (1926)
Gift Shop The Cotton Mill Exchange
Lasershow AVI Skylase
Other planetarium: Starlab

Operation
Frequenting: 58000 people per year
Staff: 1 people

History

- 2014: new building ($5.5 million), Digistar 5 (SRX-S110s (1+1 face to face)
- June 2019: SEPA + MAPS
- March 2022: Digistar 7 + 2 Christie laser
- August 2025: CAPE 2025

Comments

Latitude: 33°59'55" N - Longitude: 81°02'50" W - Altitude: 55m
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